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School Library Journal - 03/01/2018 Gr 1–4—Short entries arranged alphabetically and accompanied by comical illustrations present snippets of information about the geography, architecture, and history of the U.S. capital. For example, the letter "C" includes information on the Capitol building, the famous cherry trees, the compromise of 1790, the Washington Cathedral, and Arlington National Cemetery, and features an inset quote from Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm. The colorful pen-and-ink with watercolor illustrations add interest and amusing details to each page—the Library of Congress constructed out of books, the Capitol as a bathtub, the Mint made of money, and the National Archives as an overflowing attic. Witty, irreverent quotes and tidbits of information poke fun at politics, politicians, and other amusing historical aspects of the city. In the end, the author points to Washington and its symbols as fundamentally linked to the image of the United States and an ever-changing, important part of U.S. citizens. This book would not necessarily serve well as a major source for a research paper, but the details presented could very well spark interest in some aspect of the metropolis and lead to further investigation. VERDICT A entertaining look at the U.S. capital and a general addition to geography collections.—Theresa Muraski, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Library - Copyright 2018 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

Booklist - 04/01/2018 “Washington, D.C., is more than simply a capital city,” writes Schroeder, and this delightful, alphabetical portrait of America’s capital proves it, with quirky, paragraph-sized entries using such headings as “Gargoyles and Grotesques” and “Micromanage.” Readers will become informed about many historical aspects of the city, learning briefly about “Benjamin Banneker, a self-taught African American,” who helped determine Washington, D.C.’s boundaries, or how, before the Civil War, most of the citizens of the city were illiterate. The topics keep going from there, bringing in everything from segregation to health epidemics. Most important, this book conveys how much slave labor was used to create the city. All of this helps present a well-rounded view of our nation’s capital. O’Brien’s cartoonlike illustrations complement the text, while quotes and trivia bits are interspersed on almost every page. Informational readers will devour this latest A–Z book by Schroeder and O’Brien. - Copyright 2018 Booklist.

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