Our California Page

We enjoy hearing from classrooms all over the United States! We've created this California page to tell you a little bit about our state, California.

We live in the cities La Crescenta and Glendale. A city is part of a county. Our county is Los Angeles. A county is part of a state. Our state is California. California is a part of our country, the United States of America (U.S.A.). The U.S.A. is part of the world and the world is part of the universe!

About California

The state capital of California is Sacramento.

Major industries in California are agriculture, oil, mining, entertainment, and tourism.

California borders the Pacific Ocean. The State Nickname of California is "The Golden State". Our state song is titled "I Love You, California" which is what you are listening to right now!

Our State Flag

The California state flag was adopted in 1911. It pictures a grizzly bear and a star. There is a red stripe at the bottom of the flag.

Our State Bird

The California Valley Quail is our state bird.

Our State Flower

Our state flower is the California Poppy.

Our State Tree

The California state tree is the Redwood. The Redwood is the tallest tree. They can grow as tall as 370 feet and can live over a thousand years!

 

MIDI file courtesy of Laura's MIDI Heaven

California Map and information about California from Enchanted Learning, which I highly recommend becoming a member!

California flag, California Valley Quail, California poppy, and redwood tree images are from Broderbund Printmaster program.