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
including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the
publisher.

www.rourkepublishing.com

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 - rourke@rourkepublishing.com
Post Office Box 643328 Vero Beach, Florida 32964
 Canada

United
States

North America

My country is part of the

continent of North America.

3
 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.

6
 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.

18
19
 My country has many things to see
and do. My country, the United
States of America, is a great place
to live!

20
Fun Facts
The Grand Canyon is a
deep gorge carved by the
Colorado River in Arizona.

21
 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.

22
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.

23
 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!

24