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Set ISBN..........978-1-4222-3117-3
Hardcover Set Price ..........$558.60 $ . (S&L)
Hardcover List Price ..............27.93 20.95 (S&L)
Multi-User eBook List Price... 35.93 26.95 (S&L)
Full color • Library bound
Trim Size: 6 1/2 x 9 1/4 • 48 pages
Grade Level: 4-8
20 VOLUME SET © 2015
HBK ISBN E-ISBN
Alamo: Symbol of Freedom, The ........................-3118-0 -8741-5
American Flag: The Story of Old Glory................-3119-7 -8742-2
Bald Eagle: The Story of Our National Bird .........-3120-3 -8743-9
Confederate Flag:
Controversial Symbol of the South..................-3121-0 -8744-6
Declaration of Independence:
Forming a New Nation, The ............................-3122-7 -8745-3
Ellis Island: The Story of a Gateway to America..-3123-4 -8746-0
Independence Hall: Birthplace of Freedom.........-3124-1 -8747-7
Jefferson Memorial: A Monument to Greatness..-3125-8 -8748-4
Liberty Bell: Let Freedom Ring...........................-3126-5 -8749-1
Lincoln Memorial: Shrine to an American Hero...-3127-2 -8750-7
Mount Rushmore:
Memorial to Our Greatest Presidents ..............-3128-9 -8751-4
Pledge of Allegiance:
Story of One Indivisible Nation, The ...............-3131-9 -8754-5
Rock 'n' Roll: Voice of American Youth ...............-3129-6 -8752-1
Star-Spangled Banner:
Story of Our National Anthem, The .................-3132-6 -8755-2
Statue of Liberty:
A Beacon of Welcome and Hope .....................-3130-2 -8753-8
U.S. Constitution:
Government by the People, The ....................-3133-3 -8756-9
Uncle Sam: International Symbol of America......-3135-7 -8758-3
Vietnam Veterans Memorial:
Remembering a Generation and a War ...........-3136-4 -8759-0
Washington Monument:
Memorial to a Founding Father .......................-3137-1 -8760-6
White House:
The Home of the U.S. President, The ..............-3134-0 -8757-6
Series Consultant: Barry Moreno,
Introduction by Barry Moreno, Noted Historian, Scholar,
& Librarian at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum
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Going beyond pat descriptions of symbols, this series
digs to the roots of America’s garden of emblems.
· The concise, engaging writing is aptly accented by sym-
bols that alert readers to special vocabulary words,
ideas for research projects, and sidebars
brimming with supplemental insights.
· …the illustrations are colorful and appropriate.
· A wide-ranging, appealing, and useful series.
— School Library Journal
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This new series keeps the introduction’s promise to tell the
“story of…America’s great symbols in a freshly written way.”
• Inserts and sidebars include more related profiles and
interesting facts...The glossary vocabulary, central to
understanding and bolded in the text, and the chronology
aid the researcher’s transition.
— VOYA
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AMERICAN STUDIES
PAT R I OT I C S YMBO L S
O F A M E R I C A
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EACH BOOK PLACES THE SYMBOL INTO HISTORICAL CONTEXT, WHILE ALSO GIVING FACTS ABOUT
THE REASONS FOR AND PROCESS OF ITS CREATION.
The word "patriotism" refers to the love & devotion
that citizens feel for their country and for its ideals.
Throughout history,the American people have
expressed their patriotism through reverence toward,
and interest in, certain symbols that havecome to
represent the things that are best about our country.
The new educational book series Patriotic Symbols
of America tells the story of twenty of the most
recognizable monuments, landmarks, and documents
of our history.