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9780531147757

The American Flag (A True Book: American History)

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  • ISBN13:

    9780531147757

  • ISBN10:

    0531147754

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-03-01
  • Publisher: Children's Press

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Summary

Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True Book series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers.A True Book -- American History: How do you wrap a 450,000-pound gift? What is the world's oldest and shortest written consitution? Find out in this patriotic celebration of things uniquely American.

Author Biography

Landau has a bachelor's degree in English and journalism from New York University and a master's degree in library and information science from Pratt Institute.

Table of Contents

Proudly It Waves: What does it mean to wave a flag?p. 7
The Flag's History: Stars and stripes are great. But why did one early American flag have a snake on it?p. 15
The Changing Flag: Keep up with the times! Do you know how the flag has changed along with our country?p. 24
A Glorious Banner: What is Old Glory? What are the meanings behind our flag's nicknames?p. 27
Caring for the Flag: Should you wear clothing made from the flag?p. 33
Pledging Allegiance: Are you ready to make an important promise?p. 39
True Statisticsp. 43
Resourcesp. 44
Important Wordsp. 46
Indexp. 47
About the Authorp. 48
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