Our 50 States: A Family Adventure Across America Hardcover - 2006

"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.

Details

• Title Our 50 States: A Family Adventure Across America
• Author Lynne Cheney; Robin Preiss Glasser (Illustrator)
• Binding Hardcover
• Edition First Edition
• Pages 74
• Volumes 1
• Language ENG
• Publisher Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.
• Date October 24, 2006
• Illustrated Yes
• Features Illustrated, Maps
• ISBN 9780689867170 / 0689867174
• Weight 1.51 lbs (0.68 kg)
• Dimensions 10.78 x 10.64 x 0.45 in (27.38 x 27.03 x 1.14 cm)
• Ages 06 to 09 years
• Grade levels 1 - 4
• Library of Congress subjects United States - History, United States - Description and travel
• Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006015281
• Dewey Decimal Code 973

"Our 50 States is Lynne Cheney's best book to date!" --Sean Hannity