The American Flag by Judith Jango-Cohen

The American Flag by Judith Jango-Cohen

Do you know why there are thirteen stripes and fifty stars on the American flag? Or how the American flag inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star Spangled Banner?" Find out the answers to these questions and more in The American Flag.

Judith Jango-Cohen began her career as a teacher, designing activities to pique her students' interest in science. She began writing full-time eleven years later, with the birth of her two children. Her forty-two books, which range from Bionics to Ben Franklin and ladybugs to librarians, are the result of her exploits as a naturalist and photographer. Judith enjoys visiting schools and libraries to share her experiences as a writer/photographer and to assist youngsters learn to express themselves via poetry and prose. She also writes science news pieces for Scholastic classroom publications. Judith's books have been picked for the IRA/CBC Children's Choices Reading List, recommended by the National Science Teacher's Association, chosen for the Children's Literature Choice List, recognized a Outstanding Social Studies Trade Book by the NCSS/CBC, and selected as Best Children's Books of the Year by the NCSS/CBC.