America The Beautiful

by Katharine Lee Bates, Janice Jobey

Overview

This patriotic song was written by Katharine Lee Bates many years ago when she was inspired by Colorado's Pike's Peak, Kansas wheat fields, and Chicago's gleaming skyline. It has become a favorite patriotic song over the years. While we embrace the words and music, we may not always understand the words. This book proivdes "Conversational Extenders" which provides information about the each line to help the reader share meaning, build vocabulary, entice critical thinking, and inspire love for our beautiful country! Beautiful photos illustrate and engage children in each line as well. "Literacy Links" provide suggestions for building literacy around this song, while "Learning Extensions" offer several learning activities for children around this beloved song. This book extends and enhances learning through: * Conversational Extenders * Literacy Links * Learning Extensions AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL is part of the Me Complete! Early Learning Program, Volume 3, Unit 1, "Many People, One Country" unit. It may also be used independently. The complete curricular set may be purchased at earlylearning.today

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781986089319
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	02/26/2018
Series:	Many People, One Country , #1
Pages:	26
Sales rank:	913,670
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.07(d)

Editorial Reviews

The Barnes & Noble Review
Illustrator Wendell Minor takes readers on a journey through America, giving a majestic tribute to our country and Katherine Lee Bates's famous patriotic poem.

In lush pictures that capture the spirit of America's landscape and history, Minor whisks readers to various corners of the country -- including the New England, the Deep South, and the Rocky Mountains -- throughout all four verses of "America the Beautiful." Minor's "amber waves of grain" showcases a Kansas wheat field, with its golden expanses under an enormous sky, while the Wright brothers' flying airplane depicts "every gain divine" at Kitty Hawk. Other gorgeous features include Mount Rushmore and the Empire State Building, with back-of-the-book biographies of Bates and composer Samuel Augustus Ward, short blurbs about each of the scenes, and a U.S. map showing all of the locations rounding out the book.

A remarkably beautiful read that stands out among the many "America the Beautiful" picture books, Minor's rendition will indeed stir your soul. The book's scenes are vast and breathtaking, with vibrant colors that make each illustration leap off the page. A wonderful idea for gift giving to young patriots, and a rich tool for learning about the U.S. of A. Matt Warner

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