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Calling all adventurers! Are you ready to explore America's 60 amazing national parks? From Acadia's seaside cliffs and coves to Zion's enchanting red valleys, take a journey through the United States' most spectacular and exciting landscapes with America's National Parks from Lonely Planet Kids. With awesome facts, photos and illustrations on every page, you'll discover erupting geysers, exploding volcanoes, howling wolves, soaring eagles, mountains,...
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2020.
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English
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Two friends -- a Democrat and a Republican -- travel across America "on a deeply personal journey through the heart of a divided nation...to find growth, hope and fundamental strength in their own lives" (Bob Woodward) and the country they love, in good times and bad. In the year before Donald Trump was elected president, Jordan Blashek, a Republican Marine, and Chris Haugh, a Democrat and son of a single mother from Berkeley, CA, formed an unlikely...
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[2024]
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English
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Meet the 50 states in 50 iconic words for things ranging from proud mascots to colorful quirks. Delicious foods, amazing animals, storied skyscrapers It's all here in The 50 States in 50 Words, helping 3-5-year-olds celebrate each state in one small way. Huskies race fast in Alaska, blueberries burst with goodness in Maine, and sailboats bob by in Rhode Island! Younger kids will love recognizing the tiny critters and big, bright sights from their...
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[2021]
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English
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With wit, heartwarming stories and a keen insight into new and exciting ways to see both the past and the future of the country, the actor, writer and woodworker takes a literary journey to America's frontier to celebrate the people and landscape that have made it great.
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[2000]
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English
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"Hardly anyone ever leaves Des Moines, Iowa. But Bill Bryson did, and after ten years in England he decided to go home--to a foreign country. In an aging Chevrolet Chevette, he drove nearly 14,000 miles through thirty-eight states to compile this hilarious and perceptive state-of-the-nation report on small-town America."--Container.
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2014.
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"Armed with wit, a pencil-thin mustache, and a cardboard sign that reads 'I'm Not Psycho,' [John Waters] hitchhikes across America from Baltimore to San Francisco, braving lonely roads and treacherous drivers. But who should we be more worried about, the delicate film director with genteel manners or the unsuspecting travelers transporting the Pope of Trash? Before he leaves for this bizarre adventure, Waters fantasizes about the best and worst possible...
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[2021]
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English
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When George Washington became president in 1798, the United States of America was still a loose and quarrelsome confederation and a tentative political experiment. Washington undertook a tour of the ex-colonies to talk to ordinary citizens about their lives and their feelings about his new government, and to imbue in them the idea of being one thing--Americans. Nathaniel Philbrick embarked on his own journey into what Washington called "the infant...
17) Wow! America!
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Izzy books (Robert Neubecker) volume 2
Pub. Date
[2006]
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English
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An introduction to America from one end to the other to celebrate what makes America amazing.
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2013
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English
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Justine Shapiro follows the Blue Ridge Parkway, journeying to Tennessee and the city of Nashville. She visits its famous country music sites and the old plantation home of US President, Andrew Jackson. Justine then hits the legendary Route 66, stopping at a giant cattle auction in Oklahoma City. She then joins the 'Trail of Tears' memorial walk for Native Americans before crossing the Texas Panhandle into Arizona where she visits the world's best...
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U.S. geography for children volume 12
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[2004]
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English
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Join nine-year-old Miguel on his adventure across the U.S. On this trip, travel from coast to coast and visit each region of the country. Also learn about the country's history, industries, natural resources, and culture.
20) California
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U.S. geography for children volume 1
Pub. Date
[2004]
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English
Description
Join nine-year-old Miguel on his adventure across the United States. This trip explores California, from Death Valley to the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the cities along the coast.
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