Quarterama: Ideas and Designs of America's State Quarters Essential ideas come alive in this visually engaging guided tour that spans the revolutionary era to modern space exploration. Pivotal events, memorable people, and natural wonders are examined. Reco
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| Title | : | Quarterama: Ideas and Designs of America's State Quarters |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.52 (838 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0984562400 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 0 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2011-01-05 |
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Editorial : In crafting the selected prototype for the California quarter, the noted graphic designer Garrett Burke created one of the most successful quarters in the program. An now, in this comprehensive and brilliantly designed and illustrated book, Burke is bringing the same taste, scholarship, historical sensibility, and talent to the entire U.S. Quarter Program that he brought to the design of his acclaimed California entry. --Kevin Starr, University of Southern California, California State Librarian Emeritus.
The monumentally popular state quarters are the fifty-six unique creations honored in the colorful book, Quarterama: Ideas & Designs of American's State Quarters. A tribute to each of the fifty states, in the order they entered the Union, plus the District of Columbia and five US Territories, was minted and distributed five times a year from 1999-2009, and each state's coin was uniquely designed to represent that region. Children and adults eagerly awaited the distribution o
Discover America's 50 State Quarters as handy time capsules of enjoyable history. Essential ideas come alive in this visually engaging guided tour that spans the revolutionary era to modern space exploration. Colorful illustrations and concise text introduce inspiring life lessons that are central to understanding the nation's development. Pivotal events, memorable people, and natural wonders are examined.State Quarters are an ideal way to transfer knowledge because they tell real-world stories that are easily remembered. Whose tie-breaking vote impacted adoption of the Declaration of Independence? What State Quarter is currently on a 3-billion-mile journey across the solar system? Why are some unusual Wisconsin State Quarters worth hundreds of dollars? The surprising answers are right on the money. This award-winning book completes any 50 State Quarters collection. Recognized by the Benjamin Franklin Book Awards, Independent Publisher Book Awards, Moonbeam Children s Book Awards, and
Well worth the money.. At one end you have Robert Graves's historical fiction, on the other those that take ancient sources' contention of mental deficiency at its face. Our library only gets money if we ask for it. It stiffened his spine. The illustrations are excellent, vintage Howe, and the "pop-up" effects are better than average (I have kids, I've seen some poor attempts at pop-up.) But for some reason they didn't think to include the story! Each page has a pull out card that includes actual Tolkien text to "set the scene" of each illustration, but there is no context, no sense of story at all. This little book is great for classroom discussions. The joys of being born human, the fact that our actions have consequences, the natural progression of growing older, becoming sick and dying, having compassion for all sentient beings. After a passionate encounter, Rowan learns Jack's secret, but it doesn't make a difference to how she feels about him. There are four parts of this book re
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