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American flag Q&A / [written by Denise Rinaldo].

by Rinaldo, Denise.

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New York : Smithsonian/Collins, c2008.

Flags -- United States -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature.

9780060899592 :

Smithsonian Q&A

47 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.

What country do you think of when you see this flag? -- How are all flags alike? -- Where did flags come from? -- What were the first American flags? -- What flags did the colonists fly? -- What was the Grand Union Flag? -- What did the first Stars and Stripes look like? -- Did soldiers carry the new flag in battle? -- What flag flew on John Paul Jones's ship? -- What happened to the flag in New York City? -- What kind of flag flew over Fort McHenry? -- Why was the Fort McHenry flag called the Star-Spangled Banner? -- Where did the nickname Old Glory come from? -- Why did Confederates have their own flags? -- Did the Union flag change during the Civil War? -- How has the flag changed over the years? -- What is Flag Day? -- What is the Pledge of Allegiance? -- When and how should you fly the flag? -- What unexpected places has the flag been flown? -- Meet the curator.

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