Red, White And Blue (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) [School & Library Binding]

John Herman (Author), Robin Roraback (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Describes how the American flag came into being, how it has changed over the years, and its importance as the symbol of our country.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• School & Library Binding: 46 pages
• Publisher: Turtleback (May 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 061308635X
• ISBN-13: 978-0613086356
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,514,253 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great/Easy Read!, June 18, 2000

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Frank Murphy - See all my reviews

This review is from: Red, White, and Blue (Penguin Young Readers, L3) (Paperback)

Easy, punchy, informative reading about our nations #1 symbol! Beginning readers will love it!

12 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Flag of our nation, June 20, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Red, White, and Blue (Penguin Young Readers, L3) (Paperback)

The story, Red, White and Blue: The Story of the American Flag, is a well written and interesting book. It reveiles facts one would never find out. A smart buy for anyone wishing to learn more about our counries past.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Red, White, and Blue, June 14, 2011

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Tammy (Salt Lake City, UT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Red, White, and Blue (Penguin Young Readers, L3) (Paperback)

I thought this was an informative book for my 8-year-old. It touched on many things briefly so he wouldn't be bored but still could learn the basics of how the U.S. flag came to be.

"Our flag has lots of nicknames--like Old Glory and the Red, White, and Blue. Sometimes it's called the Stars and Stripes. But where did our flag come from? Who decided what it would look like? The truth is that no one knows for sure."

Some of the things that were mentioned:
America before it was a country, why the people decided to fight for their freedom, and how a flag was needed after the American Revolution.

Betsy Ross and why people think she made the first flag.

Different flags the colonists used until 06/14/1777 when a decision was made to use only one flag with 13 red and white stripes plus 13 white stars. But Congress didn't say where everything had to go on the flag so some people made the stripes vertical, some horizontal. Some had a small area for the stripes and a large area for the stars.

The War of 1812 and Francis Scott Key.

In 1818, Congress declared how the flag would officially look.

The Civil War and the Confederate flag.

Different places the flag is flown.