The Looneys Love Regional Literature

The 1997-1998 travels of Looney Larry, Looney Lester, Looney Lisa, and Looney Lee.

March, 1998

Looney main webpage

March 2 - 6, 1998 in Indiana (5LA)
5th graders of Suzanne Tyler and Ms. Bir, Spencer Elementary School, Spencer, IN 47560

Read aloud titles for the Indiana visit.

Journal entries from Spencer Elementary School. [Author Scott Russell Sanders visits]

Indiana | Indiana Children's Authors
Children's Museum of Indianapolis | Indianapolis Zoo | Wolf Park
Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, New Castle | Lincoln Boyhood Home | George Rogers Clark Site
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Indianapolis

Spencer (1990 population: 19,490) is located at 39N 86W [weather]

Looney Larry traveled 240 miles from Ironton, MO to Spencer, IN.

March 9 - 13, 1998 in Tennessee (5LE)
Judy Nocifora's 5th graders, CLUE program,
Grahamwood Elementary, Memphis, TN 38122

Read aloud titles for the Tennessee visit.

Journal entries from Grahamwood. "Dear Dr. King" letter writing campaign.

Tennessee | Memphis Zoo | the letter writing campaign on the Disney Website | the river boats
The Peabody Hotel | "Big M" Bridge | Beale Street
President Andrew Jackson

Memphis (1990 population: 23,692) is located at 35N 89W [weather]

Looney Lester traveled 487 miles from Des Moines, IA to Memphis, TN.

March 16 - 12, 1998 in Mississippi (6LA)
Donna Hopper and Mrs. Stewart's 2nd graders at Starkville Academy in Starkville, MS

Read aloud titles

Journal entries from Starkville Academy.

Mississippi | Civil War | Mississippi River Plantations
The Coming of the Natchez
The Moundbuilders | Emerald Mound | Ancient Cultures of the Americas

Starkville (1990 population: 36,268) is located at 33N 88W [weather]

Looney Larry traveled 418 miles from Spencer, Indiana to Starkville, Mississippi.

March 23 - 27, 1998 in Florida (6LE)
Molly Godley's 5th graders, SeaGate Elementary, Naples, FL 34103
Read aloud titles

Journal entries from SeaGate Elementary.

Florida | Naples | St. Augustine | Orlando

Naples (1990 population: 19,505) is located at 26N 81W [weather]

Looney Lester traveled 787 miles from Memphis, TN to Naples, FL.
March 30 - April 3, 1998 in South Carolina (7LA)
Martha Taylor, SLMS, and Steven Crisp's 4th graders,
Starr Elementary School, Starr, SC 29684
Read aloud titles

Journal entries from Starr Elementary.

South Carolina

Starr (1990 population: 2,995) is located at 34N 82W [weather]

Looney Larry traveled 358 miles from Starkville, MS to Starr, Sc.
Looney Lester took a side trip of 570 miles from Naples, FL to Starr, SC.

March 30 - April 3, 1998 in South Carolina (2LI)
Angie Rainwater's 3rd graders, Pair Elementary, West Columbia, SC 29169
Read aloud titles

Journal entries from Pair Elementary.

Grits and go-carts discussion

South Carolina

West Columbia (1990 population: 18,309) is located at 33N 81W [weather]

Looney Lisa traveled 794 miles from Boston, MA to West Columbia, SC.

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