Remembering Our Heroes: Veterans Day

November 15, 2014
Grades 3-5 Helping students understand how their government works and become active citizens is the goal of the Primary Source Readers: Content and Literacy in Social Studies series. An assortment of modern and archival photographs, sidebars, and in-text pronunciation guides aid in comprehension of the straightforward text. Remembering Our Heroes traces the evolution of Armistice Day following the end of WWI into today's observance of Veterans Day as well as how Vietnam veteran Joseph Maxwell Cleland came to lead the Veterans Administration. Some overlap among titles reinforces important topics and allows readers to make connections. Each title ends with related activities and a glossary. A solid introduction to civics basics.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2014, American Library Association.)