Why Are There Stripes on the American Flag?

Why Are There Stripes on the American Flag?
ISBN-10
1467765813
ISBN-13
9781467765817
Category
Juvenile Fiction
Pages
24
Language
English
Published
2014-08-01
Publisher
Millbrook Press ™
Authors
Martha E. H. Rustad, Kyle Poling

Description

Do you know why the US flag has stars and stripes on it? What does the flag stand for, and why do we say the Pledge of Allegiance? Join Mr. Gomez's class as they study the flag to find out! They'll learn when the first American flag was made, what the Pledge of Allegiance means, and why we still honor the flag today.

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