Stars and Stripes: Facts and Folklore about the U.S.A.

Stars and Stripes: Facts and Folklore about the U.S.A.
ISBN-10
0070459932
ISBN-13
9780070459939
Series
Stars and Stripes
Category
Foreign Language Study
Pages
106
Language
English
Published
1998
Publisher
McGraw-Hill College
Author
Pamela McPartland-Fairman

Description

Stars and Stripes is a thematic, content-based reader. The reading material, covering a variety of American history and culture, is presented in a manner to motivate students to read, write, listen, and discuss. The readings become longer and more difficult as the text progresses allowing students to advance their skills as they move through the text.

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