United States

Explore each of the 50 states, with colorful two-page maps for each state - famous people, city landmarks, historical events, outdoors and wildlife, key facts, fun, unusual details. (Picture book)

Take a coast-to-coast journey of America's national parks, from the Everglades to fossil-filled Badlands, condors in the Grand Canyon, hot and dry Death Valley, Bryce Canyon hoodoos, Mesa Verde cliff dwellings, Olympic rain forests, Hawaii volcanoes, maps and facts about each park. Beautifully illustrated! (Picture book)

The Statue of Liberty, iconic symbol of freedom, has welcomed millions of visitors and immigrants to the United States. How can she stand still? Look at her immense right foot, taking a big step to meet "the poor, the tired, the struggling to breathe free." (Picture book)

Dave Eggers points out the Statue of Liberty is an immigrant too – the statue was made in France and brought to the United states.

A fresh, fun look at Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president, whose portrait is on a five-dollar bill. He loved apples and vanilla cake, hated slavery, and when you visit the Lincoln Memorial, you can look into his beautiful eyes. Fabulously illustrated, this is a gem! (Picture book)

Visual guide to the American Revolution – battles and leaders, soldiers, spies and traitors, battlefields and home front, peace and a new nation emerges. Rich, historical illustrations. (Picture book)

Araminta Ross was born a slave, her family was split up and sold, but with two names and a star to follow, she escaped to the North. She became Harriet Tubman, and returned to the South to lead slaves to freedom. Gripping adventure, peril and danger, Harriet worked as a scout, nurse, spy in the Civil War, and lived to a ripe old age. (Graphic novel)

Wild and wonderful adventures of America’s westward expansion – Indians, mountain men, pioneers, miners, cowboys, immigrants, filled with amazing tales of boom and bust (no one ever said life would be easy out west). Super illustrations, fresh stories, thoughtful insights with a light touch, this is fun for kids and parents alike. (Chapter book)

Ride the rails in 1869, after the Transcontinental Railroad changed America. Wait in the station for the mighty steam locomotive, full steam ahead day and night, "westward, westward, rolls the train." Gorgeous illustrations capture the adventure of train travel across the United States. (Picture book)

Spooked by a thunderstorm, a young girl rides with the village horses. In the hidden hills, she meets the wild horses, led by a magnificent stallion, who welcomes her to live with them. A vibrant, spirited tale with bold illustrations, like Native American art. (Picture book)

Discover the wideness and wonder of deserts and canyons through the eyes of painter Georgia O'Keefe. Deep-colored cut paper collages capture the artist's imagination and amazing landscapes that inspired her work. (Picture book)

Stevie Wonder is blind since birth, but he can hear the world. As a kid, he played the piano and harmonica, when he heard musicians playing music in the street, he joined in singing. Stevie grew up to be a singer-songwriter, and pioneered pop, soul, jazz, rhythm and blues music in America. (Picture book)

A young boy travels to Appalachia to learn to play the songs of an old fidddle player. Together they play "tunes as old as the mist and twisty as the roads." And one day the boy is grown, and he's passing the music down. (Picture book)

In Gee's Bend, Alabama, generations of women have stitched up quilts, sewed, talked, sang and laughed, for as long as anyone can remember. Each piece tells a story. (Picture book)

Ride with President Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir through Yosemite. Hiking on their own, sleeping outdoors, they talked about preserving the wilderness for generations to come. The result is national parks, public lands for everyone today. (Picture book)

Discover US national parks coast to coast – volcanoes, caves, arches, canyons, wildflowers, trees, cacti, mangroves, geysers, waterfalls, tide pools, waterfalls, lakes, salamanders, bald eagles, orcas, bison. Fun for little ones ! (Board book)

Take a trip through all 50 states with counting, months of the year, colors, shapes, opposites. (Board book)

Five jazz musicians play in New Orleans. (Louisiana)
San Francisco's Chinese New Year Festival is in February. (California)
Purple wildflowers grow at Glacier National Park. (Montana)
There are heart-shaped balloons at the state fair. (Iowa)
The Grand Canyon desert is dry. (Arizona)

Opal Lee is the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," national holiday that celebrates day in 1865 Black people were finally free in the United States.

"Juneteenth is bigger than Texas, singing or dancing bands. Juneteenth is freedom rising. And freedom is for everyone. Juneteenth is you and me." (Picture book)