The Bald Eagle (True Books)

By Elaine Landau

Book Overview

Discover the signifigance of the bald eagle as an American symbol.

A True Book: American History series allows readers to experience the earliest moments in American history and to discover how these moments helped shape the country that it is today. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.This book describes the characteristics and behavior of the bald eagle, and discusses how the bird became the symbol of the United States, what makes it both appropriate and inappropriate as a national emblem, its endangerment and protection, and its use as a symbol.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0531126269
• ISBN13: 9780531126264
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: C. Press/F. Watts Trade
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 5