America: A Patriotic Primer

America: A Patriotic Primer is a succinct history of the United States, an ABC of the principles on which this country was founded, and a book for children and families to pore over, discuss, and cherish.
A is for America,
the land that we love.
B is for the Birthday
of this country of ours....
To choose the twenty-six people and ideas that comprise the book, Lynne Cheney has drawn on a lifetime of learning about the American past, and on the inspiration that comes from witnessing recent history firsthand. Illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser imbues Mrs. Cheney's words with childlike joy through her exuberant drawings. Together they have created a patriotic primer, a book that teaches history by celebrating the diversity, tenacity, and faith of the American people.

This A to Z of America frames the story -- and the miracle -- of our country.

Author: Lynne Cheney
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Published: 05/21/2002
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 10.60h x 10.80w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780689851926
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.8
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 61251 / America: A Patriotic Primer


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/25/2002 pg. 62
Kirkus Review - Children 05/01/2002 pg. 651
New York Times 05/19/2002 pg. 20
Booklist 06/01/2002 pg. 1711
BookPage 07/01/2002 pg. 29
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2002 pg. 396
School Library Journal 07/01/2002 pg. 104
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2002 pg. 195 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2003 pg. 195 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed

About the Author
Lynne Cheney's most recent book is the New York Times bestseller, We the People: The Story of Our Constitution, illustrated by Greg Harlin. She is also the author of the New York Times bestsellers America: A Patriotic Primer, A Is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women, When Washington Crossed the Delaware: A Wintertime Story for Young Patriots, A Time for Freedom: What Happened When in America, and Our 50 States: A Family Adventure Across America, and has written a memoir, Blue Skies, No Fences. Mrs. Cheney is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and former chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities. She lives in Washington, DC, with her husband, Vice President Richard B. Cheney.

Robin Preiss Glasser is the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of the Fancy Nancy series, written by Jane O'Connor; America: A Patriotic Primer, A Is for Abigail, and Our Fifty States by Lynne Cheney; and Tea for Ruby by Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York. She lives in Southern California with her family.