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Full-color photos. "Historical facts and lore about flags, crests, and pennants used at sporting events, displayed on naval vessels, or brandished in revolutionary movements, as well as national flags, pepper this fascinating account. Another excellent book in this series."-- Childhood Education.
63 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1989
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July 15, 2020
This book was so weird. I read it in the course of simply reading through my grade school library, but it was.... It's just missing so much information. And I don't mean that I disagree with their choices.... but they say a bunch of stuff that isn't explained. I was rather confused quite a few times and I am an adult reader. I should also note one choice I didn't like-- a lot of countries get their own two page spread. But Africa and South America have to share just one two page spread. Two whole continents. The handling of the Confederacy was interesting.
This book did make me look up and read about the origin of the U.S. flag, so that was good.
This book did make me look up and read about the origin of the U.S. flag, so that was good.
December 11, 2023
I will have Eyewitness Books in the non-fiction section of my classroom library. These books give students a ton of information in a non-overwhelming way. I love how the information is displayed on the pages. The images, graphs, arrows, captions, bold text, etc., help students organize the information in their minds and creates a good flow of the text.
August 5, 2010
Well, write the day down on the calendar - I was disappointed by a DK Eyewitness Book. I don't know if that's due to the nature of the topic - "flags" is a very general topic, and covers mankind from the very beginning. Perhaps it was just too general of a topic to make really interesting. ??? Also, the pages weren't focused like they should have been. On the two-page spread about the American flag, there was a weird blurb about the Black Liberation Flag and the Christian flag. It had absolutely nothing to do with the American flag. It's like they ran out of things to put on the page, so they threw that in.
I did learn things, and I did like that part, but if you're looking for a truly excellent book in the DK Eyewitness series, this isn't it.
I did learn things, and I did like that part, but if you're looking for a truly excellent book in the DK Eyewitness series, this isn't it.
January 31, 2015
I enjoyed this book and learning about the flags around the world. It gives you a broad view of the history of flags. It also told the history of the flags from around the world and explain why the flags were designed the way they are. It was very fun and informative and enjoyed seeing the flags from the other country develop into how they are today. The text is not worded well but there is still a lot to get out of it.
January 27, 2016
OK I know these are supposed to be kid books but they are awesome! Great pictures and just enough text to make you want to learn more. Great choices for a beginning history reader or to start an older reader out in a new area. Every time I pick one of these up and read it I learn new things. Highly Recommended
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