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Can I read Flags of the World on EtoBox?
Flags of the World by Sylvie Bednar is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Flags of the World about?
<p><p>In this complete compendium of the world’s flags, each nation’s flag is paired with facts and tidbits of history. These flags provide a window into the histories, values, and cultures of countries around the world.<p>Waving in the wind, a flag may not seem like a code. But hidden in the stripes, stars, suns, moons, and colors of the world’s flags are the keys to understanding different countries’ shared histories and cherished ideals.<p>Flags do much more than identify countries and groups of people. In every color, pattern, and design, the citizens and governments of countries announce their allegiances and herald their history. If you know what to look for, a flag can reveal major insights into another country’s history and culture.<p></p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>The vibrant flag images included in this flag-shaped, coffee-table–appropriate book are treated as works of art in and of themselves, with many taking up a full page (spot art depicts native peoples, sites and animals). The symbolic components of each flag are analyzed (the flag for Papua New Guinea features a yellow bird found nowhere else in the world), and statistical, soc
Who reads Flags of the World?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Sylvie Bednar
- Publisher
- Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780810980105
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Memoir, Education, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.73 / 5 (25 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14