From the Publisher:
"A is for America, the land that we love,
B is for the Birthday of this country of ours,
C is for the Constitution that binds us together,
D is for the Declaration that proclaimed we were free."
This picture book introduction to the founding principles of our country is written by Lynne Cheney, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and wife of Vice President Dick Cheney. More than an alphabet book, it is a primer of American history, a book for families to pore over and discuss, and a celebration of American diversity, faith, and tenacity. Each letter of the alphabet stands for an idea ("S is for Suffrage," "T is for Tolerance") or for an historical figure ("J is for Jefferson, "K is for King"). Each idea is illustrated in words, through quotations from historical sources; and in pictures, through exuberant and detailed drawings by renowned illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser.
Reading this A to Z of America is reading the story -- and the miracle -- of our country.
Annotation:
Lynne Cheney, the wife of U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney, presents an alphabetical tribute to the people, places, ideas, and events that shaped the history of the United States. For example, "C is for the Constitution," "J is for Jefferson," "S is for suffrage," and "V is for valor." Watercolor-and-ink illustrations accompany the text.
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PraiseNew York Times Book Review
"What the book may show is that notions that were bitterly divisive several years ago--diversity, multiculturalism, inclusiveness--are now so widely accepted as to have become entirely standard. Cheney's 'patriotic primer,' for good or ill, looks a great deal like many of the grade-school social studies texts of recent years: a well-intentioned if occasional awkward attempt to satisfy various constituencies, to honor the usual dead white males (the founding fathers et al.), while opening the pantheon to a wider, multihued group." - Alexander Stille 05/19/2002Kirkus
"Glasser's cheerful watercolor-and-ink illustrations are the greatest strength of this ambitious project, with endearing children of all colors, kinds, and cultures, and dozens of historical figures and sites rendered in carefully researched detail." 05/01/2002 |
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