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PublisherSimon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books

ISBN-100689867174

ISBN-139780689867170

eBay Product ID (ePID)53573586

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Book TitleOur 50 States : a Family Adventure Across America

Number of Pages74 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2006

TopicHistory / United States / General, People & Places / United States / General, concepts / Alphabet

IllustratorGlasser, Robin Preiss, Yes

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction

AuthorLynne Cheney

FormatPicture Book

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight24.1 Oz

Item Length10.5 in

Item Width10.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2006-015281

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromSecond Grade

Grade ToFifth Grade

Dewey Decimal973

Synopsis"As I've traveled our great country, I have been struck again and again by its beauty and variety and reminded of how rich our history is. Travel a few miles in any direction, and you'll encounter an amazing story that helps explain all the multitude of ways our country came to be." -- Lynne Cheney Lynne Cheney and Robin Preiss Glasser, creators of the bestselling America: A Patriotic Primer and A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women , take you on an unforgettable tour of America -- from the Everglades of Florida to the grasslands of Kentucky to the Sierra Mountains of California. Listening to her grandchildren's enthusiastic account of all they saw and did on a family road trip inspired Lynne Cheney to collaborate with Robin Preiss Glasser and create Our 50 States -- the greatest family vacation imaginable. Pack your bags and celebrate our diverse heritage state by state and sea to shining sea in this treasure trove of America's people, places, and history. A scholar of American history, Mrs. Cheney has drawn on a lifetime of study and travel for Our 50 States. Robin Preiss Glasser has brought her inimitable wit and exuberance to every illustration. Together they have created a joyful book that reminds us how fortunate we are to call America our home., "As I've traveled our great country, I have been struck again and again by its beauty and variety and reminded of how rich our history is. Travel a few miles in any direction, and you'll encounter an amazing story that helps explain all the multitude of ways our country came to be." -- Lynne CheneyLynne Cheney and Robin Preiss Glasser, creators of the bestsellingAmerica: A Patriotic PrimerandA is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women, take you on an unforgettable tour of America -- from the Everglades of Florida to the grasslands of Kentucky to the Sierra Mountains of California.Listening to her grandchildren's enthusiastic account of all they saw and did on a family road trip inspired Lynne Cheney to collaborate with Robin Preiss Glasser and createOur 50 States-- the greatest family vacation imaginable. Pack your bags and celebrate our diverse heritage state by state and sea to shining sea in this treasure trove of America's people, places, and history.A scholar of American history, Mrs. Cheney has drawn on a lifetime of study and travel forOur 50 States.Robin Preiss Glasser has brought her inimitable wit and exuberance to every illustration. Together they have created a joyful book that reminds us how fortunate we are to call America our home.

LC Classification NumberE180.C47 2006

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Apr 24, 2024
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My grandson loves this book, and picks it up to read every time he visits.
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