miscellanea

A collection of facts and anectdotes about each of the fifty states, discussing history, finances, culture and more.

Explores strange holidays celebrated in the United States.

Collects facts about the United States, including state nicknames, local legends, faces and places coast to coast, and more.

Travel on an art adventure and introduce kids to Indian culture with a creative twist. Super Simple Indian Art includes enjoyable and unique crafts adapted from India, just for kids. They will learn to dye a batik shirt, make music with ankle bells, create bangles bracelets and more. Step-by-step activities presented with how-to photos make following along easy for young crafters. Go on a cultural art adventure today! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Super SandCastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing.

In rhyming text, each letter of the alphabet introduces an aspect of the United States, its history, landmarks, famous figures and more.

"A book of fun facts about planets, stars, space ships, and more!"--Provided by publisher.

Looks at the history of New York through significant objects, including a Checker taxicab, conductor's baton, and beads from The African Burial Ground.

"Scientific explanations of natural phenomena caused by the Sun"--Provided by publisher.

Contains maps of and facts on the United States' many states and its territories.