Target: symbols of America, elementary

[Joanne Ladewig <shatz1@earthlink.net>]

Friends:

A third grade teacher has asked me to find resources on the symbols of
America. This is my first year at this particular school and the collection
is very weak in some areas (I'm putting it as nicely as I can . . . !),
especially American history on an elementary level. Most of our reference
works are appropriate for middle or high school students. For example, we
have the Britannica, but no World Book encyclopedia. . .

I need book OR website suggestions. I've already given her the official
White House website (which has a picture and biography of First Lady, Laura
Bush). She'd like books featuring national monuments and famous buildings,
etc. She's looking for more than just the eagle, flag, etc. I found the
coinage and paper money info in an almanac. She's not looking for state
symbols (we have plenty of info on that). Your suggestions will help us
develop our "shopping list" for this area of the collection, and in the
mean time she can also use your ideas and check the public library's
collection.

Thanks-
Joanne Ladewig
"Library Lady" at Lawrence Elementary
Garden Grove, California
shatz1@earthlink.net

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