Literature and Information

Student Resources

Berenstain, Mike. The Berenstain Bears God Bless Our Country. Zonderkidz, 2015.

Bridwell, Norman. Clifford Goes to Washington. New York: Scholastic, 2005. This book can be used to teach students about various U.S. Symbols found in Washington, DC.

Brown, Marc Tolon. Arthur in New York. New York: Random House, 2008. In this book Arthur takes a trip to New York and discovers the statue of liberty.

Catrow, David. We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States. New York: Puffin, 2005. This book contains the words of the preamble with wonderful illustrations to help children understand what the words mean.

Firestone, Mary. The Liberty Bell. Picture Window Books, 2007. This book gives the history and the importance of the liberty bell.

Firestone, Mary, and Matthew Skeens. Our American Flag. Minneapolis, Minn.: Picture Window Books, 2007. This book gives the history and the importance of the American flag.

Firestone, Mary, and Matthew Skeens. The Statue of Liberty. Minneapolis, Minn.: Picture Window Books, 2007. This book gives the history and the importance of the statue of liberty.

Freedman, Russell. Give Me Liberty!: The Story of the Declaration of Independence. New York: Holiday House, 2000. This book book tells the story of the Declaration of Independence.

Henry, Heather French. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Jellybeans: A Fourth of July Story. Woodland Hills, CA: Cubbie Blue Pub., 2004. This book teaches students that the fourth of July is about more than fireworks and parades.

Javernick, Ellen, and Colleen M. Madden. What If Everybody Did That? Tarrytown, N.Y.: Marshall Cavendish Children, 2010. This book teaches the students even though something may seem very small if everybody did that one thing it could have lasting harmful effects on the earth.

Juba, Stacy. The Flag Keeper. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2010. This book is about a bear that takes care of a flag.

Maestro, Betsy, and Giulio Maestro. A More Perfect Union: The Story of Our Constitution. New York: Collins, 1987. This book tell the history of the U.S. constitution, including how and why it was created.

Mora, Pat, and Libby Martinez. I Pledge Allegiance. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2014. This book is about a little girl and her grandmother who are both learning the pledge of Allegiance. Libby has to learn it to lead her class in saying it and her grandmother is learning it to become a U.S. citizen.

Pearl, Norman, and Matthew Skeens. The Bald Eagle. Minneapolis, Minn.: Picture Window Books, 2007. This book gives the history and the importance of the bad eagle.

Rath, Tom, and Maurie Manning. How Full Is Your Bucket?: For Kids. New York: Gallup Press, 2009. This book teaches students character skills such as being kind to one another.

Rathmann, Peggy. Officer Buckle and Gloria. New York: Putnam's, 1995. This book is about following rules.

The Pledge of Allegiance. New York: Scholastic, 2001.Vigliano, Adrian, and Mark Beech. This book gives the words to the Pledge of Allegiance.

Being a Good Citizen. Chicago, Ill.: Heinemann Library, 2010. This book teaches students about various things they can do to be good citizens.