Sweet Land of Liberty

by Gingrich, Callista; Arciero, Susan

• ISBN13: 9781596982925
• ISBN10: 1596982926
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-09-26
• Publisher: Regnery Kids
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Summary

The cover of Sweet Land of Liberty displays a most adorable elephant viewing Liberty Island in New York Harbor with an expression (only as elephants can) of pride and patriotism. From sweetly eyeing the Statue of Liberty to tenderly embracing our Nation's Flag, you grasp the idea that this elephant is in love with America. Even the bald eagle (who joins the elephant on each page) stands tall, and smiles while overlooking what is considered our greatest symbol of freedom, La Liberté éclairant le Monde. As the first page turns, you learn that this patriotic pachyderm is named Ellis. Besides his love of country, he enjoys the library (which explains how he is also smart and curious) and without further ado, Ellis with his befriended bald eagle adventure off into the world of books to discover the secret of America.

Author Biography

Thomas J. Sugrue is a prizewinning twentieth-century American historian who teaches at New York University. His newest book is These United States: A Nation in the Making, 1890 to the Present (with Glenda Gilmore) . He is working on a history of real estate in modern America. Sugrue grew up in Detroit.