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      Only in America: The Weird and Wonderful 50 States

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      In Only In America, discover unique, strange, funny, record-breaking and downright unbelievable facts about every state in the USA.
      A state-by-state compendium of weird laws, quirks, one-offs and unusual records only to be found in the wonderfully wacky US of A. <BR...

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      Product ID:9780711262843
      Product Form:Hardback
      Country of Manufacture:CN
      Series:Americana
      Title:Only in America
      Subtitle:The Weird and Wonderful 50 States
      Authors:Author: Heather Alexander, Alan Berry Rhys
      Page Count:112
      Subjects:Children’s / Teenage general interest: General knowledge and interesting facts, General knowledge & trivia (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage reference: Atlases and maps, People & places (Children's / Teenage), Atlases & maps (Children’s/Teenage), USA, Interest age: from c 5 years
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      In Only In America, discover unique, strange, funny, record-breaking and downright unbelievable facts about every state in the USA.
      A state-by-state compendium of weird laws, quirks, one-offs and unusual records only to be found in the wonderfully wacky US of A.

      Only in America explores the strangest claims to fame and the most unusual place names every state has to offer. Visit the city of Dinosaur, drop by the Pizza Museum, find out where it is illegal to feed a pig without a permit and check out the world’s only ‘carhenge’ (that’s right, Stonehenge reconstructed using cars). Among many other marvels, discover:
       
      • The longest gum wrapper chain (over 32 kilometers!)
      • Which state has the highest ratio of cows to humans in the country
      • The origin of shoo-fly pie, a molasses cake baked in a pie crust
      • The world’s largest (fake) bug, a 16.5-meter blue termite
      • Where ‘dinner’ means lunch and ‘supper’ means dinner

      Illustrated by the brilliant Alan Berry-Rhys in a bold graphic art style that evokes vintage Americana, the book is arranged state by state, giving key facts about each and presenting an alternative and hilarious look at quirky phenomena that are truly only in America.

      The 50 States series of books for young explorers celebrates the USA and the wider world with key facts and fun activities about the people, history and natural environments that make each location within them uniquely wonderful. Beautiful illustrations, maps and infographics bring the places to colourful life.

      Also available from the series: 50 Trailblazers of the 50 States, Only in America Activity Book, Only in California, Only in Texas, We Are the United States, 50 Adventures in the 50 States, and The 50 States.
      Imprint Name:Wide Eyed Editions
      Publisher Name:Quarto Publishing PLC
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2021-12-07

      Additional information

      Weight952 g
      Dimensions261 × 317 × 18 mm