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Includes: * Charming read-aloud rhymes * Fun facts about Northern California * Write-in spaces to record a child’s personal memories Special End-of-Book Bonus: How to make a “Kid’s Time Capsule” that future grown-ups will treasure!
L u c k y to L i v e i n N o r C a l
A “NorCal” Keepsake
Read Together™
Make a Kid’sle Time Capsu
Do Together
NorCal
ISBN-13 978-0-7385-2770-3 $16.99 ISBN-10 0-7385-2770-X 51699
9 780738 527703
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By Kate B. Jerome
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How To Use This Read Together • Do Together™book
This is a very special book. Why? Because it’s all about YOU! Since it’s your story, you can write or draw in the empty white boxes in the book. (A grown-up can help if you want.)
And don’t worry if something doesn’t turn out quite perfectly... that’s what makes it special! Read, draw, talk, laugh and have fun!
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With love to Halia and Kylie ~ Mimi
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Read Together • Do Together™
NorCal a Georgi
By Kate B. Jerome Illustrations by Roger Radtke
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NorCal is home—and I think quite a lot that I’m lucky to live in this wonderful spot. Why is it special? That’s easy to see. It’s the place that begins the whole story of me!
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e n a e t No r t i u q y l l a Cal ro e r s ’ t i o t s ke e p m e s t r o n g a n d that t. e e r t s n w the pla o y r c e t h e y b eg i n i s m y v e
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Where I live It’s close to NorCal is the nickname for the northern part of the state of California.
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Saying welcome to neighbors is such fun to do. Taking time for a chat helps me learn something new.
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Even though the California Dogface butterfly is the state insect, people rarely see it—even in NorCal!
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n you sh e h w d are r a F in d h ing pals is not e quite close if y common ground. . r Som d o a n u jus u o etimes friends r t look a
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Good Friends!
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NorCal cooks are so skilled they can please any guest. (No surprise that they think homemade food is the best.)
Walnuts (alone or
baked into anything!)
Sourdough Bread
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I Love to eat
. I didn’t think I would like ...but I do!
The Farmers Market at the Ferry Building in San Francisco is a tasty place to visit!
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e more. e s o t Taki t n a w ng trip . e e r m o l s p e k x a s e to the park m I ha o t s g ve quit n i h t n u f e a lo n g l i s t o f
NorCal Tri p • Golden • M o n te r • Redwoo
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It was fun to visit Next up:
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Can’t wait to start packing!
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We in NorCal make noise for our favorite home teams. Win or lose—all great plays deserve very loud screams.
SCOR
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YAY!
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My Team
Go ahead! Color the T-shirt in your team colors!
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for more critte s e m o h s e d i v o rs tha pr d n a l n t c e e v l t e o n r w p a h a me. o t t C d w o e r o c g a o n’t s N So it’s ee.
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Some of my favorite animals:
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Many people from here have done things that are great. Makes me proud to say I ’m from the very same state.
Luis Walter Alvarez
(Nobel Prize-winning physicist ~ San Francisco)
Dian Fossey
(Scientist and Writer ~ San Francisco)
Steve Jobs
(Inventor/Co-founder of Apple Inc. ~ San Francisco)
Amy Tan
(Famous Author ~ Oakland)
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congratulations To My Hero
I think is great because . And guess what? You don’t have to be famous to be a hero!
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In N at e b a t u o o r that Cal good music will send e e f t r u ! o y n i will sta p u rt in your ears but end
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: ing s to ke li I s Song
Vince Guaraldi (San Francisco, CA) wrote the music for the Peanuts (Charlie Brown) cartoons.
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NorCal people take pride in the things they create. Bright ideas shine through from this part of the state.
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NorCal are alway n i s n o i t s a g r reat b r ha i s n g d n i e s a l j g f u s n i t e h h o C laug w it’ un. s e l don p o e
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My favorite celebration is because .
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As my own story grows I will never forget all the places I ’v e been and the people I’ve met. Yes, the memories I have of this wonderful place are the ones that will always bring smiles to my face.
Ge o r g i
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When I grow up I’d like to
Keep exploring! Keep lea rning! Keep growing!
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My Family Tree
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A tracing of my hand
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My Time Capsule Things you need: • a cardboard box (big enough
First: Fill out two of the index cards. On one, describe your perfect day. On the other, list the price of some things you often use or do.
to fit this book and some other small things) • one blank piece of paper and an envelope • three index cards • some favorite little “stuff” (like pictures, artwork, something that shows your favorite team on it) • a recent newspaper • tape and some ribbon
… n e h w is y a d ct e f r e p y M Milk costs ____________ __ A Movie ticket costs ____________ __
Next: Use the blank piece of paper to write a letter to your future self! When you are done, put it in the envelope and seal it shut.
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Then: Put the index cards, this book, the letter to your future self and the other special “stuff” in the box. Wrap it like a present with the newspaper. Put ribbon around it. Then write on the last index card: DO NOT OPEN FOR 10 YEARS! and tape it to the box.
Finally: Put the box in the back of a closet or somewhere where you won’t see it too much.
Do no for 10 t open years !
Then wait ten years… and OPEN!
The countdown is starting!
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Written by Kate B. Jerome Illustrations by Roger Radtke Design and Production: Lumina Datamatics, Inc. Research: Lisa A. Boehm Copyright 2017 Kate B. Jerome All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Published by Arcadia Kids, a division of Arcadia Publishing and The History Press, Charleston, SC For all general information contact Arcadia Publishing at: Telephone: 843-853-2070 Email: sales@arcadiapublishing.com For Customer Service and Orders: Toll Free: 1-888-313-2665 Visit us on the internet at www.arcadiapublishing.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data is on file with the publisher. Printed in China
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