Our Land of Plenty (Little Wonder Book No. 501)

Charles E. Merrill Co., Inc. (affiliated with American Education Press), Published 1949. Wraps, 32 pp.; 21 cm; revised printing of the 1946 first; staple bound; illustrated with black-and-white documentary photographs and maps throughout. In good condition. Yellow pictorial paper covers carrying a black-and-white photographic scene of a dam, forested mountains, and contour-plowed farmland on the front, with "OUR LAND of PLENTY" in black at the head and "LITTLE WONDER BOOK 501" at the foot. Mild shelf wear and light bumping to corners and edges, with some surface soiling along the lower edges of both covers. Staple binding tight and square. Interior pages lightly toned but otherwise unmarked, with occasional light spotting and a few small foxing marks to the inside back cover.Number 501 in the Little Wonder Books series, originally a set of ninety thirty-two-page booklets co-published by Charles E. Merrill Co. and American Education Press in the mid- to late 1940s. The series was designed for readers aged six to twelve, with each booklet treating one unit of social-studies or science material on the child's level, illustrated throughout with documentary photographs supplied by federal agencies and news services, and originally priced low for classroom and home use. The 500-series titles, distinguished by their bright yellow covers, address American geography, civics, industry, and natural resources. "Our Land of Plenty" surveys soil, water, forest, and mineral conservation, framed as a story of westward settlement and the cost of waste, and draws on photographs from the Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Department of the Interior, the Soil Conservation Service, and the Tennessee Valley Authority.Contents: This Was America; How Nature Works; West and Waste; Great American Ghost Stories; Flood; A Lesson in Arithmetic; We Can Save America; We Fight To Save Our Soil; We Fight To Save Our Water; We Fight To Save Our Forests; We Fight To Save Our Minerals; People Are Worth Money; You Can Help To Save Our Resources. Title: Our Land of Plenty (Little Wonder Book No. 501) Author Name: Dorothy Hall Location Published: Columbus, Ohio, Charles E. Merrill Co., Inc.: 1949 Binding: Wraps Book Condition: Good Size: 21 cm Type: Wraps Categories: Children's Books Seller ID: 20260507019 Keywords: american education press, conservation, juvenile non-fiction, little wonder books, yellow series