America the Beautiful

By: Katharine Lee Bates / Illustrated by: Wendell Minor Revisit a beloved classic, updated for a new generation. Katharine Lee Bates's timeless poem captures the magnificent beauty of the United States with lush paintings by award-winning artist and author Wendell Minor. Celebrate America's ideals of unity and marvel at her natural and historical wonders, from Yosemite National Park to the Garden of the Gods to Mount Rushmore. This reissued edition includes an updated introduction, information about the poet and the composer who set the words to music, sheet music, a map, and brief information about each of the twenty-one American locations depicted. If you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: Baby Loves Democracy! The Flag We Love White House Kids [TABS] Look Inside Author & Illustrator Katharine Lee Bates, author Katharine Lee Bates was born in 1859, when the United States had only been an independent country for 83 years. She taught English literature at Wellesley College, published many volumes of poetry and scholarly works, and founded the New England Poetry Club. Her most famous work, "America the Beautiful," was written in 1893 while she was delivering a summer lecture series at Colorado College. Katharine passed away in 1929. Read more about Katharine. Wendell Minor, illustrator Wendell Minor has designed more than two thousand book covers and written and/or illustrated more than fifty children's books, including many in collaboration with Jean Craighead George. Recent titles include Night Train, Night Train; Trapped!; and How Big Could Your Pumpkin Grow? Wendell lives in Washington, Connecticut. Read more about Wendell. Awards & Honors Coming soon! Editorial Reviews Coming Soon! Downloadables Download the Cover Details Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-62354-121-7 E-book ISBN: 978-1-63289-895-1 EPUB Ages: 3–7 Page count: 48 8 1/2 x 11 [/TABS]