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1) My red, white, and blue

Author

Tyson, Alana

Pub. Date

2023.

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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"A powerful story about the mixture of pride and pain that one Black family finds in the American flag, and an invitation for each of us to choose how we relate to America, its history, and the flag that means so many things to so many people"--

2) Flags over America: a star-spangled story

Author

Harness, Cheryl

Publisher

Albert Whitman & Company

Pub. Date

[2014]

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Language

English

Description

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Explains how flags have been used throughout history to represent cultures, including the colonial era, the Revolutionary War, and the War of 1812.

3) How proudly they wave: flags of the fifty states

Author

Haban, Rita D

Publisher

Lerner Publications Co

Pub. Date

1995.

Edition

Updated.

Physical Desc

111 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Language

English

Description

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Describes the history and significance of each state flag.

4) Betsy Ross: patriot

Author

Franchino, Vicky

Series

Our people

Publisher

Child's World

Pub. Date

[2003]

Physical Desc

32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Brief introduction to the life and accomplishments of American patriot Betsy Ross, credited with making the first American flag.

5) State names, seals, flags, and symbols: a historical guide

Author

Shearer, Benjamin F

Publisher

Greenwood Press

Language

English

Formats

Book, Reference

6) Betsy Ross: American patriot

Author

Miller, Susan Martins

Series

Revolutionary War leaders

Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

2000.

Physical Desc

80 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the Philadelphia seamstress who helped design and make the first flag to represent the United States of America.

7) The American flag

Author

Herrington, Lisa M

Series

Rookie read-about American symbols

Publisher

Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

2014.

Physical Desc

32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 19 cm.

Language

English

8) The Pledge of Allegiance

Author

Fontes, Justine

Series

Rookie read-about American symbols

Publisher

Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

2015.

Physical Desc

32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 19 cm.

Language

English

9) The star-spangled banner: the story behind our national anthem

Author

Sonneborn, Liz

Series

America in words and song

Publisher

Chelsea Clubhouse

Pub. Date

[2004]

Physical Desc

32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 x 26 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Describes the events that led Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner" and discusses the meaning of the song and its importance as the national anthem of the United States.

10) Betsy Ross

Author

Duden, Jane

Series

American Revolution biographies
Let freedom ring

Publisher

Bridgestone Books

Pub. Date

[2002]

Physical Desc

48 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Looks at the life of Betsy Ross from her Quaker childhood to her role in the Revolutionary War and her days as an independent businesswoman. Examines the legend of the Betsy Ross Flag and explains the importance of the Betsy Ross legacy in today's society.

11) What you should know about the American flag

Author

Williams, Earl P

Publisher

Maryland Historical Press

Pub. Date

[1987]

Physical Desc

xvi, 52 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 23 cm

Language

English

Description

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Traces the history and origins of the United States flag, discussing how some of the early flags and symbols of other countries played a role in the creation of the United States flag. Also discusses the flag's proper usage and display.

12) Your State flag

Author

Gebhart, John Robert

Publisher

Franklin Pub. Co

Pub. Date

[1973]

Physical Desc

xxi, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Language

English

13) Flags of the U. S. A

Author

Eggenberger, David

Publisher

Crowell

Pub. Date

[1964]

Edition

Enlarged edition.

Physical Desc

222 pages : illustrations (part color) ; 21 cm

Language

English

14) The Stars and the Stripes: the American flag as art and as history from the birth of the Republic to the present

Author

Mastai, Bolesław

Physical Desc

238 pages : color illustrations ; 27 x 30 cm

Language

English

15) The American flag

Author

Landau, Elaine

Series

True book

Publisher

Children's Press

Pub. Date

[2008]

Physical Desc

48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.

Language

English

16) Your flag and mine, poems of patriotism

Author

Platt, Harrison Gray

Publisher

Reilly & Lee co

Pub. Date

[1942]

Physical Desc

107 pages ; 21-1/2 cm

Language

English

17) How to respect & display our flag

Publisher

[U.S. Marine Corps]

Pub. Date

[1980?]

Physical Desc

29 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 14 x 19 cm

Language

English

18) The flag we love

Author

Ryan, Pam Muñoz

Publisher

Charlesbridge Pub

Pub. Date

[1996]

Physical Desc

30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm

Language

English

19) The standards, flags and banners of the Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution

Author

Sons of the Revolution. Pennsylvania Society

Publisher

The Society

Pub. Date

1913.

Physical Desc

43 pages, color plates ; 26 cm

Language

English

20) American flags: designs for a young nation

Author

Druckman, Nancy

Publisher

Harry N. Abrams

Pub. Date

2003.

Physical Desc

79 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Language

English

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1) My red, white, and blue

2) Flags over America: a star-spangled story

3) How proudly they wave: flags of the fifty states

4) Betsy Ross: patriot

5) State names, seals, flags, and symbols: a historical guide

6) Betsy Ross: American patriot

7) The American flag

8) The Pledge of Allegiance

9) The star-spangled banner: the story behind our national anthem

10) Betsy Ross

11) What you should know about the American flag

12) Your State flag

13) Flags of the U. S. A

14) The Stars and the Stripes: the American flag as art and as history from the birth of the Republic to the present

15) The American flag

16) Your flag and mine, poems of patriotism

17) How to respect & display our flag

18) The flag we love

19) The standards, flags and banners of the Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution

20) American flags: designs for a young nation

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Suggest a purchase