Exploring Colonial Williamsburg from A to Z

By Chris Kinsley

Explore the grounds of Colonial Williamsburg with this unique seek-and-find alphabet book offering beautiful photographs with hidden animals on every page.

Discover everything from sheep pastures and underground ice houses to walled gardens and winding hedge mazes. Included are fun facts about Colonial Williamsburg's history in an illustrated glossary and a kid-friendly map for planning your journey. Whether you use this book as a guide for an upcoming visit to Colonial Williamsburg or as a souvenir to commemorate your stay, a magical adventure awaits you and your family!

• Language: English
• Publisher: The History Press
• Release date: Jun 5, 2017
• ISBN: 9781439660928

Chris Kinsley

Born in Richmond, Virginia, Chris Kinsley has fond memories of visiting Colonial Williamsburg as a child with her family. A former kindergarten teacher and author of Exploring Biltmore Estate from A to Z, she hopes her books will inspire children of all ages to get outside and explore the beauty of nature. Chris lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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All photographs and photographic elements are courtesy of Chris Kinsley, Pixabay or Wikimedia Commons unless otherwise listed here. Front cover, Governor’s Palace courtesy of Ken Martin; Pages 4–5, garden with fence courtesy of Mathew Winchester; Page 7, possum courtesy of bmendez68, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Little_invader.jpg8; Page 9, courtesy of Detlef Scholz; Page 10, courtesy of Dawn Coen, www.dawncoenphotography.com; Page 12, courtesy of Bill Hammack; Page 14, courtesy of Detlef Scholz; Page 15, espaliered trees courtesy of Alan Studt, www.flickr.com/photos/alanstudt/collections; Page 15, owl courtesy of Dick Daniels, http://carolinabirds.org; Page 16, courtesy of Bill Hammack; Page 17, courtesy of Marcia Bignall, Williamsburg, Virginia; Page 26, courtesy of Detlef Scholz; Pages 28–29, courtesy of Marcia Bignall, Williamsburg, Virginia; Page 30, courtesy of Detlef Scholz; Page 33, bird bottle with eastern bluebird courtesy of Marcia Bignall, Williamsburg, Virginia; Page 33, inchworms on bird bottle courtesy of Judy Gallagher; Page 33, inchworm below bird bottle courtesy of Vengolis; Page 34, courtesy of Mathew Winchester; Page 35, oxen with yoke courtesy of Randy Gardner; Page 35, vole on left courtesy of Hilary Chambers, Durham City, England; Page 35, vole in middle courtesy of Durzan cirano; Page 35, vole on right courtesy of Hilary Chambers, Durham City, England; Page 38, courtesy of