US Geography through Infographics

Super Social Studies Infographics

by Nadia Higgins, Laura K. Westlund (Illustrator)

Navigating US geography can leave you feeling lost and all over the map. You need to know about all 50 states (Wisconsin has more than 600 kinds of cheese!), different landscapes and climates (from deserts to polar regions), and where to watch out for natural disasters (beware of Tornado Alley!).

How can all these facts and locations make more sense? Infographics! The charts, maps, and illustrations in this book tell a visual story to help you better understand key concepts about our country’s geography.

Crack open this book to explore mind-boggling questions such

• How are the 317 million US citizens spread out across the country?
• What happens every day in the United States?
• Where do our natural resources come from?

The answers will help you find your way!

Genres: Reference

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Nadia Higgins is the author of 50-plus books for children. She also worked as an editor in the industry for almost ten years. Many of her books have a science bent, though she’s also written about pop stars, car art, and zombies.

Nadia's favorite part of being a writer is doing research. "I'm always looking for that vivid detail or off-the-wall fact," she says. Her books often use humor or fiction techniques to bring a nonfiction topic to life.

Besides writing, Nadia enjoys dancing, making soup, and doing puzzles. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband and two young daughters.

Reviews

[Tejas Illuri · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s a book full of fun facts, not very much content - maybe could have been bigger.

[Stephanie Rathgeber]

Higgins, N., & Westlund, L. (2015). US geography through infographics. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Company.

Citation by Stephanie Rathgeber

Type of Reference: Geographical
Call Number: 917.3
Content/Scope: his book introduces US regions, natural resources, population issues, landforms, and more, giving readers a better understanding of how geography affects our lives.

Accuracy/Authority/Bias: This book had a positive review on booklist. The author has written over 50 children's books with an emphasis on using fiction techniquest to deliver nonfiction content.

Arrangement/Presentation: This book gives geographical information about the United States in quick, easy to follow infographics.

Relation to Similar Works: This book is part of an infographics series that covers a range of topics.

Timeliness/Permanence: This book was published in 2014 and updated in 2015. The information is up to date but does have the ability to become outdated quickly as population style information changes.

Accessibility/Diversity: This book is geared toward middle school students, however I believe that the quick and easy nature of its information would make it a heavy favorite when starting research in a high school setting. It would be a great starting point for geographical research.

Cost: $26.65 lib. bind.

[Jaime · Rating 2 out of 5]

So I nerded out on this non fiction series on infographics for juveniles over the weekend, and it's alright. The best is Economics, the worst is World Geograpy (which probably should have been called Climate Change through inforgrpahics). A lot of the infographics were confusing and required quite a bit of explaing to understand - defeating the purpose of an infographic. But...they are visiually really appealing books, and I can see how a casual browser as well as kids that are really into lists of facts would enjoy these.

[Ms. B · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one should be helpful for students looking for additional facts about a favorite state. I like how it includes climate and landform information for each region/state. Plus this will tie in well with teaching students about features of informational text (nonfiction) such as tables and graphs. A fun format that may lead to students wanting to create their own infographics.