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Title: The Children's Book of America
ISBN: 0684849305
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Publicate Date: 1998-11-02
Publish: 1998-11-02
List Price: $22.00
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Hardcover
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1: American history
We purchased this book to introduce a 6 yr old to American history, and we found it to be a good beginning for that. However, the editing by Simon & Schuster leaves much to be desired. The Contents page is erroneously numbered. This is frustrating to a child or even an adult trying to locate the proper page per topic. Hopefully the error will be corrected in future editions.
Despite the problem, I would recommend purchasing this book.
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2: America Tales to Inspire your children
We just finished reading The Children's Book of America which is edited by William J. Bennett and illustrated by Michael Hague. If you are proud of America and the accomplishments of the people and events that built this great country, you will love this book!
As we read through the stories, I couldn't help but get a lump in my throat and feel a sense of pride in our heritage. I am not implying we are better than any other country, but I am proud to be a part of the country we live in. These stories are written in easy to follow language for children. The stories are full of adventure, hope, persistence, bravery, and history. The illustrations help to bring the stories to life. Here is a list of the stories you will find in this book:
"America the Beautiful," Katharine Lee Bates
The Legend of the Grand Canyon
The Pilgrims and the First Thanksgiving
Father Junipero Serra
The Bravery of Abigail Adams
"Yankee Doodle"
Westward with Lewis and Clark
Paul Bunyan
The Story of "The Star Spangled Banner"
Johnny Appleseed
Abe Lincoln's School Days
"The Erie Canal"
Remember the Alamo!
"I Hear America Singing" Walt Whitman
The Tale of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
Robert E. Lee and the Wounded Soldier
Magaret of New Orleans
"Home on the Range"
John Henry and the Steam Drill
"The New Colossus," Emma Lazarus
The Wizard of Menlo Park
Martin Luther King's Dream
The Eagle Has Landed
"America," Samuel Francis Smith
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3: Excellent book!
This is an excellent book. My children loved the stories and the illustrations were top-notch. This book would be a great supplement to any US History curriculum.
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4: Wonderful book--should be read by every child
Wonderfully written stories of Johnny Appleseed, Lewis & Clark, John Henry, etc. My children and fascinated by them, and frankly, so I am. I look forward to reading A Children's Book of Heroes by Bennett.
While perusing the comments, I noticed that some people accused William Bennett of being a racist. One must look at the context in which he made his statement. When the argument was made by a caller to a radio talk show that crime is down because abortion is up (theorizing that most aborted babies were from low income families) Bennett countered with, " But I do know that it's true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could -- if that were your sole purpose, you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down. That would be an impossible, ridiculous, and morally reprehensible thing to do, but your crime rate would go down. So these far-out, these far-reaching, extensive extrapolations are, I think, tricky."
What could possibly be racist about this statement? I find it morally reprehensible that people would accuse anyone of being a rascist without first exploring the facts.
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5: Do Not Buy
I was just about to a couple of his books as Christmas presents. I did not realize he was the person who commented that aborting every black baby would reduce the crime rate. There is no way I would buy anything written by this person.
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