CARL MEMLING wrote many Little Golden Books in the 1950s and '60s, including Rupert the Rhinoceros, Ten Little Animals, Our Flag, and The Sword in the Stone.

The youngest readers will enjoy this concise but informative history of the American flag with beautiful and exciting illlustrations of colonial life, Betsy Ross, George Washington, and Fort McHenry. Included are illustrated instructions on flag etiquette, as well as the Pledge of Allegiance.