Scholastic Atlas of the United States
Scholastic Atlas of the United States
Grades: 6+ | Subject(s): All | Overall rating: 9
The Scholastic Atlas of the United States is a very interesting book. Although it was published in 2000 and is somewhat out of date, it contains excellent information on every region and state written at a middle school level. This could be an incredible resource for some of our struggling readers or for students learning English as a second language. The book begins with a section on how best to use the book and then divides up the states into eight regions (New England, Mid-Atlantic, South, Midwest, Great Plains, Mountain, Southwest, and Pacific). A helpful appendix section is included with detailed maps for Atlantic and Pacific possessions, U.S. Population Density, Major U.S. River Systems, U.S. Geographic Regions, and U.S. Territorial Expansion. A glossary and index are also included. While our library currently owns a copy of this book published in 2000, the book has been updated in 2003 and in 2008.
For the purposes of this project, I examined the Southern Region and the state of Georgia. The book uses a color code for each region, so it is easy and quick to find what region and state you would like to research. The southern region included the following states: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. On the first page for the region, a map is given listing the states and page numbers for each state. The states are listed alphabetically within each section. The state is shown on a map with major cities, interstate highways, rivers, lakes, forests, marshlands, the highest point labeled. Interesting facts such as the state nickname, capital, date of statehood, motto, population, area, highest and lowest points, flower, tree, bird, fish, flag, history, maps, images, etc. about our state are also included.
I think this would have been an incredible resource for all school libraries prior to the Internet. Because information changes so frequently, much of this data could be easily found online. For this reason, I assigned a score of 9 for this resource. I believe this may be why the book has not been republished since 2008 nor an updated copy of the book purchased for our library collection.
Source:
Rubel, D. (2000). Scholastic atlas of the United States (2000.th ed.). New York: Scholastic Reference.
Grades: 6+ | Subject(s): All | Overall rating: 9
The Scholastic Atlas of the United States is a very interesting book. Although it was published in 2000 and is somewhat out of date, it contains excellent information on every region and state written at a middle school level. This could be an incredible resource for some of our struggling readers or for students learning English as a second language. The book begins with a section on how best to use the book and then divides up the states into eight regions (New England, Mid-Atlantic, South, Midwest, Great Plains, Mountain, Southwest, and Pacific). A helpful appendix section is included with detailed maps for Atlantic and Pacific possessions, U.S. Population Density, Major U.S. River Systems, U.S. Geographic Regions, and U.S. Territorial Expansion. A glossary and index are also included. While our library currently owns a copy of this book published in 2000, the book has been updated in 2003 and in 2008.
For the purposes of this project, I examined the Southern Region and the state of Georgia. The book uses a color code for each region, so it is easy and quick to find what region and state you would like to research. The southern region included the following states: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. On the first page for the region, a map is given listing the states and page numbers for each state. The states are listed alphabetically within each section. The state is shown on a map with major cities, interstate highways, rivers, lakes, forests, marshlands, the highest point labeled. Interesting facts such as the state nickname, capital, date of statehood, motto, population, area, highest and lowest points, flower, tree, bird, fish, flag, history, maps, images, etc. about our state are also included.
I think this would have been an incredible resource for all school libraries prior to the Internet. Because information changes so frequently, much of this data could be easily found online. For this reason, I assigned a score of 9 for this resource. I believe this may be why the book has not been republished since 2008 nor an updated copy of the book purchased for our library collection.
Source:
Rubel, D. (2000). Scholastic atlas of the United States (2000.th ed.). New York: Scholastic Reference.