Synopses & Reviews
Author Devin Scillian and illustrator Pam Carroll weave their magic around the symbols of Americana that make us proud in One Nation: America by the Numbers, a follow-up to A is for America: An American Alphabet.
I count to THREE just like that/I count the corners on my hat/A THREE-cornered hat from a Boston store/One just like the Minutemen wore/Or count the ships. There's an idea/The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
More than a counting book, One Nation illuminates the landmarks and treasures that are uniquely American.
About the Author: Devin Scillian has been writing as a broadcast journalist since 1984. He gained wide recognition for his coverage of the 1995 bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City. As anchor for KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City, his reporting was carried nationwide by NBC and all throughout the world by CNN. One Nation is Mr. Scillian's third children's book.
About the Illustrator: Born and raised in Southern California, Pamela Carroll embraces the traditional focus of realism and pictorial illusionism. Her style of painting has been greatly influenced by the early Dutch Masters and the American Realists from the Second School of Philadelphia. One Nation is Ms. Carroll's third children's book. She lives with her husband in Carmel, California, where she paints daily, and is an active member of the Carmel Art Association.