The fourth title in the successful Scholastic Pocket Reference line, the Scholastic Pocket U.S. Atlas is a colorful, easy-to-use pocket atlas for ages 9 and up. The facts students need about the fifty states are now at their fingertips. Easy-to-use maps of all 50 states; Washington, DC; and Puerto Rico are included, along with a U.S. political map, a U.S. topographical map, several regional maps, and a map of U.S. possessions and territories. There is a spread dedicated to each state. Each left-hand page offers a brief paragraph describing the state"s most important features, a photo, a state fact box, and a Discover More fact. The right-hand page shows the state map itself.