The World Almanac 5,001 incredible facts for kids on America's past, present, and future [eBook - NC Kids Digital Library

**From the #1 __New York Times__ bestselling World AlmanacTM** **comes a full‐color, full‐of‐fun, oversize book packed with** **thousands of awesome facts about America—everything about the 50 states and beyond.** Kids want to learn about the world around them, and with this engaging, colorful collection of facts, figures, photographs, and fun, they will. Perfect for home or for school, and a great gift for any curious reader, here are thousands of fascinating and surprising facts about about the United States, from its natural resources and landmarks, to the first peoples to inhabit and explore the Americas, to the innovation and diversity of the nation in the 21st century––and everything in between. Kids, teachers, and families will find timely and timeless information on an enormous variety of subjects. It will give readers hours and hours of fun while it educates and illuminates. From the #1 New York Times bestselling World Almanac comes a full-color, full-of-fun, oversize book packed with thousands of awesome facts about science, nature, and people-everything on planet Earth and beyond. Kids want to learn about the world around them, and with this engaging, colorful collection of facts, figures, photographs, and fun, they will. Perfect for home or for school, and a great gift for any curious reader, here are thousands of fascinating and surprising facts about almost everything: Animals-Dogs, cats, snakes, insects, spiders, sharks, and more Culture-Art, holidays, food, movies, and more Disasters-Earthquakes, shipwrecks, floods, storms, and more Geography-Oceans, mountains, continents, habitats, and more Geology-Volcanoes, tectonics, minerals, gems, and more Human Body and Medicine-Diseases, organs, senses, and other weird and wonderful human body facts. Record-setters-All about the biggest, smallest, fastest, tallest, and more Space-The moon, stars, planets, human spaceflight, and more Sports-Basketball, baseball, football, hockey, Olympic, and soccer superstars past and present, and more Technology-Computers, drones, inventions, and more. "Kids want to learn about the world around them, and with this engaging, colorful collection of facts, figures, photographs, and fun, they will. Perfect for home or for school, and a great gift for any curious reader, here are thousands of fascinating and surprising facts about the United States, from its natural resources and landmarks, to the first peoples to inhabit and explore the Americas, to the innovation and diversity of the nation in the 21st century--and everything in between. Kids, teachers, and families will find timely and timeless information on an enormous variety of subjects. It will give readers hours and hours of fun while it educates and illuminates."-- Skyhorse publishing