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24 pp.
| Lerner
| August, 2009
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7613-4934-1$19.93
(4)
K-3
First Step Nonfiction: American Holidays series.
These books briefly introduce readers to the Juneteenth and Constitution Day holidays. Using one choppy but accessible sentence per page, the volumes provide very bare-bones information: "Juneteenth began many years ago. / America was fighting about slaves"; "Many Americans met to write the Constitution." Stock photographs or archival illustrations fill each compact page. Additional facts are appended. Timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these First Step Nonfiction: American Holidays titles: Constitution Day and Juneteenth.
24 pp.
| Lerner
| August, 2009
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7613-4930-3$19.93
(4)
K-3
First Step Nonfiction: American Holidays series.
These books briefly introduce readers to the Juneteenth and Constitution Day holidays. Using one choppy but accessible sentence per page, the volumes provide very bare-bones information: "Juneteenth began many years ago. / America was fighting about slaves"; "Many Americans met to write the Constitution." Stock photographs or archival illustrations fill each compact page. Additional facts are appended. Timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these First Step Nonfiction: American Holidays titles: Constitution Day and Juneteenth.
(4)
K-3
First Step Nonfiction: American Holidays series.
With a simple text and large color photos, each small-size book in this series gives some very basic history about a U.S. holiday. While the writing is fairly dry, these books offer easy-to-read introductions for young readers. Oddly, photos of modern-day presidents in Presidents' Day are from the 1980s and 90s, giving the book a dated feel. A timeline and a page of additional facts are included. Glos., ind. [First Step Nonfiction covers these titles: Earth Day, Independence Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, and Presidents' Day.]
(4)
K-3
First Step Nonfiction: American Holidays series.
With a simple text and large color photos, each small-size book in this series gives some very basic history about a U.S. holiday. While the writing is fairly dry, these books offer easy-to-read introductions for young readers. Oddly, photos of modern-day presidents in Presidents' Day are from the 1980s and 90s, giving the book a dated feel. A timeline and a page of additional facts are included. Glos., ind. [First Step Nonfiction covers these titles: Earth Day, Independence Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, and Presidents' Day.]
(4)
K-3
First Step Nonfiction: American Holidays series.
With a simple text and large color photos, each small-size book in this series gives some very basic history about a U.S. holiday. While the writing is fairly dry, these books offer easy-to-read introductions for young readers. Oddly, photos of modern-day presidents in Presidents' Day are from the 1980s and 90s, giving the book a dated feel. A timeline and a page of additional facts are included. Glos., ind. [First Step Nonfiction covers these titles: Earth Day, Independence Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, and Presidents' Day.]
(4)
K-3
First Step Nonfiction: American Holidays series.
With a simple text and large color photos, each small-size book in this series gives some very basic history about a U.S. holiday. While the writing is fairly dry, these books offer easy-to-read introductions for young readers. Oddly, photos of modern-day presidents in Presidents' Day are from the 1980s and 90s, giving the book a dated feel. A timeline and a page of additional facts are included. Glos., ind. [First Step Nonfiction covers these titles: Earth Day, Independence Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, and Presidents' Day.]
(4)
K-3
First Step Nonfiction: American Holidays series.
With a simple text and large color photos, each small-size book in this series gives some very basic history about a U.S. holiday. While the writing is fairly dry, these books offer easy-to-read introductions for young readers. Oddly, photos of modern-day presidents in Presidents' Day are from the 1980s and 90s, giving the book a dated feel. A timeline and a page of additional facts are included. Glos., ind. [First Step Nonfiction covers these titles: Earth Day, Independence Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, and Presidents' Day.]