The Scrambled States of America

The Scrambled States of America by Laurie Keller
Henry Holt & Co.
ISBN: 0-8050-5802-8

My rating: 4 out of 5

This is an amusing tale of the United States of America. The states are living things on a map with their own personalities and quirks. The states get tired of where they are located so they decide to switch places with other states. At first, I wasn’t so sure about this book, but the more I read it, the funnier it got. The story itself is funny, but the smaller pictures on the side of other happenings are pretty darn funny as well. This book is good, but I don’t think it is quite as good as one of her other works – Do Unto Otters.

This would be a great book to use in a unit about geography of the United States. Not only does it cover the states’ locations, but it also discusses things like the earthquakes in California, the cold weather of Minnesota, and the warm Florida climate just to name a few.