National Geographic Our Fifty States

Mark H. Bockenhauer is a professor of geography at St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin. Prior to joining the faculty in 1994, he worked at the National Geographic Society, for which he authored Our Fifty States and several World Cultures and Geography textbooks. To learn more, follow @MarkBockenhauer on Twitter.

Grade 4 Up - Following a foreword by former President Jimmy Carter, a map of the United States featuring major population centers, and one spread on Washington, DC, this visually appealing book is organized by regions: the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and West, with a map of each region and a short history. Four pages are devoted to each state and include basic facts and a map. The full-color photographs are outstanding. Reproductions of archival illustrations depict four important events from each state's history. The final sections offer a paragraph about each of the territories and a page of facts and figures about the United States. An extensive index completes this easy-to-use resource. National Geographic Picture Atlas of Our Fifty States (1994) contains more extensive information but is dated. - Ann Joslin, formerly at Erie County Public Library, PA
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