50 States Books in Order
50 States contains 10 books, published between 2015 and 2022. The first book is The 50 States (2015) and the newest is Only in America Activity Book (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 2015–2022
- Total pages
- 774 across 10 books
- Reading time
- 13–19 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 774 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
50 States is a juvenile nonfiction series about the United States, catalogued at 10 books published between 2015 and 2022. The credits are split six ways: Gabrielle Balkan on 4 books, Ben Handicott and Kalya Ryan on 2 each, and Howard Megdal, Kate Siber and Heather Alexander on one apiece. Subjects record United States history, maps for children, U.S. states, oversize books, puzzles and student activity work. The listing runs from The 50 States (2015) to Only in America Activity Book (2022), taking in 50 Cities of the U.S.A., 50 Trailblazers of the 50 States and 50 Maps of the World.
How many 50 States books are there?
50 States has 10 books, released between 2015 and 2022.
50 States Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 50 States books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The 50 States2015 · 111 pages · confirmed 1/420151111/4
- 2The 50 States: Activity Book2016 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42016321/4
- 3The 50 States: Fun Facts2016 · 12 pages · confirmed 1/42016121/4
- 450 Cities of the U.S.A.2017 · 107 pages · confirmed 1/420171071/4
- 550 Trailblazers of the 50 States2019 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/420191121/4
- 650 Maps of the World2020 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/420201121/4
- 750 Adventures in the 50 States2020 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/420201121/4
- 850 Maps of the World Activity Book2021 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42021321/4
- 9Only in America2021 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/420211121/4
- 10Only in America Activity Book2022 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42022321/4
Where to start with 50 States
Start with The 50 States (2015), the earliest published title.
What is the newest 50 States book?
Only in America Activity Book (2022) is the newest 50 States book released so far.
Is there a new 50 States book coming?
No next 50 States book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
50 States at a glance
- Paused
- No new 50 States title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- 50 States books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 774 pages across all 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 109 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most 50 States books, 5 of 10, were published in the 2020s.
- Attribution
- Of the 10 titles, 4 are credited to Gabrielle Balkan, 2 to Ben Handicott, 2 to Kalya Ryan and 1 to Howard Megdal. A further 2 writers are credited. One title carries no credit.
What the 50 States books are about
5 of the 10 50 States books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: juvenile literature is tagged on 2 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Juvenile literature 2 of 5 books
- United States, history 2 of 5 books
- United states, history, juvenile literature 2 of 5 books
- Atlases 1 of 5 books
- Children's atlases 1 of 5 books
- Cities and towns 1 of 5 books
- Creative activities and seat work 1 of 5 books
- Maps 1 of 5 books
- Oversize books 1 of 5 books
- Puzzles 1 of 5 books
- Puzzles, juvenile literature 1 of 5 books
- Student activities 1 of 5 books