patriotism

Simple text and photographs illustrate how children can be patriotic.

With national pride and occasional fear, a brother and sister face the increasingly oppressive occupation of Korea by Japan during World War II, which threatens to suppress Korean culture entirely.

An illustrated introduction to the Great Seal of the United States, which features an image of a Bald Eagle, and discusses its history and its patriotic symbolism to America. Includes a time line, a picture glossary, and an index.

Instead of spending her teen years at parties and balls, Annie, an idealistic, poetry-loving Confederate, finds herself nursing soldiers, hiding valuables, and running the household as the Civil War rages around her family's Virginia home.

Fourteen-year-old Matt, abused by her father, has spent years being shuffled around to relatives, and has worked hard to make herself invisible, but her life changes when she moves in with Sam and Jessica Fox, a Quaker couple who quickly make her feel safe, and who Matt feels compelled to stand up for when their anti-war sentiments and peace vigils come under attack in their Pennsylvania town.

A child narrator explains the history and significance of America's symbols, including the Statue of Liberty, the Liberty Bell, Constitution Hall, the Bald Eagle, Washington D.C. and its monuments, and documents such as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

Sent with her younger brother to God?y Island to live with her aunt and grandfather after Germans bomb Norway in 1940, ten-year-old Merit longs to join her parents in the Resistance and when her aunt, a teacher, is taken away two years later, she resents even more the Nazis' presence and her grandfather's refusal to oppose them. Includes historical facts and glossary.

Includes profiles and oral histories of political protesters such as John Sellers, Max Cleland, Nicole Rank, Jeff Rank, Tweeti Blancett, Mort Sahl, Nadin Hamoui, Paul Hackett, Bogdan Dzakovic, Randi Rhodes, Max Mecklenburg, Coleen Rowley, Lorenzo Dominguez, Paul Krugman, Kathy Kelly, John Dempsey, Teresa Chambers, Kevin Sites, Rand Beers, Jay Stroup, and Daniel Ellsberg.

Various authors present opposing viewpoints on the following questions: "What is patriotism?" "Is patriotism positive?" and "Does America need a new patriotism?" Includes critical thinking skills activities.

Contains an introduction to the concept of patriotism, in simple text with illustrations, providing real life examples--from attending a memorial day service, to helping needy people in the community--of how to respect fellow citizens in a variety of situations at home and in school.