Kid's Visual Reference of the United States

We took this book with us when we traveled across the US, the kids LOVED it!! It started by me asking the kids questions and them using the reference book to find the answer. It wasn't long before they were the ones asking the questions because they were reading ahead about each state as we were driving. We have a lot books and this is by far one of the best and it is definitely the best reference book!

This book is the best! I am 12 years old and I kind of like Geography. Though just finding the population, and those boring facts from the internet does not catch my interest. But my mom got this book from the library, and I jut read it for hours in one afternoon. It has fascinating maps and graphs. It holds so much fun and interesting information. At the beginning of the book it shows the top ten states in population, least population, size, least size, most traffic, most bridges, biggest airports, highest tempuratures, lowest tempuratures, wettist, driest, and most visited. For each state it has 6 pages packed with facts, information, history, maps, graphs, and great pictures. I will give you an example with Illinois. First, on the first page it shows little facts such as population, what the name means, what it's nickname is, it's size, it's capital, when it became a state, and its state emblems. They call this "At a Glance" Now this will not always catch a readers attention, so if you want to look more into it, you can read the next pages. This article also inclueds a small map of the united states showin which states are considered west, midwest, south, and north. Illinois is midwest. The next article is called "The Place" where it tells what kind of habitat Illinois is, and what natural events happen there. One graph that I really like that they show in this article is a graph showing the largest 5 cities. For Illinois, the largest is Chicago, and I can compare how large it is to the others. It is waaaaaaay larger then the others. The next article is called "The Past" this shows the state's history. In this section, the part that I like is the "Facts and First." Where it gives about five interesting facts and firsts that happened in Illinois. Such as the Chicago Public library holds more then 2 million books, which makes it to be the largest public library in the world! The next article is "The Present" which shows what is happening right now to the state. This also shows which famous people were born in this state. I highly recommend this book. And I hope to buy this book my self some time.

Kids Visual Reference Of The United States is an impressive and confidently recommended reference for young readers which is enhanced with more than 2,500 graphs, charts, maps, and photos covering the most important and interesting facts about every state in the union, and includes the District of Columbia, United States Possessions, and the United States territories of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Each entry has an "At A Glance" descriptive summary which includes a state nickname, its capital city, size and population, statehood, electoral votes, number of congressional representatives (until 2003), as well as the state tree, flower, peace symbol, and highest point. Of special interest are the "Facts and First" and "Born In..." sidebars. Kids Visual Reference Of The United States is an essential, "kid friendly", core addition to any grade school or community library reference collections.