Offers a collection of true facts about such topics as animals, food, science, outer space, geography, and weather in relation to the USA.

Gives information about each state, including capital, motto, state tree, state bird, source of name, and date of statehood.

Photographs, graphics, and text bring to life the contributions, inventions, wisdom, savvy, and courage of 109 American originals, including Frank Epperson, the inventor of the popsicle, cereal creator John Harvey Kellogg, and Shamu, the killer whale who began her stay at the San Diego Sea World in 1965.

A collection of odd facts, including festivals, contests, and laws, about the states of the United States.

"Take a tour of America's best-loved --and lesser known-- urban delights in this compendium of city maps. Explore skyscraper streets, museum miles, local food trucks, and city parks from Anchorage to Washington D.C., and discover more than 2,000 facts that celebrate the people, culture, and diversity that have helped make America what it is today"--Page 4 of cover.

Be inspired by the inventiveness, beauty and diversity of the United States in this colorful collection of fact-filled maps. Explore thousands of locations and be awed by the achievements of hundreds of people who helped make America what it is today. In 51 charmingly illustrated inforgraphic maps, explore every state of the USA from Alabama to Wyoming and the nation's capital to discover more than 2,000 facts that celebrate the people, cities, nature,...

Presents fun facts and trivia about baseball, from its most eccentric players to unexpected events, fun mascots, and surprising fan experiences.

A look at the sports that can be found in America's fifty states provides a state-by-state tour and profiles the major arenas, stadiums, halls of fame, landmarks, teams, and athletic heroes of each.

"From north to south and coast to coast, America's 50 states await! Learn all about the natural wonders, man-made landmarks, and history that make each state unique with this fun-filled state-by-state guide."--

"Historians tell the stories of tragic and untimely presidential deaths, but often forgotten are the near misses. JFK and his fellow servicemen spent six days on a desert island with only coconuts to eat after a deadly attack during WWII. Abe Lincoln was forced to take a train trip in disguise while America's first female detective worked to foil an early assassination attempt. And when Andrew Jackson was attacked by an upset citizen who had been...