America: A Patriotic Primer

"A is for America, the land that we love,
B is for the Birthday of this country of ours,
C is for the Constitution that binds us together,
D is for the Declaration that proclaimed we were free."

This picture book introduction to the founding principles of our country is written by Lynne Cheney, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and wife of Vice President Dick Cheney. More than an alphabet book, it is a primer of American history, a book for families to pore over and discuss, and a celebration of American diversity, faith, and tenacity. Each letter of the alphabet stands for an idea ("S is for Suffrage," "T is for Tolerance") or for an historical figure ("J is for Jefferson, "K is for King"). Each idea is illustrated in words, through quotations from historical sources; and in pictures, through exuberant and detailed drawings by renowned illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser.

Reading this A to Z of America is reading the story -- and the miracle -- of our country.