America Is... (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780689839009)

In words and pictures, this is a salute to our great country, the land of freedom for us and for people all over the world.
In her poetic text, Louise Borden evokes with bold strokes many aspects of our nation -- its farmlands, its prairies, its cattle country, its cities, its rivers, and the many kinds of people who live and work here. Mountains and deserts, waterfalls and beaches -- each of our states has special things to see and enjoy. And all over this country, our flag flies, with fifty stars for our current fifty states and thirteen broad stripes for our original thirteen colonies.
A few years ago, Louise Borden spoke to a group of schoolchildren in a library in Birmingham, England. When she finished, the very first question was, "What's it like to live in America?" This book is her answer. Readers of all ages will join in this salute to the place we call home, celebrated here in a simple, inspiring text and in lovely, atmospheric, full-color pictures.

Author: Louise Borden
ISBN-10: 0689839006
ISBN-13: 9780689839009
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2002
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 12.34h x 9.46w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 58871 / America Is...

Award: Charlotte Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 04/15/2002 pg. 562
Publishers Weekly 04/15/2002 pg. 64
School Library Journal 06/01/2002 pg. 118
Booklist 08/01/2002 pg. 1952
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2002 pg. 457 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2002 pg. 457 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed