Presents facts and descriptions of various aspects of Florida represented by each letter of the alphabet.

Various objects, places, people, and animals associated with the state of Missouri are presented in short rhymes with added commentary and are used to illustrate the alphabet.

The letters of the alphabet are represented by words, set in short rhymes with additional information, relating to the state of Iowa.

Illustrations and rhyming text introduce people, places, and things associated with the state of Illinois, each accompanied by a more detailed explanation.

Presents information about the state of South Carolina in an alphabetical arrangement.

"This alphabet book has something about the US Coast Guard for every letter."--

In The Dictionary Wars, Peter Martin recounts the patriotic fervor in the early American republic to produce a definitive national dictionary that would rival Samuel Johnson's 1755 Dictionary of the English Language. But what began as a cultural war of independence from Britain devolved into a battle among lexicographers, authors, scholars, and publishers, all vying for dictionary supremacy and shattering forever the dream of a unified American language....

Re-illustrated and re-designed, OUR CALIFORNIA (previously CALIFORNIA, HERE WE COME!) is a lively tour of award-winning author Pam Muñoz Ryan's home state. Spirited poems celebrate California's major cities and regions. Backmatter includes state symbols and additional information about each place. Bold paintings by illustrator Rafael López capture the spirit of the land.

"In 1934, Webster's Second was the great gray eminence of American dictionaries, with 600,000 entries and numerous competitors but no rivals. It served as the all-knowing guide to the world of grammar and information, a kind of one-stop reference work. In 1961, Webster's Third came along and ignited an unprecedented controversy in America's newspapers, universities, and living rooms. The new dictionary's editor, Philip Gove, had overhauled Merriam's...

Historic and nostalgic Wrigley Field is introduced from A to Z with rhyming poems and informational text.