The Scrambled States of America
Encyclopedia
The Scrambled States of America is a children's book by author
and illustrator
Laurie Keller
. Her first book, it was released by Henry Holt Books for Young Readers in 1998, and tells the story about the 50 states of America
becoming bored and organizing a party, where the states meet each other, hit it off, and decide to trade places.
Publishers Weekly
gave the book a positive review, noting that "[i]t's hard to imagine a more engaging (or comical) way to learn the 50 states and their locations."
A tie-in
card game
of the same name was published in 2002 by Gamewright It is a two to four-player game geared toward players 8 years old and up.
Author
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and illustrator
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
Laurie Keller
Laurie Keller
Laurie Keller is an American children's book author and illustrator. She has written four books for Henry Holt & Co. Books for Young Readers, and produced illustrations for two others.Keller grew up in Muskegon, Michigan...
. Her first book, it was released by Henry Holt Books for Young Readers in 1998, and tells the story about the 50 states of America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
becoming bored and organizing a party, where the states meet each other, hit it off, and decide to trade places.
Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly, aka PW, is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents...
gave the book a positive review, noting that "[i]t's hard to imagine a more engaging (or comical) way to learn the 50 states and their locations."
A tie-in
Tie-in
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card game
Card game
A card game is any game using playing cards as the primary device with which the game is played, be they traditional or game-specific. Countless card games exist, including families of related games...
of the same name was published in 2002 by Gamewright It is a two to four-player game geared toward players 8 years old and up.