Arizona Symbols eBook

Arizona Series

Arizona Symbols

By Janet Giel-Romo, Ed.D.

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Each state has a seal. This seal is on important letters from the government. It is Arizona’s official symbol.

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Each state has a flag. This is Arizona’s flag. It is a symbol for Arizona.

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The Grand Canyon is a famous place in Arizona. Arizona’s slogan is the Grand Canyon State. It is written on the Arizona license plate.

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The cactus wren is Arizona’s state bird. A lot of cactus wren live in Arizona.

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The saguaro cactus blossom is Arizona’s state flower. The flowers only bloom in the spring.

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The palo verde tree is Arizona’s state tree. The yellow flowers bloom in the spring.

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The ringtail is Arizona’s state mammal. It is nocturnal. It sleeps all day. It wakes up at night.

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copper

Copper is Arizona’s state metal. Copper is found in rock. There are copper mines in Arizona.

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turquoise gemstone

turquoise necklace

The state gemstone is turquoise. A gemstone is a stone that people buy to make jewelry. Turquoise is used to make jewelry.

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The two-tailed swallowtail is Arizona’s state butterfly. Butterflies love flowers.

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The Arizona tree frog is Arizona’s state amphibian. Amphibians are animals like frogs, toads, and salamanders.

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Rattle

The ridge-nosed rattlesnake is

gets scared it rattles its tail.

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Each state has a quarter. A quarter is a coin. It is worth 25 cents. This quarter has symbols for Arizona on it.

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