We just learned about the US state of Iowa.
Kansas is a state in the US, right in the middle of the 48 states that are all connected.
It's nicknames are The Sunflower State and The Wheat State.
It's motto is Ad astra per aspera which means Through Hardships to the Stars.
It was named after the Native American tribes that lived there.
(from: wikipedia - kansas)
The flag of Kansas is dark blue, and has the state seal in the middle of it, with a sunflower above the seal.
In the seal are many things that were part of Kansas history, like a river and steamboat, a wagon train, some Native Americans hunting bison, a cabin and a man plowing a field.
There are 34 stars on the seal because Kansas was the 34th state to be added to the US.
(from: wikipedia - flag of kansas)
In the story of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the little girl Dorothy's home was in Kansas.
One of the little girl's most famous sayings in the movie was "Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."
(from: wikipedia - the wizard of oz (1939 film))
Every year the town of Liberal Kansas has a race called the International Pancake Day race, where they invite people from Olney England to come run a race carrying a skillet with a pancake in it.
(from: wikipedia - shrove tuesday)
Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Malaysia
