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Gottesfeld, Jeff,

Twenty-one steps : guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier / 21 steps Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Jeff Gottesfeld ; illustrated by Matt Tavares. - First edition. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm

"With every step, the Tomb Guards pay homage to America's fallen. Discover their story, and that of the unknown soldiers they honor, through resonant words and illustrations. Keeping vigil at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in Arlington National Cemetery, are the sentinel guards, whose every step, every turn, honors and remembers America's fallen. They protect fellow soldiers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice, making sure they are never alone. To stand there--with absolute precision, in every type of weather, at every moment of the day, one in a line uninterrupted since midnight July 2, 1937--is the ultimate privilege and the most difficult post to earn in the army. Everything these men and women do is in service to the Unknowns. Their standard is perfection. Exactly how the unnamed men came to be entombed at Arlington, and exactly how their fellow soldiers have come to keep vigil over them, is a sobering and powerful tale ... that honors the soldiers who honor the fallen"--Provided by publisher

Ages: 6-8. Grades: 1-3. Reading L: 3.8

NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Books, 2022.

ISBN: 9781536201482 1536201480

LCCN: 2021933330

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.)--Juvenile literature.
Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.)
Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.)
Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.)

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1914-1918

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Tomb of the Unknowns (Va.)--Juvenile literature.
Unknown military personnel--Juvenile literature.
Guard duty--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1914-1918--Unknown military personnel--Juvenile literature.
Tomb of the Unknowns (Va.)
Unknown military personnel.
Guard duty.
Soldats inconnus--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Service de garde (Forces armées)--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918--Soldats inconnus--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Military & Wars.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Symbols, Monuments, National Parks, etc.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Holidays & Celebrations / Patriotic Holidays.
Guard duty.
Tomb of the Unknowns (Va.)
Unknown military personnel.
Tomb of the Unknowns (Va.)
Unknown military personnel.
Guard duty.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Picture books for children.
Children's books.
picture books.
Informational works.
Juvenile works.
Picture books.
Picture books.
Informational works.
Livres d'images.
Documents d'information.

LC Class. No.: D675.W2 / G68 2021

Dewey Class. No.: 355.16/09755/295