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.