Flag
By: written by William Crampton
Contributors: Shone, Karl, ill; Plomer, Martin, ill
Edition: 1st American ed.
Series: Eyewitness books
Publisher: Knopf; Distributed by Random House
Published: 1989
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 63
ISBN-13: 9780394822556; 9780394922553
Subjects: Flags; Juvenile literature
Description: A photographic essay about flags from countries all over the world and such special flags as signal flags for ships and boats, flags for special festivals and sports, political flags and coats of arms. Also includes information about the meaning of shapes and colors on flags.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The anatomy of a flag; title: First signs; title: Coats of arms; title: Friend or foe?; title: Showing your colors; title: Setting sail; title: Signaling with flags; title: Flags of the people; title: Flags for sports and celebrations; title: The United States of America; title: France; title: Germany; title: Netherlands and Belgium; title: Austria and Switzerland; title: Italy; title: Spain and Portugal; title: Greece and Yugoslavia; title: Denmark; title: Norway and Iceland; title: Sweden and Finland; title: The United Kingdom; title: Canada and New Zealand; title: Australia; title: Japan; title: Africa and South America; title: Russia; title: China; title: Flags of all nations.