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Author
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 2
Description
This information-packed potpourri of trivia and important facts does indeed give the stories behind 17 American patriotic symbols as diverse as Uncle Sam, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and the Great Seal. The lively text moves along so merrily that readers will be surprised to discover how much material is included. Each topic is given two to four pages including one or more sophisticated, witty, black-and-white line drawings. For the most part,...
23) The bald eagle
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
An exploration of this once endangered bird that has long served as an important American symbol.
24) The bald eagle
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes traits which make the eagle a good symbol for the United States, briefly explains how the eagle was chosen, and lists some of the places the symbol appears.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes twelve important symbols of the United States, including the flag, the Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, and the Great Seal, and discusses their history and the reasons that they have come to represent the country.
27) The bald eagle
Author
Pub. Date
c2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Provides information about the bald eagle and explains how and why the bird came to be a symbol of the United States.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
In the days following September 11th, a 30-foot American flag hung torn and tattered at 90 West Street, across from Ground Zero. A few weeks later, the flag was taken down by a construction crew and tucked away in storage, where it stayed for nearly seven years.
The flag was brought out of storage in 2008 when the New York Says Thank You Foundation headed to Greensburg, Kansas, a town nearly destroyed by a tornado. NYSTY brought the flag with them,...