
Amendment You don’t always get everything exactly right on the first try, and the Constitution is no exception. As soon as the document was agreed, lawmakers began drafting amendments to improve it. Out of the thousands of amendments that have been proposed, only 27 have been ratified, or approved. Amendments protect the rights of states and citizens. Others grant the right to vote or promote civil liberties. A few changed the rules of government. One amendment even canceled an earlier amendment! The Constitution’s writers included instructions for amendments they knew from the beginning that there would be room for improvement.	Canyon No single spot in the United States is more awe-inspiring than the Grand Canyon. The canyon is one mile deep, ten miles across, and 277 miles long, but its beauty can’t be measured in feet and inches. Over millions of years, the Colorado River eroded rocks in the Arizona desert, exposing a glorious array of colors. The layers in the rock reveal millions of years of geological history, like a trip back in time. But the Grand Canyon is far from being the only gorgeous gorge in the country Bryce Canyon, Glen Canyon, and Zion Canyon are all close by.	Library Nothing brings a community together like a library, and the United States has more than 100,000 of them. The idea of a public library, where anyone could borrow a book free of charge, only dates back to the eighteenth century. As the country grew, so did the number of public libraries. The business tycoon Andrew Carnegie, who used libraries as a child, gave much of his enormous fortune to build hundreds of libraries across the country. Today’s libraries are more than just book collections. Visitors can read, use the internet, and in some places even borrow tools, or musical instruments.	Flag The Stars and Stripes is a potent symbol of pride in our country. Across the nation, people wear and fly it with enormous pride. Schoolchildren are taught the rules of flag etiquette, and millions of them pledge allegiance to it every morning. The flag is such a revered icon that burning it in protest still has huge shock value. The flag has changed many times over the years, but two features have remained more or less constant: 13 red and white stripes to represent the original 13 colonies, and white stars on a blue background to represent the individual states.


Freedom Freedom is one of our nation’s core principles. The Founding Fathers envisioned a country where people were free to live as they wanted and pursue opportunity, without interference from government. A century and a half later, with the world torn apart by war, President Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke of a world in which all people enjoyed freedom of speech and religion, as well as freedom from want and freedom from fear. Everyone’s idea of freedom is different, and many will argue that some groups are not yet free to live the way they want, but we keep working toward it.	Manhattan America’s best-known island lies at the heart of the Big Apple—New York City. Manhattan is home to about 1.7 million people, along with soaring skyscrapers, glittering theatres, amazing museums, the glorious Central Park, and some of the world’s most expensive real estate. Not bad for a small island that was bought for a pittance by Dutch traders in the 1600s! Representatives from around the world now gather at the United Nations headquarters, while tourists from just as many countries come to see Times Square and other iconic sights, such as the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty.	Moon With one small step in July 1969, Neil Armstrong made a giant leap for mankind. The race to send astronauts to the moon was a competition between the U.S. and its Cold War rival, the Soviet Union. With an on board computer with only the fraction of the computing power of a modern smartphone, Armstrong and his crew made it safely to the moon and back. NASA has continued to blaze a trail through space, launching missions to distant planets and moons, sending astronauts to the International Space Station, and launching telescopes to scan the furthest reaches of the solar system.	Opportunity America is often called “the land of opportunity”—a place where everyone has the potential to be successful. The American Dream promised that anyone willing to work hard could rise to the top. And that did happen for huge numbers of people. But in recent years it’s become clear that opportunities are not equal for everyone. The average income of people in the top 10% of earners is nearly ten times that of those in the bottom 10%. Those born into the top are more likely to stay there, and those at the bottom have a harder time moving up.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Happy Yak (September 17, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 112 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0711242437
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0711242432
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 7 - 11 years
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1100L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 2 - 6
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.78 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.55 x 0.75 x 11.7 inches

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