1. ALL ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA http://www.50states.com/ncarolin.htm Thomas Clarkson Third Grade MICDS Fall 2009 10/19/09

2. The State Bird This is the state bird it’s the cardinal. At my house a ton of cardinals come by. http://www.50states.com/bird/cardinal.htm

3. The State Flower This is my state flower the Dogwood. I used to live in Virginia and their state flower was the dogwood.

4. State Dog This is the state dog the Plott Hound. The Plott Hound looks like a nice dog.

5. Sports in North Carolina North Carolina has the collage University of North Carolina Tar Heels, University of North Carolina State, and last but not least from collages Duke University. Now from the NFL the Carolina Panthers. Now from the NBA the Charlotte Bobcats. Now from the NHL the Carolina Hurricanes.

6. Bordering States North Carolina borders Georgia , Tennessee , Virginia , South Carolina, and the Atlantic Ocean.

7. The Climate It only snows in the winter in the mountains. It’s mild all year in North Carolina.

8. Famous People There are a lot of famous people in North Carolina like the Wright Brothers, Dolly Payne , Madison Daniel Boone, Sir Walter Raleigh, Andrew Jackson, Robert E. Lee,

9. The State Tree This is the state tree the Longleaf Pine. I think I have a longleaf pine tree in my side yard.

10. State Song This is my state song… pretty awesome am I right!

11. Web Pages About North Carolina http://www.factmonster.com/ http://www.factmonster.com/states.html http://www.classbrain.com/artstate/publish/ http://www.50states.com/

12. ALL About The Author Hi! I’m Thomas and I am 9 years old and I like sports , video games , I have one brother and one sister and they are both older than me so that makes me the youngest …BOO HOO! I love playing on the computer. When I grow up I want to be a Pro Football Player!