Discovering the United States
Set of 52 titles
The United States is home to many landscapes, cultures, and historical sites. From beautiful national parks to famous landmarks, each US state is full of exciting places to explore. Discovering the United States reveals each state, exploring its unique features.
SLJ Review of Discovering the United States
Illustrated with color photos, this series includes basic facts about the 50 states,the U.S. capital, and Puerto Rico. Simplesentences and a predictable format guidereaders through colorful tidbits and statistical and geographic information about eachlocation. Each volume opens with a notablehistorical episode, before moving into chapters that cover populations, cities and land-marks, cuisine, and industry. Black enslave-ment and Natives people’s stolen lands andforcible resettlement are discussed frankly.Titles indicate Indigenous peoples werefirst arrivals; students learn many state/citynames derive from Indigenous tribal names. Practice working with primary sources, linksto each state’s website, and a link to the publisher’s website are included in the specialfeatures. Back matter also includes maps,a glossary, a bibliography, and an index.