The United States Book

Discover many facts about the United States of America in this book filled with information about all 50 states.

About the author

Rebecca is the author of To Fly Among the Stars: The Hidden Story of the Fight for Women Astronauts (Scholastic Focus, 2020) and Mayflower: The Ship that Started a Nation (Quarto, 2020), a 2021 EUREKA! Nonfiction Children's Honor Book. Rebecca has a master's degree in English Literature from Loyola University, Chicago. She has worked in children's publishing for over a decade, editing and writing books for school library publishers, and lives just outside of Chicago with her husband and two daughters.Ellen Weinstein was born and raised in New York City. She is a graduate of Pratt Institute and New York's High School of Art and Design. Awards include American Illustration, Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts Illustration Annual, Nami Picture Book Concours 2019, South Korea, Print's Regional Design Annual, Society of Publication Designers, Society of News Designers and the Global Art Directors Club. Ellen's work is in the permanent collection of the Library of Congress.

Summary

Go on a fact-packed adventure around the United States of America, and discover the wonder and beauty of the 'Land of the Free'.
Meet the presidents, find out what the American flag represents, walk along star-studded Broadway, discover the sports that Americans love, the food they eat, the languages they speak, the incredible natural wonders, all 50 states and - most importantly - the amazing people who call this country home.

Foreword

Go on a fact-packed adventure around the USA. Includes profiles, facts, and maps of all 50 states.

Product details

• Authors: Rebecca Siegel, Ellen Weinstein
• Assisted by: Ellen Weinstein (Illustration), Weinstein Ellen (Illustration)
• Publisher: Hachette Children's Book
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 8
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.09.2024
• EAN: 9781803381145
• ISBN: 978-1-80338-114-5
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 236 mm x 286 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 1080 g
• Illustrations: clr illus
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; USA, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / General, People & places (Children's / Teenage), United States of America, USA, Interest age: from c 8 years, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past