Utah
By Deborah Kent
2000
First Published
3.07
Average Rating
144
Number of Pages
- Dynamic new design and all new text and stats
- "Project Room" feature offers great ideas for standards-based school projects
- Illustrated and annotated Table of Contents immediately engages readers
- Loads of mini-bios on people who helped shape the state, and the nation
- Content-area vocabulary words defined right on the page
- Features such as WOW, "Picture Yourself," and "See it Here" make ATB a standout among other state series
- "Think about It" feature in each book presents both sides of a controversial and relevant topic in a state
- "Eat Like A..." feature describes local specialties and provides a kid-friendly recipe
- Illustrated maps and gorgeous photos throughout
- Traceable State Flag and State Seal
- Complete lyrics to the State Anthem
Avg Rating
3.07
Number of Ratings
15
5 STARS
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4 STARS
27%
3 STARS
53%
2 STARS
20%
1 STARS
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Author
Deborah Kent
Author · 26 books
Deborah Kent was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby Little Falls. She graduated from Oberlin College and received a master's degree from Smith College School for Social Work. For four years, she was a social worker at University Settlement House on New York's Lower East Side. In 1975, Ms. Kent moved to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where she wrote her first young-adult novel, Belonging. In San Miguel, Ms. Kent helped to found the Centro de Crecimiento, a school for children with disabilities. Ms. Kent is the author of numerous young-adult novels and nonfiction titles for children. She lives in Chicago with her husband, children's author R. Conrad Stein, and their daughter, Janna.
