The Flag Book
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- Create Date：2021-04-22 10:52:40
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Lonely Planet Kids
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Summary
Welcome to the amazing world of flags！ Did you know that each flag is actually a picture that sends a message to everyone who sees it？
In The Flag Book， Lonely Planet Kids introduces you to the flags of every country in the world， from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe， and tells you what their design， colours， and images represent， along with lots of other incredible facts。
What's the only country that doesn't have a rectangular flag？ Why does Hawaii's state flag feature the UK's Union Jack in one corner？ And what do the 13 stripes of the USA's Star Spangled Banner represent？ You'll find out the answer to all these and much， much more。
We'll then show you the other fascinating ways flags are used throughout the world。 Learn the International Code of Flag Symbols to communicate with ships at sea; read about flags used in sports， like Formula 1's chequered flag; marvel at flags commemorating world records and incredible human achievements; and peer with a microscope at the planet's smallest flag， which is no wider than a human hair。
But that's not all！ Travel back in time to the Golden Age of Piracy and have your timbers shivered by the bloodthirsty flags of 'Black Bart' Roberts and his fellow pirates sailing the Caribbean。
Chapters include:
What are flags for？ Speaking in flag
Flag designs Coats of arms Pirate flags Ships and aeroplane flags The world's oldest flags Semaphore flags Flag record breakers Flag tales Sports flags International flags About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids - an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet - published its first book in 2011。 Over the past 45 years， Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travellers， many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children。 Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture， sociology， geography， nature， history， space and more。 We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure。 Come explore！
In The Flag Book， Lonely Planet Kids introduces you to the flags of every country in the world， from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe， and tells you what their design， colours， and images represent， along with lots of other incredible facts。
What's the only country that doesn't have a rectangular flag？ Why does Hawaii's state flag feature the UK's Union Jack in one corner？ And what do the 13 stripes of the USA's Star Spangled Banner represent？ You'll find out the answer to all these and much， much more。
We'll then show you the other fascinating ways flags are used throughout the world。 Learn the International Code of Flag Symbols to communicate with ships at sea; read about flags used in sports， like Formula 1's chequered flag; marvel at flags commemorating world records and incredible human achievements; and peer with a microscope at the planet's smallest flag， which is no wider than a human hair。
But that's not all！ Travel back in time to the Golden Age of Piracy and have your timbers shivered by the bloodthirsty flags of 'Black Bart' Roberts and his fellow pirates sailing the Caribbean。
Chapters include:
What are flags for？ Speaking in flag
Flag designs Coats of arms Pirate flags Ships and aeroplane flags The world's oldest flags Semaphore flags Flag record breakers Flag tales Sports flags International flags About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids - an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet - published its first book in 2011。 Over the past 45 years， Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travellers， many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children。 Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture， sociology， geography， nature， history， space and more。 We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure。 Come explore！
Reviews
Verushka
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Forget my nephews， my brothers-in-law grabbed this book when it arrived and spent most of the evening discussing the entries in it — this is a book of flags of every country， and the stories behind each design。 It’s fascinating reading — I mean did you know earth has an unofficial flag consisting of seven interlocking silver rings， forming a flower against a deep blue background？ It’s to show how we are all connected。 The designer， a Swedish student from the Beckmans College of Design in Stockho Forget my nephews， my brothers-in-law grabbed this book when it arrived and spent most of the evening discussing the entries in it — this is a book of flags of every country， and the stories behind each design。 It’s fascinating reading — I mean did you know earth has an unofficial flag consisting of seven interlocking silver rings， forming a flower against a deep blue background？ It’s to show how we are all connected。 The designer， a Swedish student from the Beckmans College of Design in Stockholm designed it and hopes it will fly on Mars one day。Did you know the islands of Sao Tome and Principe gained independence from Portugal in 1975 and adopted a flag that consists of a red triangle on the left， a wide horizontal yellow band flanked by green bands and two black stars that represent the two main islands…Actually， let’s rewind that: did you know Sao Tome and Principe were two islands that existed？ Because I definitely didn’t。 That’s the coolest thing about this book –– it teaches young and older readers about the world and they places they know， and 10000% more about the places they didn’t know about。 。。。more
Erin Buhr
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There is no question that this lives up to it's title - it is THE flag book。 I am always impressed with Lonely Planet books for kids。 The information is always interesting。 The photos included are stunning。 This book is no exception。 It covers what you'd expect - all the flags of the world。 It also covers other interesting information about flags such as international ship flag signals。 Unique stories about flags。 Semaphore flags - a way of sending codes with handheld flags。 So much。 There is so There is no question that this lives up to it's title - it is THE flag book。 I am always impressed with Lonely Planet books for kids。 The information is always interesting。 The photos included are stunning。 This book is no exception。 It covers what you'd expect - all the flags of the world。 It also covers other interesting information about flags such as international ship flag signals。 Unique stories about flags。 Semaphore flags - a way of sending codes with handheld flags。 So much。 There is so much I didn't know about flags。 A thorough and fascinating book。。。。about flags。 。。。more
Reference
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