I Pledge Allegiance by Bill Martin Jr.

Martin, Jr., B., Sampson, M., & Raschka, C. (2002). I pledge allegiance. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press.

Summary:
This book is a great way for teaching children the meaning behind the Pledge of Allegiance. The words to the Pledge are written in bold throughout the book, but there is also text that tells what the words mean, what the colors mean, what to do when saying the pledge, and other helpful things. The text discusses why the Pledge was written for children, who wrote it, and how many students said the pledge on the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus to America.

Ages:
Pre-K through 2nd grade

Credibility of Author:
This book has won the ALA (American Library Association) Notable Children's Books 
award and the Chicago Public Library Best Books for Children and Teens award.

National Standards that this book relates to:
The Social Studies standards addresses are Power, Authority, and Governance.

Access Features:
The text in this book is in various sizes and colors making it a little easier to distinguish the different things that you are reading.

Description of the Illustrations:
The illustrations were created with ink and torn paper.

My response to the book:
I loved this book. It is definitely kid-friendly and explains what each part of the Pledge of Allegiance means and why we say it. This is something that a lot of children probably do not know, but is very important for them to know!

How I would use this book in my class:
This would definitely be a book to use around Flag Day, Citizenship Day, or during a citizenship unit.