Books with title Pledge of Allegiance

With simple, straightforward language and playfully quirky illustrations, a team of celebrated children’s book creators takes a look at each word of the Pledge of Allegiance — and explains what it means."I led a pigeon to the flag" . . . "and to the wee puppet" . . . "one nation, and a vegetable" . . . What was that again? Children in the United States of America have been reciting the Pledge of Allegiance since 1892 - and for about that long, they’ve found its big words confusing. Now, beloved children’s book author Bill Martin Jr (BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE?), fellow literacy expert Michael Sampson, and Caldecott Honor-winning artist Chris Raschka give America’s children a hand, and explain this patriotic poem once and for all. Written especially for children, the Pledge of Allegiance was first recited on October 12, 1892, by 12 million children across the country and has been memorized by generations of children ever since. Isn’t it time they understood the meaning behind its words?

Who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance? Why was it written? What does it mean? Our Pledge of Allegiance tells the story behind the familiar words that schoolchildren learn and many recite every day. Written in clear and child-friendly language for readers in grades 3-6, the book also features children's illustrations that portray the Pledge from a child's perspective. Syl Sobel is a former newspaper reporter, a lawyer, and director of communications for a government agency. His daughters make their debut as illustrators with this book. Other books by Syl Sobel: How the U.S. Government Works (Barron's 1999) The U.S. Constitution and You (Barron's 2001) Presidential Elections and Other Cool Facts 2d ed. (Barron's 2001)

RJ Janzen is a man dedicated to helping those who are losing their homes to foreclosure by suing lenders and those he believes caused the housing crisis. His powerful enemies try to stop him from exposing their greed to authorities and the public by accusing him of treason. Their investigators had discovered that Janzen was captured in the Vietnam War by the Viet Cong. Former POWs accuse him of cruelty as he aided the enemy. The fate of all participants rides on whether or not Janzen can prove he is not a traitor, but that he is really an unknown American hero. As his court martial nears the end, no one is more nervous than Janzen's enemies, including former members of the Viet Cong.