Finally ? age-appropriate biographies for the intermediate grades! Each year, teachers require fourth graders to write reports on famous Arizonans. Each year, students discover that books written to fourth graders about famous Arizonans are few and far between. Frustrated by this situation, veteran school librarian Marilyn Watson strikes back with the Arizona State Greats, a biography series especially for young researchers.The second title in the Arizona State Greats series tells about Arizona's first woman governor, Rose Mofford. Each book in the series gives a comprehensive look at the life of its subject. The books are divided into chapters covering each individual's early days, education, family life, and lasting contributions, as well as personal interests and occupations.

From Navajo families and a Mohave girl to the splendor of the Grand Canyon and the grasslands of Southern Arizona, the 100 images that appear in these pages are the best to have ever been published in Arizona Highways, as chosen by Photo Editor Jeff Kida and Editor Robert Stieve. As Stieve writes, "In my mind, there was no golden era, just decades and decades of spectacular photography one great shot after another." This book celebrates those great shots, both old and new, and pays tribute to the men and women who made them.