Materials

In Coal Country By Judith Hendershot

Before You Read

Visit Coal Country to gain some background knowledge about coal.

Click on coal next to general info to learn about the different types of coal and how it is used in the United States.
 

After You Read

Read the story about Mr. Coal.  Be sure to look at the pictures of the coal miners working. Compare work described in Mr. Coal with the work described in the book.  Are they the same?

Read the life of a coal miner.  Look at the pictures at the side of the article.  Is that how you imagined coal miners looking?
 

Beyond What You Read

Take a  trip through a real coal mine.

 View actual coal sculptures.

 View more  pictures of coal mining.

 To listen to a popular song about the life of coal mining families go to song #71 Coal Miners Daughter .

Quiz

Take a  quiz on coal to discover what you have learned!