Dear Parents and Educators,
We hope you enjoy H
olidays & H eroes !
Each book in this series tells the story of an important American
holiday and the hero or heroes who are honored on that day. With
richly detailed information presented simply for children, and with
the integration of colorful original illustrations, photographs, and
other historical images, we have designed the new editions of this
popular Kane Press series to appeal to todays young learners. We
have also added new titles to spark further curiosity about our
nations holidays.
Author Barbara deRubertis, with over 30 years of experience as
a teacher and librarian, understands childrens deep-seated desire
to read and learn. One tried-and-true method for tapping into this
desire is to provide children with lively, engaging materials that
offer a variety of valuable learning experiences.
It is our sincere hope that H
olidays & H eroes will engage, inform,
inspire, and motivate children by helping them connect to the
people and events that make up an integral part of our countrys
history.
Happy readingand learning!
The Kane Press Team
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Acknowledgments: With special thanks to the staff at the National
Constitution Center in Philadelphia, PA.
Text copyright 2015 by Barbara deRubertis
Photographs/images copyrights: Cover: Michael Ventura/Alamy; page 1: bonnie jacobs/iStock; page
3 top: wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock.com; page 3 bottom: bonnie jacobs/iStock; page 4 top: Library
of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-7819; page 4 bottom: Pictorial Press Ltd/
Alamy; page 5: North Wind Picture Archives -- All rights reserved; page 6: Library of Congress, Prints
& Photographs Division, LC-DIG-ds-00123; page 7: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division,
LC-DIG-ds-00688; page 8: North Wind Picture Archives -- All rights reserved; page 9: Everett
Historical/Shutterstock.com; pages 1011: Picture History/Newscom; pages 1213 (left to right):
trekandshoot/Shutterstock.com, Brandon Bourdages/Shutterstock.com, Orhan Cam/Shutterstock.com;
page 14: Everett Collection Historical/Alamy; page 15: Photo by Jim Steinhart. 2015 Jim Steinhart of
TravelPhotoBase.com, all rights reserved. (Ref: WIMC325); pages 1617: ClassicStock/Alamy; page 18
top: yurchello108/Shutterstock.com; page 18 bottom: Joseph Sohm/Visions of America/Corbis; page 19:
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Newscom; page 28 left: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy; page 28 right: Brian Cahn/ZUMAPress/Newscom;
page 29: John Angelillo/UPI/Newscom; page 30: Aurelia Ventura/La Opinion/Newscom; page 31:
Michael Ventura/Alamy; page 32 top: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters/Newscom; page 32 bottom:
Rawpixel/Shutterstock.com
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
DeRubertis, Barbara.
Lets celebrate Constitution Day / by Barbara deRubertis.
1 online resource. -- (Holidays & heroes)
Audience: Ages 6-10.
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
ISBN 978-1-57565-750-9 (pdf) -- ISBN 978-1-57565-814-8 (library reinforced binding : alk. paper)
1. Constitution Day and Citizenship Day (U.S.)--Juvenile literature. 2. United States. Constitution--
Anniversaries, etc.--Juvenile literature. 3. United States--Politics and government--1783-1789--Juvenile
literature. 4. Constitutional history--United States--Juvenile literature. I. Title.
E303
394.263--dc23
2015019044
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
First published in the United States of America in 2015 by Kane Press, Inc.
Book Design: Edward Miller. Photograph/Image Research: Poyee Oster.
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