Steven Caney's Kids' America

"A seemingly bottomless compendium."--The New York Times. Selection of the Book-of-the-Month, Instructor, Early Learning, Grade Teacher, and Parents book clubs, Better Homes & Gardens Family Book Service, and the Boston Globe Book Guild. Recommended by Consumer Reports. Suitable for ages 4-14. 227,000 copies in print.

Introduces aspects of American life from the colonial period to the present. Suggests such activities as handicraft projects, genealogy searches, and games.

Steven Caney is the author of Toybook, Playbook, and Kids' America. He is on the faculty of the Rhode Island School of Design and maintains his own design business outside of Boston.