The Fifty States (Facts America Series) - Hardcover

Mead, Robin; Mead, Polly; Lewis, Gary A.

9780831723170: The Fifty States (Facts America Series)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0831723173 ISBN 13: 9780831723170

Publisher: Smithmark Pub, 1992

Current regional and state-by-state information about the geography, topography, population, urbanization, and economics of the United States makes learning the basics about the country easy and fun.

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From School Library Journal:

Grade 4-6-- An attractive collective biography that is short on information. Such presidents as Washington and Lincoln, as well as those of the modern era, rate two facing pages; the others get one each. The text is minimal, since most of the pages are covered with illustrations; only three to four paragraphs are devoted to each administration. Although the major events of each presidency are mentioned in an objective manner, the summaries are too brief to be used as historical background or biography. Readers who are not familiar with U. S. history will probably have difficulty understanding them. The illustrations are by far the best part of the book; they include full-color and black-and-white photos, portraits, period art, and political cartoons. Blassingame's revised The Look-It-Up-Book of the Presidents (Random, 1990) is a much better choice for reports. Older students will find Beard's The Presidents in American History (Messner, 1989; o.p.) to be a better resource. --Mary Mueller, Rolla Junior High School, MO
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