A Primer about the Flag

Author: Marvin Bell
Publication Date: 2011
Type of Book: Poetry Picture Book

This book shares a poem about flags. Each page is one part of the poem. At the end of the story is the completed poem titled, A Primer about the Flag. Readers learn about the different uses of flags through this poetry picture book.

I wasn't a huge fan of this picture book. Even though the full poem is written at the end of the story I didn't think this story provided readers with a lot of information. This book is only a primer to flags but it could have provided just a little bit more information. I also was very confused at the ending of the poem and had to read it a few times to try to understand it. I am still not 100% sure what the ending means.

This isn't the first book I would use in my classroom. If I were to recommend the story for a grade I would say 4th or 5th grade. The teacher could use this book as a read aloud as an intro to a unit about flags.

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