This book is gorgeous! Great facts and adequate information about each state which I think any young geographers will love. I would definitely buy a copy for my classroom.

I homeschool my children, and this was such a fun addition to our USA curriculum. It was full of facts that I'd never heard before, and my children loved learning new things about places they've been or would like to visit. We definitely learned of some things/places we'd like to check out.

The illustrations were cute. The only thing that I had a problem with was the different font colors on the colored background. Sometimes I was a bit hard for me to read, but not a huge deal.

This book is absolutely bonkers! But I lapped it up!
The book is beautifully laid out, and there is so much information.

This book would make such a great gift for a young person, and could imagine my younger self receiving this book in christmas day, and then devouring it all in one sitting after dinner.
It has such an uplifting, positive vibe about it - even though the facts are a little strange.

Absolutely fascinating, and I think young people would adore this - possible christmas pressie, me thinks!

When I was in the fifth grade, as a reward for going to the dentist, my mom bought me a book that I wanted; it was about the United States. I can still picture this Golden Book’s cover. Only in America would have been so loved by me then. It can be enjoyed by kids now.

Within these pages are fun things to learn about the U.S. So much is included in this title that has great graphics. Learn about state nicknames, fast facts which includes things like funny place names and state slang, numerical facts, information about animals, sports and so much more. For example, who knew that Scottsboro, Alabama is the lost luggage capital of the world or that the favorite dessert of Oklahomans is fried pie? Read on your own state and discover old favorite facts and ones that you may not have known. I was from Rhode Island. I knew about quahogs and cabinets but not about a vampire legend. Open this book anywhere and enjoy what is on display. It is such fun!

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions are my own.
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I received an advance copy of, Only in America!, by Heather Alexander. I loved this book, it had great facts and information on all the states. Some I have never heard of before, like, state favorites, ice cream, fruits etc. An facts about strange or different people or animals in that state, like in Alabama leaving a banana peel on the grave of a squirrel monkey.

Omg..this book is so fascinating and wonderful. I have two young kids and both in recent years have studied the US as part of their social studies classes, I WISH I had this book. I learned something new on the first page--that the Presidentof the United States and his family have their own secret zip code in order to get personal mail delivered. It's so colorful and has so many interesting facts about the country, our society as well as individual states. I'll be referencing this for a long time to come! Highly recommend, especially as a gift book.

I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. Kids will really enjoy this book as they can start with looking at the state they live in and then states that other family members live in. Very informative and interesting.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an eARC of this title in exchange for my honest review.

This book was right up my alley. I enjoyed every second of it.

I’m from one of those families that would make you do trivia/brain teasers on long car rides, so this spoke to the joy I always got from that (and apparently still get). This is like an expansion of one of my favorite childhood possessions: a book of facts about my home state (I still own it too).

Each state has its own spread of really fun, quirky, and interesting facts/laws that blew my mind. I learned so much cool information that was really complemented by the bright and fun art style.

I can’t wait to own a physical copy so I can share this joy with my future little ones.

A really nice reference book for children interested in exploring the US and the distinct aspects of each state. I can imagine my grandson reading this and calling out facts and questions to his parents who'd be answering, "Really? I never knew that!" So, it could engage the whole family.
The book is colorful with a distinct color pallet and after awhile I was wishing that it could have had actual photos as well. I did love that it gave book titles for the states and upon reading the state pages for places I've lived I found it a satisfying mix of both old and new-to-me information. This would certainly be a good holiday gift.

Each state gets a brightly illustrated, detailed two-page spread of both "informative" facts like the capital, major historical places/events, etc. and "fun" facts like ridiculous place names and silly laws. This is very enjoyable, interesting reading that will be accessible and appealing to students. It would be great to try with reluctant readers as the text is broken into short chunks and the subject matter is entertaining.

I would definitely recommend this for middle grade school and classroom libraries!

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review!