Star Spangled Banner

Star-Spangled Banner (Live At The 1983 NBA All-Star Game)
$0.99
I actually heard and saw this when Marvin did it at the allstar game and have fallen under its spell ever since. Leave it to Marvin to infuse soul into something as tired and dull as the Star Spangled Banner. A tour de force.

The Story of "the Star-Spangled Banner"
$6.95
My daughter is a big nerd like her dad and loves learning- she is 5 so it makes it difficult to find books that are close to her level. When I saw this book- I thought "it is a board book so it might not have enough "meat" for her to learn from". I was wrong- this is an excellent book and just the right level for her and most elementary school children.

The Star-Spangled Banner: The Making of an American Icon
$29.95
When our children were of middle school age, we had the opportunity to visit Washington, D.C. After eating in the Castle, we crossed the street to visit the First Ladies' Inaugural Gowns. Entering the building we encountered this enormous flag hanging on the wall of the entry. We all were impressed and awed.

Now that we have grandchildren, I wanted them to experience some of that same feeling. Having read about the work on this flag, I naturally wanted to let the children share in my feelings toward our country's flag.

I was happy to find in the book a photo of the flag hanging in that entryway in addition to the history of the flag. I even bought an extra copy for their school for those children to experience that feeling.

The Star Spangled Banner
$0.99