1. Our Location Bettendorf, Iowa United States of America

2. Created by 4 th Grade ELP

3. Animals WILD  Raccoons  White Tail Deer  Bald Eagle FARM Cow Pigs or Hogs

4. Common Vacation Spot: Fun City, Burlington BowlingWaterpark Go Carts Arcade

5. S t a t e t h a t b o r d e r s o u r s t a t e One of the states that border our state is Illinois.

6. S t a t e f a c t We became the 29 th state in 1846. Iowa

7. Famous People Some famous people from our state are:  Herbert Hoover(1874-1964)  Grant Wood(1891-1942)  Buffalo Bill(1846-1917)  John Deere(1804-1886)  Adrian Constantine Anson (1852-1922)

8. Major Body of Water This river is the biggest body of water in North America. Barges can often be seen traveling on this river. Mark Twain loved to write about this river. Over 145 species of amphibians and reptiles and over 260 species of fish live in this river.

9. Our Main Types Of Transportation  Cars  Some Buses  Airplanes  Boats (We live by a major body of water.)

10. Our State Capital  It is the home of several major insurance companies.  East Village is there.  A sculpture park is in the middle.  Our state capital is Des Moines.

11. W e g r o w l o t s o f c o r n, s o y b e a n s, o a t s, h a y, w h e a t, a n d b a r l e y. Our state is the number one corn producer in the nation.

12. Weather and Climates Our weather changes season to season. Winter is very cold, snowy and icy. Fall is cooler but still enjoyable. Spring is a very helpful season in our state because of rainfall. Summers are very hot and humid!