Sunday, February 12, 2012

America: A Patriotic Primer

          Picture Book # 2

AUTHOR: Lynne Cheney

         TITLE:  America: A Patriotic Primer (Picture Book # 2)
 
ILLUSTRATOR: Robin Preiss Glasser

GENRE: Non-Fiction Picture Book

         THEME: Patriotism

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CHARACTERS: There are many characters in this book.  For example, the letter H represents the HEROES of our country.  The letter K represents, Dr. Martin Luther KING Jr., N is for the NATIVE AMERICANS and J is for Thomas JEFFERSON.

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2002 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; 1st edition (May 21, 2002)

My children and I love this book.  When we were stationed in Vicenza, Italy, Mrs. Cheney visited the elementary school where she read her book to our son’s class.  He has an autographed copy of the book which he treasures.  This is an alphabet book for children who already know their alphabet, so I feel it can be used to build on that knowledge.  Children will learn important facts about America, the land that we love, and her history.  Each page is dedicated to a letter.  For example, the letter K is in the center of the page and is represented by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  The edges of the page are framed with an abundance of information pertaining to Dr. King.  The illustrations are beautiful. Teachers and Parents can use this book to teach their children more about our country and its rich and diverse history.

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