Feature |
America the Beautiful,
Third Series |
Our Main
Competitor |
All new text |
Completely! |
No. Revisions of the 1990s text |
Full color photography |
Yes, hundreds of all new images in each book |
Approximately 50 to 60 images per book |
Maps |
All new for ATB3 with a new, beautiful painterly style |
Pick ups from previous edition |
Design |
Completely redesigned; graphically and visually dynamic |
Revised design. Simple text. Textbook design |
Original art |
Each book’s introduction will be accompanied by an original piece of art |
No art |
Number of maps |
10! |
7 |
Traceable state flag and seal |
Yes |
Yes |
State song |
Yes |
Yes |
Mini-bio sidebars |
Many in the context of each chapter and when they lived |
A few pages of short bios all at the end of the book in the backmatter, not in context in the chapters |
Eat Like a . . . and recipes |
Dynamic full page |
One recipe |
Charts and graphs |
Fully illustrated and graphically stunning |
Simple color and flat |
Number of chapters |
Nine |
Six |
Number of history chapters |
Four |
One |
Introduction |
Fully illustrated with record breakers, state symbols, original painted map, attractions, state name origin |
All text (quotes about the state) |
Weird Laws |
A sidebar in the government chapter |
No |
FAQs |
Throughout each book |
No |
Author’s Tips and Source Notes |
Yes, explaining the author’s research |
No |
Timelines in the History Chapters |
On the opening spread of each history chapter |
Simple text chronology in backmatter |
Timeline in Backmatter |
A dual timeline in the backmatter shows highlights and major events from the state’s history parallel to key events in the nation’s history. |
Just events from state history |
Sidebars |
Scores and scores |
Generally one to three per chapter |
ATB Project Room |
Yes |
No |
Geographical Features |
Handily presented right in the Land chapter |
Only in the backmatter |
Capitol Facts |
Yes. In the Government chapter |
No |
Wow Factors |
Yes, throughout |
None |
Words to Know |
Yes, defined right on the page where they first appear |
None |
Talk Like a… |
Yes |
No |
Picture Yourself… |
Yes |
No |
See It Here |
Yes |
No |
Trim Size |
8” x 9.25” |
7.5” x 9” |
Page Count |
144 pages |
144 pages |
Price |
$37.00/$25.90 |
$37.07/$25.95 |
