

Authored by the husband and wife team of Roland and Marie Smith and backed by Barbara Gibson's stylish illustrations, N is for our Nation's Capital is a perfect fit on any bookshelf. Wonderfully written in engaging rhymes for young readers backed with expository text that reveals even more for the more inquisitive reader make N is for our Nation's Capital the perfect keepsake and tribute to Washington DC. Taft planted the first two? Readers will eagerly turn the pages to learn more true facts like these. Did you know the cherry blossom trees that are an integral part of DC's scenery were gifts from Japan? Or that Mrs.


Rhymes capture readers' interest and expository text expands on those points and others with little-known but fascinating facts. From Abigail Adams to the National Zoo and all the cherry blossoms, flags, houses and presidents in between, N is for Our Nation's Capital is like a field trip in a binding. That's exactly the Washington DC readers will discover with N is for our Nation's Capital: A Washington DC Alphabet. Monuments spot the landscape, tourists spot the monuments and their legends are learned. Bursting with history like no other city in the world, Washington DC is a tribute to the United States, its people and even the world.
