Fun Facts Fireworks were invented in China about one thousand years ago. The first fireworks were yellow. In 1776 people wrote with pens made from bird feathers. Genre Nonfiction Comprehension Skill Recall and Retell Text Features Glossary Illustrations Captions Headings Scott Foresman Social Studies ISBN 0-328-14803-2 ì<(sk$m)=beiadf< +^-Ä-U-Ä-U by Natalie Goldstein Independence Day is also known as the Fourth of July. This book will tell you about the history of this holiday and how Americans celebrate today. Vocabulary colony freedom holiday President citizen ISBN: 0-328-14803-2 Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding permission(s), write to: Permissions Department, Scott Foresman, 1900 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 V0G1 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 Write to It! Independence Day The Fourth of July is celebrated in many ways. Write a paragraph about your favorite time celebrating the Fourth of July. by Natalie Goldstein Write your paragraph on another sheet of paper. Every effort has been made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit for photographic material. The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions. Unless otherwise acknowledged, all photographs are the property of Scott Foresman, a division of Pearson Education. Photo locators denoted as follows: Top (T), Center (C), Bottom (B), Left (L), Right (R), Background (Bkgd) Opener: Corbis; 1 Brand X Pictures; 2 Alamy Images; 3 The Granger Collection, New Editorial Offices: Glenview, Illinois • Parsippany, New Jersey •

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