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1) Flag lore of all nations

Author

Smith, Whitney

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

c2001

Physical Desc

112 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 26 cm.

Formats

Book, Reference

2) Flying colors: a guide to flags from around the world!

Author

Fresson, Robert G

Publisher

Cicada Books Limited

Pub. Date

[2017]

Physical Desc

109 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

Description

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Provides facts about the history of flags from around the world and explains what the various symbols and colors on the flags reveal about the countries they represent.

3) The flag we love

Author

Ryan, Pam Muñoz

Publisher

Charlesbridge Pub

Pub. Date

c1996

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 29 cm.

Description

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With patrotic verse and dazzling illustrations this book presents a lyric journey through the history of our nation's most enduring symbol, the American flag.

4) 20 fun facts about the US flag

Author

Nelson, Maria

Series

Fun fact file. US history!

Publisher

Gareth Stevens Publishing

Pub. Date

2014.

Physical Desc

32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.

Description

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Provides simple facts about the United States flag, including how a new star is added every time a state is admitted to the Union, when the Pledge of Allegiance was written, and the days the flag should be flown.

5) Stars and stripes: the story of the American flag

Author

Thomson, Sarah L

Publisher

HarperCollinsPublishers

Pub. Date

c2003

Physical Desc

32 p. : col. ill. ; 22 x 29 cm.

Description

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An introduction to the history of the American flag, from colonial times to the present.

6) Flags

Series

Eyewitness handbooks

Publisher

DK Pub

Pub. Date

1997

Physical Desc

240 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 22 cm.

7) American flag: the story of Old Glory

Author

Ferry, Joseph

Series

Patriotic symbols of America

Publisher

Mason Crest

Pub. Date

[2015]

Physical Desc

48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm

Description

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Traces the history of the United States' symbol of freedom and democracy, the flag, from its conception and design to the modern-day conflict over flag burning.

8) Flags

Author

Gitlin, Marty

Series

State guides

Publisher

Rourke Educational Media

Pub. Date

[2017]

Physical Desc

48 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.

Description

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"Historical and anecdotal information about each of the fifty states' official state flags, including the inspiration of the design."--

9) Betsy Ross

Author

Duden, Jane

Series

American Revolution biographies
Let freedom ring

Publisher

Bridgestone Books

Pub. Date

c2002

Physical Desc

48 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 24 cm.

10) Betsy Ross: American patriot

Author

Miller, Susan Martins

Series

Revolutionary War leaders

Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

2000

Physical Desc

80 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.

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.

11) Betsy Ross

Author

Mara, Wil

Series

Rookie biography

Publisher

Children's Press

Pub. Date

c2005

Physical Desc

31 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 19 cm.

Description

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Details the life of the patriotic seamstress credited with creating the first American flag in 1776.

12) The Star-spangled banner

Author

Spier, Peter

Publisher

Doubleday Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

[2014]

Physical Desc

56 p. ; illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm

Description

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Traces the history of the War of 1812 and the battle that inspired Francis Scott Key's poem, and includes musical notations, archival photographs, and a reproduction of Key's original manuscript.

13) Blue sky white stars

Author

Naberhaus, Sarvinder

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

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"A stirring poetic tribute to the beauty and wonder of America's symbols, history, landscape"--

14) The flag of the United States: its history and symbolism

Author

Moss, James A

Publisher

United States Flag Association

Pub. Date

c1933

Physical Desc

xii, 259 p. : ill. (some col.), facsim., maps ; 24 cm.

15) Firefly guide to flags of the world

Publisher

Firefly Books

Pub. Date

2003

Physical Desc

224 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 20 cm.

16) You're a grand old flag

Author

Cohan, George M

Publisher

Walker & Co

Pub. Date

2007

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill., music ; 26 x 29 cm.

Description

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An illustrated version of the song honoring the American flag.

17) Saga of the American flag: an illustrated history

Author

DeBarr, Candice M

Publisher

Harbinger House

Pub. Date

c1990

Physical Desc

84 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

18) My red, white, and blue

Author

Tyson, Alana

Publisher

Philomel

Pub. Date

2023.

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm

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.

19) A flag for Juneteenth

Author

Taylor, Kim

Publisher

Neal Porter Books, Holiday House

Pub. Date

[2023]

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Description

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"A Flag for Juneteenth depicts a close-knit community of enslaved African Americans on a plantation in Texas, the day before the announcement is to be made that all enslaved people are free. Young Huldah, who is preparing to celebrate her tenth birthday,can't possibly anticipate how much her life will change that Juneteenth morning. The story follows Huldah and her community as they process the news of their freedom and celebrate together by creating...

20) Flags over California: a history and guide

Publisher

State of California, Military Dept

Pub. Date

[2002]

Physical Desc

27 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

Description

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Includes provisions from the California state Government Code and the United States code on proper handling and display of the California state and United States flags.

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1) Flag lore of all nations

2) Flying colors: a guide to flags from around the world!

3) The flag we love

4) 20 fun facts about the US flag

5) Stars and stripes: the story of the American flag

6) Flags

7) American flag: the story of Old Glory

8) Flags

9) Betsy Ross

10) Betsy Ross: American patriot

11) Betsy Ross

12) The Star-spangled banner

13) Blue sky white stars

14) The flag of the United States: its history and symbolism

15) Firefly guide to flags of the world

16) You're a grand old flag

17) Saga of the American flag: an illustrated history

18) My red, white, and blue

19) A flag for Juneteenth

20) Flags over California: a history and guide

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