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American Symbols/Monuments Bibliography

DeGezelle, Terri. (1955). **The Great Seal of the United States**. Capstone Press. 24 pages. Scottsdale Public Library.  //The Great Seal of the United States// shares facts about the Great Seal. It starts off by talking about why the United States needed a Great Seal and who created the seal. The book then goes on to explain what each symbol of the seal means and why they are significant to the United States of America. Towards the end of the book is the time line of the Great Seal. After the timeline, the book gives a hands on activity for students to do that includes looking at the seal and finding patterns.  The main curriculum area that this book ties into is Social Studies and learning about American history. It is an excellent book to use when talking about American symbols because it shares facts about the Great Seal and explains the significates of each symbol within the Great Seal. This book can also be used across the curriculum in math. The activity at the end of the book is a creative way to teach patterns in math. Patterns can be found everyday all around us. Using the Great Seal is a relatable way for students to look at patterns since the seal is found on important government documents as well as money. Nelson, Kristin L. (2011). **The Lincoln Memorial**. Lerner Publications Company. 32. Scottsdale Public Library. // The Lincoln Memorial //is about the Lincoln Memorial. It starts off by explaining what a memorial is. The book then goes into briefly talking about Lincoln’s life. It highlights key parts of important accomplishments and how Lincoln died. Next the book talks about how the Lincoln Memorial was made including key details, the artist of the statue and when the memorial was opened. For example the book explains that there are 36 pillars that represent the 36 states at the time that Lincoln passed away. Finally the book talks about what the memorial stands for and how Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous speech from the steps.  This book can be used to talk about an important memorial in the United States. It can also be used to learn about Presidents as well as Washington, D.C. //The Lincoln Memorial// can also be used to talk about art and the details that are put into art work and architecture because the book highlights the details that were put into the memorial. Math can be tied into this book by using the Lincoln statue and how the artist used actual molds of Lincoln’s hands and made the bigger as an example of taking something that is smaller and by multiplying you can create the same object but bigger. This can tie into area and perimeter. Ryan, Pam Munoz. (1996). **The Flag We Love**. Charlesbridge Publishing. 28. Scottsdale Public Library.  //The Flag We Love// is a great book to read and teach about the symbol of the American Flag. This book starts talking about the history of the American Flag and the significant meaning. Next the book highlights the different emotions, events, and history of our Flag. It shares what the flag represents at school, sporting, events, military, etc. The book also gives important historical facts throughout the story on each page. These facts support and deepen the descriptive language that is used throughout the book to show the different symbolic meanings of our flag.  This book is obviously a great book to use when talking about American symbol. The descriptive writing the author uses throughout the story is also a great example to use when teaching descriptive writing. This is also a great book to teach about voice and how even non-fiction writing can have a strong voice. //The Flag We Love// also gives measurements of the flag that was flying when the American Anthem was written. Using these measurements a lesson can be done about finding the area and perimeter of the flag, as well as comparing the size of the flag to other objects such as paper. Johnson, Linda Carlson. 1992. **Our National Symbols**. The Millbrook Press. 48. Scottsdale Public Library. // Our National Symbols //is a fantastic book to talk about different national symbols. It touches on everything from the Liberty Bell all the way to the Bison being a symbol of the west. Each symbol that is highlighted in this book is given background information as well as interesting facts. For example the bald eagle is talked about being one of our nation’s symbols. In the section that talks about the bald eagle, information is also given about why and how the eagle almost completely went extinct and how the bald eagle is now making a comeback. The book also talks about important symbols that are around today such as the symbol of a yellow ribbon that represents soldiers that are currently away. This is an excellent book to use to talk about great historic symbols as well as present day symbols of our nation.  This book is not only great to talk about national symbols but can also be tied into other areas of Social Studies as well as science. The section of this book that talks about the Bald Eagle can be used to talk about endangered and extinct animals. It also can be used to talk about how humans can impact in a positive and negative way animals and environment. Another area that of Social Studies that can be tied into this book is propaganda. The section about how Uncle Sam was born also talks about cartoonist and how he was used to represent the government in propaganda. Bauer, Marion Dane. (2007). **Mount Rushmore**. Aladdin Paperbacks. 32. Scottsdale Public Library. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Mount Rushmore //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">highlights the history behind Mount Rushmore being created. The book starts off talking about the man, Doane Robinson, and how he had a dream of having sculptures carved out of mountains. The book goes on to talk about Gotzon Borglum and his vision of carving these four presidents out of the mountain. Next the story takes us through why each of these four presidents were chosen to be part of Mount Rushmore and their significant meaning to the United States. The book also talks about some of the measurements of the faces carved out as well as some of the features of the faces. For example the book talks about the measurements of Roosevelt;s mustache. //Mount Rushmore// ends highlighting that it was create to represent the United States as a democracy. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> This book could be creatively tied into a math lesson. Some lesson ideas consist of teaching measurement, converting the measurements given into other units, and comparing measurements to get an idea of perspective. Another way to use this book is in art. This is a great book that introduces and talks about sculpture. It is also can be used to talk about how objects can be sculpted out of many different objects. After reading this book to the class a follow up lesson can talk about different people that were mention like Lewis and Clark, or Chief Red Cloud. Another lesson can tie into geography and talk about different mountain ranges or even climate and seasons. A lesson of climate and seasons can tie in the different seasons and weather conditions that the workers had to work through in order to complete Mount Rushmore. