The Let’s Explore the States series provides information about the 50 U.S. states, as well as America’s overseas territories, for young readers. The series takes a regional approach, with each book focusing on two to four neighboring U.S. states. Chapters on the states include sections that detail each state’s geography and climate; history from pre-colonial times to the present day; form of government and significant government leaders; economy and major industries; population; and major cities. These interesting and factual books are lavishly illustrated with more than 70 photos, as well as maps and graphics. A variety of cross-curricular material, including research projects, text-dependent questions, sidebars with supplementary information, annotated lists of useful websites books for further reading, and a detailed index are also included in each title.