The Field Atlas comes home to South Dakota
A personalized South Dakota nature book for kids
A nature gift for a child who calls South Dakota home. Their Field Atlas includes a six-page South Dakota chapter after its seven American habitat chapters. Open selected sample spreads below to read the map, place notes and natural history.
Make their South Dakota Atlas →From $69.99 USD · Ages 6–12 · Free delivery to the contiguous US and Washington, DC. All 50 states are chapter choices; Alaska and Hawaii delivery is currently unavailable.
- Featured landscape in the chapter
- Badlands National Park
- Animal study in the chapter
- Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
- The printed home-state chapter
- 6 pages · one state per Atlas
From the South Dakota sample · State map
Find your way around South Dakota.
Badlands National Park
Badlands National Park protects striking geologic deposits that contain one of the world's richest fossil beds.
- Badlands National Park
- Wind Cave National Park
From the South Dakota sample · Landscape
Badlands National Park
Badlands National Park
Ancient horses and rhinos once roamed the Badlands.
From the South Dakota sample · Wildlife
Bald eagle
Bald eagle
On average, a nest is four to six feet across and three feet deep.
Try this with the sample
Separate then and now
Read the Badlands note about ancient animals. Make two columns: what the text says about the past and what the sample shows. Write a question where you would need more evidence.
- Open the landscape spread and read its note together.
- Use words or a sketch to record one detail. Point to the page or source that supports it.
- Write one question you still have. On a later outing with a grown-up, record what you actually notice, even if it differs from the book.
A reading activity created for this webpage. The chapter’s featured place and animal are separate subjects; this sample is not a promise of a wildlife sighting or a guide to a particular trail.
From a sample to their own book
Their face in the expedition. Their own South Dakota chapter.
Add your child’s photo, name and dedication. Choose the child alone or with Mom, Dad, Grandma or Grandpa from a second photo. Their likeness appears on the cover and selected expedition surfaces; the reference pages keep their fixed layouts.
Preview the cover, title page and first habitat free. After payment, review every page and change the dedication before approving print. The Atlas uses its own review flow.
The personalization proof shown is our Hazel sample. The state previews above show the South Dakota chapter. National-chapter expert review does not extend to the varying home-state chapters.
Choose South Dakota for their Atlas →Make it their kind of expedition
Choose their Atlas and field notebook.
Every Atlas includes their photo-based character, a chosen home-state chapter and your dedication. Add one supported grown-up at no extra cast charge.
Personalized Field Atlas
82-page hardcover · 39 animals
$69.99Choose this combination →Flora + Fauna Atlas
98-page hardcover · 39 animals + 26 plants
$84.99Choose this combination →Atlas + Field Notebook
82-page hardcover + separate 56-page softcover
$84.99Choose this combination →Flora + Fauna + Field Notebook
98-page hardcover + separate 56-page softcover
$99.99Choose this combination →Prices in USD. Free delivery to the contiguous US and Washington, DC. All 50 states are available as chapter choices. Boxes, ribbons, magnifiers and other styling props are not included.
Before you choose their South Dakota chapter.
Is the whole book about South Dakota?
The 82-page Atlas explores seven American habitats and 39 animals, then reaches its final chapter: six pages about one chosen home state. Choose South Dakota for that chapter. Index, sources and colophon pages follow it. One book does not include a separate chapter for every state.
What can I read on this page?
Selected spreads from Hazel’s South Dakota sample chapter, with the source-linked notes already published in our Atlas explorer. Use “Read this spread” to inspect the small type. The whole finished book is available to review after payment.
Can this be a gift for a child living in another state?
Yes. You choose the chapter; the delivery address is separate. The Atlas currently ships to the contiguous United States and Washington, DC. You can choose an Alaska or Hawaii chapter for delivery within that area.
Does the notebook come with the Atlas?
The 56-page Field Notebook is a separate optional softcover for sightings and sketches, personalized with the child’s name and home state. The Flora + Fauna edition adds 26 plants inside the Atlas. Choose either upgrade, both or neither in the options above.