HISTORY

Smart about the Fifty States

(4) K-3 Smart about History series. Students in a fictional class gather information on the states, Washington, D.C., the U.S. flag, and western expansion. Each state page includes name, nickname, capital, and an outline of the state with childlike drawings of major products and tourist or historic attractions. A few sentences add facts or highlight a famous resident. A gallery of U.S. presidents ends the "class report." Entertaining but not substantive. Bib.

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