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Hello, World! USA

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$8.99 US
7.1"W x 7.1"H x 0.64"D   | 11 oz | 36 per carton
On sale May 05, 2026 | 26 Pages | 9798217223145
Age 0-3 years | Up to Preschool

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Celebrate America's 250th birthday with a board book to teach the littlest readers about the United States and its origins. From Hello, World!, a bestselling nonfiction series for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers.

Kids can learn all about the USA in this cheerful and informative board book—with super-simple facts about the history, geography, and government of our country. ("The president’s house is called the White House.")

Told in easy-to-understand terms alongside bright illustrations of the flag, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, voting day, a US map, and a landscape of mountains, deserts, prairies, forests, and oceans, this sturdy book makes learning easy for little ones and offers useful prompts to help adults engage with the reader on each page.

It's a perfect way to share America's past and present with your little ones during this important 250th anniversary year.

Look for all the books in the Hello, World! series:
Solar System • Weather • Backyard Bugs • Birds • Dinosaurs • My Body • How Do Apples Grow? • Ocean Life • Moon Landing • Pets • Arctic Animals • Construction Site • Rainforest Animals • Planet Earth • Reptiles • Cars and Trucks • Music • Baby Animals • On the Farm • Garden Time • Planes and Other Flying Machines • Rocks and Minerals • Snow • Let's Go Camping • School Day • Bedtime • From Seed to Pumpkin • Rockets and Other Space Machines • Baking • Soccer • USA
"This accessible nonfiction introduction to the birth of the US will help connect ­readers to some of its most defining elements." —School Library Journal
JILL McDONALD is the Missouri-based author-illustrator of the Hello, World! nonfiction children's book series. Her cheery and colorful art can be found on clothing, fabric, bedding, stationery, puzzles, and games and in a variety of books for babies and toddlers. See more of her work at jillmcdonalddesign.com and follow her on Instagram at @missjillmcdonald. View titles by Jill McDonald

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Celebrate America's 250th birthday with a board book to teach the littlest readers about the United States and its origins. From Hello, World!, a bestselling nonfiction series for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers.

Kids can learn all about the USA in this cheerful and informative board book—with super-simple facts about the history, geography, and government of our country. ("The president’s house is called the White House.")

Told in easy-to-understand terms alongside bright illustrations of the flag, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, voting day, a US map, and a landscape of mountains, deserts, prairies, forests, and oceans, this sturdy book makes learning easy for little ones and offers useful prompts to help adults engage with the reader on each page.

It's a perfect way to share America's past and present with your little ones during this important 250th anniversary year.

Look for all the books in the Hello, World! series:
Solar System • Weather • Backyard Bugs • Birds • Dinosaurs • My Body • How Do Apples Grow? • Ocean Life • Moon Landing • Pets • Arctic Animals • Construction Site • Rainforest Animals • Planet Earth • Reptiles • Cars and Trucks • Music • Baby Animals • On the Farm • Garden Time • Planes and Other Flying Machines • Rocks and Minerals • Snow • Let's Go Camping • School Day • Bedtime • From Seed to Pumpkin • Rockets and Other Space Machines • Baking • Soccer • USA

Praise

"This accessible nonfiction introduction to the birth of the US will help connect ­readers to some of its most defining elements." —School Library Journal

Author

JILL McDONALD is the Missouri-based author-illustrator of the Hello, World! nonfiction children's book series. Her cheery and colorful art can be found on clothing, fabric, bedding, stationery, puzzles, and games and in a variety of books for babies and toddlers. See more of her work at jillmcdonalddesign.com and follow her on Instagram at @missjillmcdonald. View titles by Jill McDonald

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