America the Beautiful

Oh beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain.

Based on Katharine Lee Bates' 1893 poem, Neil Waldman uses beautiful, vibrant paintings to illustrate these inspiring words. In sweeping panoramas, Neil takes us from coast to coast -- from Niagara Falls to Napa Valley's fruited plains; from the Oregon coast to the majestic mountains of the Great Smokies and the Grand Tetons. He shows us human-made wonders, such as the portraits on Mount Rushmore and the ancient dwellings of Mesa Verde, and natural ones, like Rainbow Bridge and the Grand Canyon.

This beautiful book will give young readers a sense of the varied beauty of our country, and older readers a new appreciation of its glories.