Tuesday, November 17, 2009

"America Is" by Louise Borden

Louise Borden answers the question of "What it's like to live in America" in this poetry book. This book has great historical and background information about how America came to be. The poems make references to the American flag and what it stands for, as well as the pledge of allegiance and the star spangled banner. The poems are about the coasts, the different climates, suburbs, rural areas and the city. The poems incorporate what kinds of people and different jobs are available in America. The author had included a very important poem about the first native people of America. I think this is so important because many kids don't really understand how we took over America.... The book also covers the importance of diversity and how there are all kinds of people living in America who are "one family and one team". "America is a land where we are FREE. To live. to speak out. to worship. to work. to play. to follow our dreams".

I think this is a great book about America. It is a positive book and doesn't touch on the disparities that we have in America but accentuates all the great things about America. I loved the illustrations. Each individual page looked like a painting and had a lot of work put into it. This is a great introduction book if your talking to students about America in general and what it encompasses.

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