Thomson retelling of American history and symbolism in terms of the role that the star-and-stripes banner which has played throughout more than two centuries in rallying hopes, ranging from the tale of the flag's creation in the Revolutionary War, down to its message of endurance after the September 11th attacks. Superbly enhanced with the artwork of Bob Dacey and Debra Bandelin, Stars And Strips is a patriotic, high-spirited presentation which should have a prominent place within the young reader collections of every elementary school and community library collection in the country.