A New York Year and A Texas Year by Tania Mccartney and Tina Snerling

Titles: 

A New York Year

A Texas Year

Author: Tania Mccartney and Tina Snerling

Geared Towards: K-2nd Grade

Meet Madison, Alexander, Fabian, Sophia and Jayla - New York kids representing a blend of culture and race that typifies this impressive state. They'll take you through a year in the life of New York's kids, from celebrations, traditions and events, to the everyday way of life and the little things that make childhood so memorable. A New York Year is a picture book showcasing the cultural diversity of the state.

It's a snapshot of New Yorkers, blending modern-day culture and lifestyle with the traditions of the past. Its pages feature meandering text, dates and gorgeous illustrations showcasing five New Yorker children at play, at school, at home, and enjoying the sights and sites of New York. From the spectacular Niagara Falls and Adirondack Mountains to the beaches of Long Island, and the dazzling lights of Manhattan, this is a New York childhood. 

Meet Luis, Alexis, Christopher, Ethan and Mia - Texan kids representing a multicultural blend that typifies our amazing state. They'll take you through a year in the life of Texan kids, from celebrations, traditions and events, to our everyday way of life and the little things that make childhood so memorable. A Texas Year is a picture book bursting with state pride. It's a snapshot of who we are as Texans, blending our modern-day culture and lifestyle with past traditions and multicultural heritage.

Its pages feature meandering text, dates and gorgeous illustrations showcasing five Texan children at play, at school, at home, and enjoying the sights and sites of our great state. From the plains and canyons of the Panhandle to the beaches and wetlands of the Gulf Coast, vibrant cities and friendly country towns, this is our Texan childhood. 

These are wonderful picture books!! Loved them.  They follow a group of kids from each location throughout an entire year.  It was fun to see what they did and how it was similar, but more fun to see what ways they differ from each other and from what goes on in my state.  What I really liked too was that it was a straight forward sentence story.  It has words and pictures scattered across the page, so you can spend time exploring each page! I always like books like that, and I find they tend to pull kids in as well.  And the more time they spend pouring over the pages, the more they will learn about different places and different people.  

I also liked that the books were very multi-cultural.  As a look for more and more diverse books these are great! They are also diverse by showing kids in wheelchairs.  Very well done! 

Love to pour over the pages of a book

Like to learn about different places

Have family in other parts of the country

Media Center Thoughts:  I would definitely add this to the media center! It has a lot of what I look for.  Diversity.  Colorfulness.  Appeal.