Contains color illustrations and descriptions of over three hundred national, international, official, and provincial flags from around the world, organized by continent.
Explains how the bald eagle came to be a U.S. symbol; lists places bald eagle emblems can be found, such as on coins and passports; and describes the eagle's importance as a symbol in Native American cultures.
Provides information about the bald eagle, explaining how and why it came to be a symbol of the United States, and discussing its near extinction in the 1960s and 70s due to the use of the insect control chemical DDT.
Features descriptions and illustrations of over three hundred national, international, official, and provincial flags from around the world, organized by continent.
Feeling awkward and ugly is one of several reasons sixteen-year-old Kevin is uncomfortable with the publicity about his act of accidental heroism, but when a reporter photographs him apparently being unpatriotic, he speaks out and encourages people to think about what the symbols of freedom really mean.
Provides information about the American Bald Eagle, including its use as a symbol both before and after it became part of the Great Seal of the United States.
Describes traits which make the eagle a good symbol for the United States, briefly explains how the eagle was chosen, and lists some of the places the symbol appears.
Describes how the bald eagle became an American symbol, the inclusion of the eagle on American money, the life of the famous Civil War eagle Old Abe, and threats to the bald eagle's survival in the twentieth century.
