Synopsis
Now, inspired by Katharine Lee Bates's classic verse, Minor gives readers his first picture book-beautiful visual accompaniment for an American standard. Traversing the entire nation, from the Empire State Building to the Grand Tetons, from the Alaskan coast to the Florida Everglades; encompassing multiple eras, from Pilgrims to wagon trains, from the Wright brothers to NASA, Minor takes us on a journey across land and time-literally from sea to shining sea.
About Katharine Bates
See more books from this Authorthis is paired with a quote from Thomas Jefferson: “I believe…that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.” An interior spread (“with brotherhood”) by LeUyen Pham repeats the cover, picturing kids wearing red-and-white striped outfits representing the flag’s stripes and kids in ...
Dec 15 2012 | Read Full Review of America the BeautifulGall, an actual descendant of Bates, illustrates the four verses of this country’s other national anthem with bold, clean-lined, heroic American scenes, from a sturdy rural couple contemplating their “amber waves,” to firefighters raising a flag over the ruins at Ground Zero.
| Read Full Review of America the Beautifulshe uses âAbove the fruited plainâ (paired with the opening of the Gettysburg Address) to imagine a quilting bee where Americans of all ages and backgrounds stitch together patches celebrating the nationâs greatest hits (the Statue of Liberty, the St. Louis arch, the space shuttle), a smart...
Nov 12 2012 | Read Full Review of America the BeautifulAnd since few grown-ups (myself included) know any but the first verse, it's nice to learn that even in 1895 there were admonitions to ''mend thine every flaw'' and to ''confirm thy soul in self-control, thy liberty in law.'' Ted Chapin, the president of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organizati...
Nov 14 2004 | Read Full Review of America the Beautiful(For a better setting of ''beautiful,'' think of the opening song of ''Oklahoma!,'' which also begins with the word ''oh.'' That melody swings up and down with equal weight until it lands on the first syllable of the word ''morning'' -- and on a ''blue'' or unexpected note, no less -- emphasizing...
Nov 14 2004 | Read Full Review of America the BeautifulBring Back the Deer ) writes that his own travels west instilled in him an awe of ``beauty beyond the realm of imagination.'' Using Bates's verse as his text, Waldman paints scene after scene, matching every phrase to a specific locale (these are identified in a well-designed key at the end).
| Read Full Review of America the BeautifulPairing Katharine Lee Bates's famous 1895 poem with majestic watercolor panoramas, Wendell Minor creates a breathtaking visual journey to some of the country's diverse landscapes and monuments in America the Beautiful.
| Read Full Review of America the BeautifulIn his first picture book, Gall offers an innovative interpretation of this classic paean to our blossoming country, penned in 1893 by his great-great-great-aunt.
| Read Full Review of America the BeautifulPairing Katharine Lee Bates's famous 1895 poem with majestic watercolor panoramas, Wendell Minor creates a breathtaking visual journey to some of the country's diverse landscapes and monuments in A
May 12 2003 | Read Full Review of America the BeautifulThis illustrated version gives not only all four verses, but also strong images of American life that will help make sense of the song.
Apr 17 2004 | Read Full Review of America the BeautifulAn aggregated and normalized score based on 21 user ratings from iDreamBooks & iTunes