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Shea, Pegi Deitz. (2013) **Liberty Rising**. Henry Holt and Company. 19. Scottsdale Public Library. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Liberty Rising //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">is a well written beautifully illustrator piece of literature that tells the story of how the Statue of Liberty came to be. The story starts off with the French man that had a vision for the Statute of Liberty and the sculpture that was inspired by the idea. It takes you through the ups and the downs of creating the Statue of Liberty and some of the ideas behind how it is today. The book shares the story of how money was raised by both people in France as well as people in America and the money was not given by the government. Towards the end how the Statue of Liberty came to America and was put together is highlighted. This book takes the non-fiction story of the Statue of Liberty and turns it into a very creative well put together piece of literature that captures the attention of readers. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Not only is //Liberty Rising// a fascinating read but the illustration is breath taking. The illustrations can be used to teach art technique as well as teach about perspective. In this book there is illustrations of the Statue of Liberty and the size is of the statue seems enormous compared to the objects around it. This book can also tie into math in the areas of teaching about scale as well as multiplication. There is a part of the story that talks about how the artist was able to create a smaller object then multiply it to create a larger object and how he used a scale to enlarge the statue. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sis, Peter. (2004).**The Train of States**. Greenwillow Books. 52. Scottsdale Public Library. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> //The Train of the States// is an excellent book that goes through each of the 50 states. Each state is represented on a car of a train**.** On each car there is information on the state and different symbols on each. Some of the symbols contain the state’s animal and plants. Some cars of what each State is famous for. This book is a great way to introduce how symbols can not only represent the nation but also individual states. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> This book goes through all different states and when they were declared a state. Using the date the states became declared can tie into a math problem. The dates can be used in a story problem in which students have to find the difference between the dates. Another fastening item about this book is the illustration which is water colors. The illustration can be used in an art lesson to introduce water color. The idea of the train cars represent each state can also connect to an unit on transportation where students <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Smith, Charles R. Jr. (2013). **Brick by Brick**. Harper Collins Publishers. 15. Hamilton Public Library. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> //Brick by Brick// is a creative descriptive book that shares the story of how the original White House was built. The book talks about how the White House is a symbol of freedom for our country. It used free verse poetry in a way that paints a picture of the hands of the slaves who help built this house and how their life was. The book goes through the different things that the slave hands did in order to build the White House. At the end of the book is an informational page that gives facts about the original White House, the slaves, as well as why the author choose to focus on the hands. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> This book would be a great resource to introduce poetry. An activity that could be done with this book could include reading a few of the pages then having then students go back and write their own poetry. **Brick by Brick** is also a very descriptive book that can be extremely useful in teaching descriptive writing. Another activity that can be done is read a page without showing the pictures then have the student draw or imagine what is going on in the story. After that exercise, have the students go back and work and descriptive writing and describing something that they can do with their hands. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Slade, Suzanne. (2011). **The House That George Built**. Charlesbridge. 14. Hamilton Public Library. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> //The House That George Built// is a book that describes how the first White House which was then called The President’s House was built. It goes through George Washington creating the design. Next it talks about how George Washington helped with some of the labor to build the house as well. The story highlights different decisions that George Washington had to make, the reasoning’s behind them and how it altered the design. At the end of the story is a page that gives details about what happened to the original house and why it was rebuilt. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Through //The House That George Built// is a repetitive line that is used throughout the story. The line that is repeated “the President’s House that George Built”. This can be used to teach about the use of reputation in a story and how it can be used. After reading this story and teaching about this writing technique students can go back and implement this strategy in their own writing. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Eldridge, Alison. (2012). **The Bald Eagle**. Enslow Publishers. 24. Barnes and Noble. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> The Bald Eagle //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> is book that teaches about the bald eagle. It starts off with talking about what the bald eagle looks like and why it is called the bald eagle even though it is not bald. Next the book shares facts about where the bald eagle leaves. The book then goes on to talk about how the bald eagle is a national symbol that symbolizes freedom. The bald eagle can be found on money as well as the national seal. The last page of the book provides resources to help find more information about bald eagles which includes books and websites. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> This book can be used to teach about research and writing informational text. An activity that can be completed after reading this book is giving the students the different titles and websites given on the last page of the book and having them go and research more information. After they do further research the can take their information and put it into informational text. Another content area that this book can be connected to is talking about different habitats. After reading this story students can further research and look into the habitat of bald eagles.