Iowa Abc by Aiden Peterson
Iowa Abcby Aiden Peterson
A is for adventure landAdventure land park was built in the year of
1975.
The first full season of adventure land began in 1975.
B is for black squirrels
Black squirrels can live where ever the gray squirrels can live.
They are mostly in Iowa.
C is for cattleFemale cattle are called
cows male cows are called bulls and babies are called calves.
Cattle gaze about 8 hours a day.
D is for Des MoinesDes Moines is Iowa's state capital.
Des Moines is an important city in the United States presidential politics as the capital of Iowa.
E is for EaglesEagle nests are built in large trees near
rivers or coasts.
Eagle bones are light because there are hollow.
F is for floodThe flood came so fast it wiped out most every corn field in Hamburg.
Omaha Nebraska was hit by the waters to.
G is for goldfinchThe goldfinch is the state bird.
The goldfinch was adopted In 1933.
H is for Hawkeye stadium The Hawkeyes are a football team.
University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa.
I is for inventorsTheir were fourteen inventors in Iowa.
John Froehlich was the first person to invent the first gasoline powered tractor.
J is for john Deere John Deere was the first steel plow.
They are now biult in waterloo Iowa.
K is for kitchen delightsThe food we grow here are like corn, squash
and beans.
The ground is fertile so we can grow these things.
L is for Log cabins are made from trees, straw, glass,
soil, mud, and farming bricks.One advantage is it has a puncheon flooring
not a dirt floor.A disadvantage is it is a fire hazard.
M is for music menMusic Man Square is in Mason City, Iowa.The Music Man was Meredith Wilson who was
born in Mason City.He had a huge career as a musician, composer,
conductor, author, and radio personality.
N is for native AmericansSome Europeans considered native
Americans.
Native Americans owned the entire land.
O is for Oak Iowa designated the oak as the official state
tree in 1961.
The oak was chosen to be the state tree because it provided food, shelter, and nesting for animals.
P is for pioneers The men farmed and butchered.
Pioneers wear lots of liars of clothes to stay warm.
Q is for Quick Quick use to be a town, it had a grocery store
and post office.It still has the Masonic Temple.
R is for Ronald ReganHe was the 1980 president of the United
States.Regan began a radio career as a sports
broadcaster for a radio station in Davenport, Iowa.
S is for sod housesSod houses are made with sod, timber, grass, and mud.
They are located in northwest part of the state during early Iowa.
T is for tornadoes
In 2008 Cedar Rapids tornado hit a Boy Scout Camp called Little Sioux, Iowa.
Four boys were killed.
U is for Underwood
Underwood is not a county seat.Underwood is in southwest Iowa.
V is for Villisca axe murder houseThe Moore family witch consisted J.B. Moore,
his wife Sarah and his four kids were liked in Villisca.
There were many different possibilities for suspects.
W is for Frank Lloyd Wright
He is one of the best architects.
He designed the Stockman House in Mason City, Iowa.
IT is the first Prairie School house designed in Iowa by Wright.
X is for X-ray.
X-rays were invented in Iowa.You can see bones with them.
Y is for yardsticksYard sticks were made in Iowa.
Yardsticks were made in Iowa.
Z is for blank park zooThe Blank park zoo is rated one of the
highest contractions in the state of Iowa.
The zoo includes lots of different animals.
Good bye