Raise the Flag: Terrific Flag Facts, Stories, and Trivia!
Clive Gifford
(Author)
Tim Bradford
(Illustrator)
Description
Packed full of wow-inducing facts and trivia, this colourful book offers much more than the average flag book. Find out how Lichtenstein and Haiti discovered they shared the exact same flag and which national flag was designed by a 15-year-old schoolgirl in this comprehensive and entertaining read.. Features 268 flags, including the national flag of every country in the world, an atlas-style chapter for each continent exploring the history of significant flags, and themed sections that introduce the many different types of flags, plus great moments in flag history (flags at the poles and in space for example) and how we communicate using flags. There's even a design-your-own flag activity and a fabulous flag quiz at the back of the book to help you get creative and test your flag knowledge!Product Details
Price
$14.95
Publisher
QEB Publishing
Publish Date
August 28, 2018
Pages
96
Dimensions
9.2 X 11.3 X 0.6 inches | 1.15 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781682973387
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About the Author
Living right next to a nature reserve in Nottingham, UK, Tim Bradford is inspired by nature and also loves drawing people of all sizes, shapes, and nationalities. Tim studied for an MA in Illustration and Animation at Kingston University London, England.
Clive Gifford has traveled to more than 70 countries, climbed rocket launch towers, ridden on robots, and flown gliders. He's had more than 200 books published and has received nominations for or won Royal Society, School Library Association, Smithsonian, and TES awards. He won the Blue Peter Book Award for Best Book with Facts 2019 for his title The Colors of History (QEB). Clive lives in Manchester, UK.