This is a fantastic illustrated and informative guide to America’s National monuments. The information is interesting and written at a kid level. I know many kids who will be immersed in the information.

This is a beautiful, delightful illustrated guide to a selection of American national monuments, designed to spark interest in children, providing information not only about each monument but also context and background — for example talking about the Lenape people gathering oysters in what is now New York Harbour in the pages about the Statue of Liberty. The additional facts are well written to be interesting to children and amusing to adults — did you know that Liberty’s index finger is 8 feet long and “that’s a lot taller than most grown-ups”?

I especially enjoyed the inclusivity, prominently featuring monuments dedicated to African-American figures of Civil Rights movement; the section about the Central heartlands included 5 locations related to African-American history, 1 site relating to indigenous traditions (Pipestone, sacred to Dakota and Lakota peoples) and 1 that was foundational to US labour organising (the Pullman company town and the 1894 strike). I also liked the phrasing, when discussing Stonewall, that “over years people have created new versions of the [rainbow] flag to include more people in the LGBTQ+ community” and that the book included national monuments in some of the US colonies in the Pacific, though I was a little disappointed not to have the opportunity to learn anything about monuments or Historic Places in the Caribbean colonies and the Atlantic Ocean.

Overall, Cameron Walker has done a great job at pitching the copy at a level that will intrigue children and adults alike and Chris Turnham’s illustrations are stunningly beautiful; Myrto Dimitrakoulia’s design work should also be commended. This is a beautiful book and I can easily imagine spending hours poring over it with young relatives.

I received an advance copy for free from NetGalley, on the expectation that I would provide an honest review.

Beautiful illustrations that accompany so much details about our national monuments. I loved the diversity of the monuments from Stonewall to dinosaurs and SO much more.

Thank you, Netgalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Wide Eyed Editions, for the ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This is a fun guide for kids to monuments and national treasures seen in the United States. Spanning from the West to the East Coasts and including Alaska, Hawaii and U.S. islands, this includes everything from mountains to the Grand Canyon to the Mariana Trench. It lists fascinating places and historical facts about more notable monuments like the Statue of Liberty. The illustrations are lovely and have vibrant colors. This will inspire little ones to travel and take in all these sites.

This is a delightful book, gorgeous illustrations and just enough information about each monument to grab your interest

I'm not from the US, so I suspect my knowledge of US monuments to be similar to a small child, and there was plenty of new-to-me facts here, alongside lovely soft drawings

The only downside is that there's a lot of content on each page, the physical book is quite large, but I read this on my ipad and had to keep zooming in to be able to read the smaller text. However, I think this would be a nice book to have a physical copy of, which would solve this issue!

I received an advance copy for free from NetGalley, on the expectation that I would provide an honest review.

I loved this book!! The illustrations and maps are gorgeous!
All the main monuments and attractions of the United States are described accurately and simply.
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