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The Empire State is anchored at its southern tip by New York City, an amazing metropolis bursting with skyscrapers and engineering marvels, but traveling around New York with kids, don't miss the natural wonders of Niagara Falls, scenic lakes and mountains, inhabited by the Iroquois and Algonquin tribes, long before the Europeans arrived.
    New York City
    Niagara Falls
    Central New York
    Ride on the Erie Canal
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new york state hudson river childrens books River of Dreams  
River of Dreams
Hudson Talbott

Follow the history of the Hudson River, the first explorations by Henry Hudson, early settlers, inland trade route, painters and writers, and preserving its environment today. Stunning illustrations capture the "river of dreams" over time. (Picture book)

 

     
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Washington Irving, Gris Grimly

Retelling of the ultimate ghost story, the headless horseman who rides through Sleepy Hollow, and the midnight ride of Ichabod Crane … Fabulously illustrated, in the style of a graphic novel, with humor and suspense. (Chapter book)

 

 
new york state kids The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
     
where is niagara falls  

Exciting stories of this natural wonder, from a seven year old boy who floated over the falls without a boat or a barrel and survived, to the first bridges across the river, how the falls ran dry, walking over the falls on a tightrope, and more. (Illustrated chapter book)

 

     

Join a parade of boats on the Erie Canal the day it opened, October 26, 1825, beginning in Buffalo, going down the five locks at Lockport, continuing east over the aqueducts, under bridges, all the way to New York City, and the Atlantic Ocean. Panoramic watercolors and maps. (Picture book)

 

 
new york state kids books history The Amazing Impossible Erie Canal
     
 
George Washington's Spies
(Totally True Adventures)
Claudia Friddel

Kids can read for themselves how George Washington created the Culper Ring of spies. The spies used codes for messages smuggled out of New York City, and passed on to General Washington. At the end of the war, leader of the Culper Ring helped capture John Andre and stopped Benedict Arnold's treachery. (Easy reader)

 

     
Anna Strong: A Spy of the American Revolution
Sarah Glenn Marsh, Sarah Green

During the American Revolution, Anna Strong lived on Long Island, which was controlled and occupied by the British. She helped gather information about the British, and transmit important messages to George Washington. Try using the code used to write messages in invisible ink. (Picture book)

 

 
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who was benedict arnold  
Who Was Benedict Arnold?
James Buckley, Gregory Copeland

Benedict Arnold was a hero, and traitor of the American Revolution. His crime – Arnold was commander of West Point, a strategic fort on the Hudson River. He contacted a British spy, John Andre, and was paid for his plan to surrender West Point to the British. When the plot was discovered, Arnold escaped, but the spy was hanged. (Illustrated chapter book)

 

     
Celebrating New York
Marion Dane Bauer, C.B. Canga

Take a trip around New York state, from New York City, to Niagara Falls, Saratoga important in the American Revolution), down to the state capital at Albany, plus fun facts about sports, famous people and landmarks in the "Empire State." (Easy reader)

 

 
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weird but true new york city  
Weird But True New York City
National Geographic

300 fun facts about New York City – Staten Island Ferry never stops running, 600,000 dogs live in New York City, stone lions in front of New York Public library are named Patience and Fortitude, more than 65 million people visit the city every year, American Museum of Natural History has largest meteorite on display in the world, Oreo cookies were invented in New York. (Picture book)

 

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