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    (Little World Social Studies) Ellen K. Mitten - My Country (Little World Social Studies) - ROURKE PUB LLC (2010)

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    My country is the United States of America. It is located in North America and is the fourth largest country by size. The US has 50 states and a capital of Washington D.C. The government is a democracy where citizens vote for their leaders like the president every four years. Over 300 million people from diverse backgrounds live in the large and varied country.

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    My country is the United States of America. It is located in North America and is the fourth largest country by size. The US has 50 states and a capital of Washington D.C. The government is a democracy where citizens vote for their leaders like the president every four years. Over 300 million people from diverse backgrounds live in the large and varied country.

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    My country is the United States of America. It is located in North America and is the fourth largest country by size. The US has 50 states and a capital of Washington D.C. The government is a democracy where citizens vote for their leaders like the president every four years. Over 300 million people from diverse backgrounds live in the large and varied country.

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    The key takeaways are that the United States is the 4th largest country by size located in North America. It is made up of 50 states and its capital is Washington D.C.

    The capital of the United States is Washington D.C.

    The United States has a democratic government.

    My Country

    Ellen K. Mitten

    www.rourkepublishing.com
    © 2011 Rourke Publishing LLC

    All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical
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    publisher.

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    PHOTO CREDITS: Cover: © gisele; Title Page: © Neil Johnston; Page 3, 5: © Natural_Warp; Page 9: © Joseph C. Justice Jr.;
    Page 11, 15: © Wikipedia; Page 13: © Lisa F. Young; Page 17: © Aaron Kohr; Page 19: © Daniel LaFlor; Page 20: © Keith
    Reicher; Page 21: © Nick Schlax; Page 22: © Natural_Warp, © Daniel LaFlor; Page 23: © Wikipedia, © Lisa F. Young

    Edited by Meg Greve

    Cover design by Renee Brady


    Interior design by Tara Raymo

    Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

    Mitten, Ellen K.
    My country / Ellen K. Mitten.
    p. cm. -- (Little world social studies)
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    ISBN 978-1-61590-328-3 (Hard Cover) (alk. paper)
    ISBN 978-1-61590-567-6 (Soft Cover)
    1. United States--Juvenile literature. I. Title.
    E178.3.M69 2011
    973--dc22
    2010009264

    Rourke Publishing
    Printed in the United States of America, North Mankato, Minnesota
    033010
    033010LP

    www.rourkepublishing.com - [email protected]
    Post Office Box 643328 Vero Beach, Florida 32964
    Canada

    United
    States

    North America

    My country is part of the


    continent of North America.

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    My country is the fourth largest
    country in the world.

    4
    Russia - 1st Largest China - 3rd Largest

    Canada - 2nd Largest United States - 4th Largest

    5
    My country, the United States of
    America, is made up of 50 states.

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    Washington
    New
    Hampshire
    Montana Maine
    North Dakota Minnesota Vermont
    Oregon

    Idaho Wisconsin New Massachusetts


    South Dakota York
    Wyoming Michigan Rhode Island
    Connecticut
    Iowa Pennsylvania
    Nebraska New Jersey
    Nevada
    Ohio
    Utah Indiana Delaware
    Illinois West
    Colorado Virginia Maryland
    California
    Kansas Virginia
    Missouri
    Kentucky
    North
    Tennessee Carolina
    Arizona Oklahoma
    New Mexico Arkansas South
    Carolina

    Alabama Georgia

    Texas Mississippi

    Louisiana Florida

    Alaska

    Hawaii
    Fun Facts
    Alaska and Hawaii do not
    share borders with any of
    the other 48 states.

    7
    My country’s capital city is
    Washington, D.C.

    8
    Fun Facts
    The president lives in
    the White House in
    Washington, D.C.
    9
    My country’s government is a
    democracy.

    10
    11
    In a democracy, people vote for
    their leaders.

    12
    Fun Facts
    If you are a citizen of
    the United States and
    18 years old, you have
    the right to vote.
    13
    Every four years, the citizens of my
    country vote for the person they want
    to be the president.

    14
    Fun Facts
    The 44th president of
    the United States is
    Barack Obama.

    15
    My country has many people in it.
    Over 300 million people live in my
    country.

    16
    17
    People from all different backgrounds
    are Americans. My country is a
    place of great diversity.

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    My country has many things to see
    and do. My country, the United
    States of America, is a great place
    to live!

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    Fun Facts
    The Grand Canyon is a
    deep gorge carved by the
    Colorado River in Arizona.

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    Picture Glossary
    continent (KON-tuh-nuht): A large
    landmass. The seven continents on Earth are
    Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South
    America, Australia, and Antarctica.

    country (KUHN-tree): A part of the world


    with its own borders and government. The
    United States of America is a country.

    diversity (di-VUR-suh-tee): A collection of


    different things. Diversity in people includes
    differences in race, religion, and culture.

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    government (GUHV-urn-muhnt): A group
    of people who carry out the affairs of a
    country, state, or organization.

    president (PREZ-uh-duhnt): The elected


    leader or chief executive of a country.

    vote (VOHT): To make a choice in an


    election or other poll.

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    Index
    capital 8 people 12, 16, 18
    democracy 10, 12 president 9, 14, 15
    diversity 18 vote 12, 13, 14
    government 10

    Websites
    www.kids.gov
    www.pbs.org/history
    www.firstgov.gov

    About the Author


    Ellen K. Mitten has been teaching four and five
    year-olds since 1995. She and her family love
    reading all sorts of books!

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