Illinois Unit Pathfinders

These resources will help students in researching a famous Illinois landmark, famous Illinois person and will give general information about Illinois.  Students will be using these resources to create part of their fourth grade brochure.

 

Websites

Landmarks and Buildings

Chicago Landmarks

National Historic Landmarks Program: Illinois Landmarks

Chicago's Best Buildings

Illinois Historic Preservation Agency

A View On Cities  
Famous Illinoisans
State History Guide Resources Things To Do
Illinois Review Champaign Public Library
General Illinois Sites
Illinois Bureau of Tourism Illinois.com
50 States.com Illinois Government
  Illinois Alive

Books

977.3 Ste
The story of the Chicago fire
book
Stein, R. Conrad
 

REF 917.73 Car
Illinois Land of Lincoln
book
Carpenter, Allan

977.3 McA
Illinois facts and symbols
by R. Conrad Stein ; illustrated by Richard Wahl.
 

977.004 Lee
The Illinois Confederacy of Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Oklahoma
by Emily McAuliffe.
 

E 307.76 Roo

I live in A city
Jennifer Lee.
book
Roop, Peter
Roop, Connie,
 

630 Spl
Growing seasons
[by] Peter and Connie Roop ; [ill. by Phil Martin and others].
book
Splear, Elsie Lee
Stark, Ken,
 
977.3 Mur
The great fire

by Murphy, Jim ; paintings by Ken Stark       .
 

977.3 Fee
Illinois                                   

by Kathleen Feeley.
 

977.3 Boe
Illinois
P.M. Boekhoff.

REF 973.7 Har
To Sustain the Union: Central Illinois in the Civil War
book
Hartzold, Susan and Laura Wheaton

McLean County Historical Society, 2003

E 977.3 Fow
Illinois
by Allan Fowler.
 

977.3 Fra
Illinois
by Dennis Brindell Fradin ; consultant, Robert L. Hillerich.

 

977.3 Jos
Illinois
the Prairie State
Paul Joseph.
 
 
977 War
L is for Lincoln
Wargin, Kathy-Jo