Friends and Mates in Fifty States
by Ellen Weisberg and Ken Yoffe

ISBN: 978-1-931942-40-9
Size: 11 x 8 1/2 • 102 pgs
Price: $16.95

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Welcome to the United States of America! The U.S.A. is the third largest country in the world, and also, one of the most beautiful. It is full of lakes and rivers, mountains and canyons, beaches and deserts. It has many different trees and flowers, and all sorts of different crops grown for use as food. And, of course, America has birds and animals of all kinds. Last, but not least, the United States has about 300 million people, from many different backgrounds and cultures.

In this book you’ll meet five adventurous friends, Wandering Willy, Nosy Normie, Meandering Mickey, Sightseeing Susie, and Exploring Ellie. Together they will help you learn about the land, cities, animals, and other wonderful things in each of the fifty states in the U.S.A. Along the way, you’ll also meet fifty other friends of theirs, each who will host one of the five friends and teach them (and you!) about his or her state. These fifty friends are very special! They are each named after the capital city of their state.

Enjoy the trip!

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—Mary Lyman, Montessori School Director

"This is a great book that gives kids a fun way to learn more about the states. The rhymes are inventive and cute. This book fills a real niche. There are so few books on geography for kids, especially ones that actually appeal to kids."

—Keiko Wu, Parent

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—Shellie Williams, Director, Minerva Free Library

Ellen Weisberg, Ph. D. is an Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, with publications in the field of cancer research. Her background in U.S. geography stems from having done national radio weather broadcasts for the Associated Press. She previously wrote and published a young adult novel Gathering Roses, and has also contributed several greeting card illustrations for Mountain Mist Productions.

Ken Yoffe, M.D., Ph.D., works as a pediatrician in the Boston area and is married to Friends and Mates co-author Ellen Weisberg.