America : A Patriotic Primer

This book is set up ABC style starting off with "A is for America, the land that we love." It is a great first book on American history for younger children. There is so much information in this book. Cheney gave attention to all groups of people: women, minorities, leaders, soldiers, patriots, founders, artists, etc. The illustrations are charming and will draw you in. There is so much to learn and look at on each page both visually and information-wise. I believe this book is good for all ages. It is a definite must have for my personal home library and for a classroom library.

This is your typical A to Z book for younger readers. This book chooses to focus on America for its topic. Each letter is beautifully illustrated with colorful artwork along with simple to the point text. Each letter brings up an appropriate image to tie into the greater topic of america. Each page shows positive images that are great for younger students. At the end of the book, notes for each letter help to expand upon the information provided so that parents can discuss with their children what they are learning. A nice way to get younger students interested in their countries heritage. Better suited for elementary students. Older students will find it to childish and not gain anything from the book.

This book is a great book to read to young children who are learning their alphabet. Each letter has its own page and ties into talking about our country. There are many great photographs of things in our history. This book was illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser.

America is Lynne Cheney’s list of people and ideals associated with our country. Each letter of the alphabet is represented by an ideal or a person that in some way had an impact on America as we know it today. Many of the concepts discussed in the book include equality, patriotism, suffrage, tolerance, and valor. Other letters in the alphabet are represented by the heroic people that have been influential in the success of America including George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, James Madison, Martin Luther King Jr. as well as others. The book also discusses the Constitution and Declaration of Independence.

Cheney’s book provides a great way for young readers to be exposed to the ideas and people that make America great. Many of the show more ideas in this book can be confusing for young readers to comprehend, but Cheney writes about them in a way that they can understand them clearly.

After reading America, students will create their own America ABC list. Students will create a list of American qualities and people. Students will learn a lot about America by creating their own ABC lists. show less

Each letter of the alphabet is represented by important people, ideas, and events in history of the United States. For instance, D is for the Declaration that proclaimed we were free; M is for Madison. It is a good book that tells us many history with this interest method.
It is a Historical fiction book because it indicates a tale that happened earlier, as in pioneer America. Meanwhile, it is an information book. Information books are nonfiction and present current and accurate knowledge about sth found in our universe. The informations of the United States are represented by some simple sentences.
To teachers, it is a good book to teach children history and let them have a concept of the country.
To children, it is a good book that they show more can learn many historical events without boring reading. They even can learn history by remember the letter of the alphabet. It's fun and useful. show less

This a very useful book when teaching children about the different aspects of out country. It describes America through the alphabet with each letter representing a fact, symbol, or historical figure... "D is for the Decliration of Independance" "W is for Washington"
It is filled with different facts that children would find interesting and they are desplayed through images and quotes.

Review: "America-A Patriotic Primer" is an informative book that takes the reader through the highlights of our nation's history that have allowed us to have the freedom and rights that we do today. Each letter of the alphabet highlights a certain noun or adjective about America and gives a brief description along with colorful illustrations.

Genre: Informational

Genre Critique: This book was a great example of an informational text because it talks about the steps that our country has taken to gain the freedom that we really do have today.