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It's time for music class! Are you ready to sing the national anthem? Do you know the story behind this famous song? It tells about how the American flag survived a battle. Join Ms. Hill's class as they learn who wrote The Star-Spangled Banner, what the words mean, and why we sing it.

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These cheerful introductions to American Symbols are ideal for early elementary students. Each title operates on the premise that a group of children is learning about a symbol by participating in a class lesson or by going on a field trip to see the symbol itself. The storylike narrative is simple, engaging, and informative. The author pulls in images and comparisons that help the youngest elementary school students grasp new concepts (' What's a symbol? Ethan asks. A symbol is something that stands for something else, Mr. Gomez answers. Like a green light means go! says Jolie.'). The bright, cartoon illustrations feature a variety of people: men, women, children, black, white, and Latino, and one character appears in a wheelchair. All in all, an appealing first look at American emblems. --School Library Journal, Series Made Simple --Journal

These cheerful introductions to American Symbols are ideal for early elementary students. Each title operates on the premise that a group of children is learning about a symbol by participating in a class lesson or by going on a field trip to see the symbol itself. The storylike narrative is simple, engaging, and informative. The author pulls in images and comparisons that help the youngest elementary school students grasp new concepts ('What's a symbol? Ethan asks. A symbol is something that stands for something else, Mr. Gomez answers. Like a green light means go! says Jolie.'). The bright, cartoon illustrations feature a variety of people: men, women, children, black, white, and Latino, and one character appears in a wheelchair. All in all, an appealing first look at American emblems. --School Library Journal, Series Made Simple -- Journal

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Martha E. H. Rustad is the author of more than two hundred nonfiction children's books, on topics ranging from snowflakes to termites to the Statue of Liberty. She lives with her family in Brainerd, Minnesota. Kyle Poling began taking art lessons in kindergarten. He won various local and national art competitions in high school and graduated from Columbus College of Art and Design. Kyle was then hired by American Greetings in Cleveland, where he specialized in Juvenile and Humor card illustrations. Since then he has developed children's art for cards, picture books, early reader books, board games, and educational textbooks.

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