Using numbers as its backdrop, Yankee Doodle Numbers: A Connecticut Number Book gives an entertaining and educational travelogue of the state’s historic moments, symbols, landmarks, and famous people.

An ice age carved the landscape where settlements could thrive. This lush and wooded colony became state number 5. From its role during the Revolutionary War to its nickname of the “Land of Steady Habits,” the history and wonder of Connecticut comes alive. From Elissa Grodin and Maureen Brookfield, the author-illustrator team behind “N is for Nutmeg: A Connecticut Alphabet”, comes another rousing state tribute.