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America: A Patriotic Primer
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America: A Patriotic Primer Hardcover - 2002

by Lynne Cheney; Robin Preiss Glasser (Illustrator)

This picture book introduction to the founding principles of our country is written by the wife of Vice-President Cheney. More than an alphabet book, it is a primer of American history and a celebration of faith and diversity. Full color.


Summary

America: A Patriotic Primer is a succinct history of the United States, an ABC of the principles on which this country was founded, and a book for children and families to pore over, discuss, and cherish.
A is for America,
the land that we love.
B is for the
Birthday
of this country of ours....
To choose the twenty-six people and ideas that comprise the book, Lynne Cheney has drawn on a lifetime of learning about the American past, and on the inspiration that comes from witnessing recent history firsthand. Illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser imbues Mrs. Cheney's words with childlike joy through her exuberant drawings. Together they have created a patriotic primer, a book that teaches history by celebrating the diversity, tenacity, and faith of the American people.

This A to Z of America frames the story -- and the miracle -- of our country.

From the publisher

America: A Patriotic Primer is a succinct history of the United States, an ABC of the principles on which this country was founded, and a book for children and families to pore over, discuss, and cherish.
A is for America,
the land that we love.
B is for the
Birthday
of this country of ours....
To choose the twenty-six people and ideas that comprise the book, Lynne Cheney has drawn on a lifetime of learning about the American past, and on the inspiration that comes from witnessing recent history firsthand. Illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser imbues Mrs. Cheney's words with childlike joy through her exuberant drawings. Together they have created a patriotic primer, a book that teaches history by celebrating the diversity, tenacity, and faith of the American people. This A to Z of America frames the story -- and the miracle -- of our country.

First line

A is for America, the land that we love.

Details

  • Title America: A Patriotic Primer
  • Author Lynne Cheney; Robin Preiss Glasser (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.
  • Date May 21, 2002
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780689851926 / 0689851928
  • Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.6 x 10.8 x 0.5 in (26.92 x 27.43 x 1.27 cm)
  • Ages 05 to 08 years
  • Grade levels K - 3
  • Reading level 950
  • Themes
    • Theometrics: Secular
  • Library of Congress subjects Alphabet, United States - Politics and government
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001057663
  • Dewey Decimal Code 973

Media reviews

Citations

  • Booklist, 06/01/2002, Page 1711
  • BookPage, 07/01/2002, Page 29
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 07/01/2002, Page 396
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2003, Page 195
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 05/01/2002, Page 651
  • New York Times, 05/19/2002, Page 20
  • Publishers Weekly, 03/25/2002, Page 62
  • School Library Journal, 07/01/2002, Page 104

About the author

Lynne Cheney's most recent book is the New York Times bestseller, We the People: The Story of Our Constitution, illustrated by Greg Harlin. She is also the author of the New York Times bestsellers America: A Patriotic Primer, A Is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women, When Washington Crossed the Delaware: A Wintertime Story for Young Patriots, A Time for Freedom: What Happened When in America, and Our 50 States: A Family Adventure Across America, and has written a memoir, Blue Skies, No Fences. Mrs. Cheney is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and former chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities. She lives in Washington, DC, with her husband, Vice President Richard B. Cheney. Robin Preiss Glasser is the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of the Fancy Nancy series, written by Jane O'Connor; America: A Patriotic Primer, A Is for Abigail, and Our Fifty States by Lynne Cheney; and Tea for Ruby by Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York. She lives in Southern California with her family.
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