The Great Seal

Did you know that it took six years to design the Great Seal? Three teams of people worked on the seal, but Congress did not approve any of their designs. Discover more fascinating facts in Great Seal, an American Icons book. This is an AV² media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with embedded weblinks, audio and video clips, activities, and other features, such as a slide show, matching word activity, and quiz. Great Seal is part of the Let's Read collection of media enhanced books designed for children ages 5 to 7. These books were created to inspire beginning readers to become independent readers. Educator and reading expert Dr. Edward Fry created a list of 1,000 instant sight words. These 1,000 sight words must be learned by students in elementary grades. By the third grade, students are expected to instantly recognize the first 300 of these words. The Let's Read books combine these 300 sight words with vivid color photography and nonfiction content within a kindergarten to second grade curriculum framework.