Awesome America (A TIME for Kids Book)

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the History, People, and Culture

Kids, People and Places, History

• Author: The Editors of TIME for Kids
• ISBN: 9781618933362
• Publisher: Liberty Street
• Publication: May 31, 2016
• Imprint: Time For Kids
• Language: English

For the first time ever, in a single indispensable reference volume, TIME For Kids Awesome America offers 8-12 year olds a fun, fact-filled, and photographic overview of the people, places, and events that have made America awesome. From America's early history all the way to present day, kids will learn about what it was like to grow up in the 1700's, 1800's, 1900's and today and will find out all about the inventions, innovations, and movements great American's have created over the years.

Structured for both dip-in reference and longer-form reading, Awesome America is organized into 14 thematic sections, each comprised of bite-sized articles, engaging factoid sidebars, colorful charts, graphics and interactive quizzes for easy school report or homework helper reference.

The 14 sections include:

• Our Beginning
• Our Government
• Our Presidents
• All 50 States and More
• The Land
• The Great Melting Pot
• Moments that Changed America
• Civil Rights Movements
• Great Americans
• Growing Up in America
• America's Role in the World
• Our Home: Grown Gifts to the World
• One-Of-A-Kind Experiences (only found on American soil)
• Year-By-Year A Timeline (comprehensive visual timeline pre-Columbus through the present)
• Plus, a complete Glossary and Index