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Picture Books Celebrating American Independence
Apple pie 4th of July by Janet S. Wong ; pictures by Margaret Chodos-Irvine
Celebration! by Jane Resh Thomas ; illustrated by Raul Colon
Cranberry summer by Wende and Harry Devlin
A Fourth of July on the plains by Jean Van Leeuwen ; pictures by Henri Sorensen
Grandma drove the garbage truck by written by Katie Clark ; illustrated by Amy Huntington
The great cake bake by Helen Ketteman ; illustrations by Matt Collins
Happy 4th of July, Jenny Sweeney! by Leslie Kimmelman ; illustrated by Nancy Cote
Happy Birthday, America! by Marsha Wilson Chall ; illustrated by Guy Porfirio
Happy birthday, America by Mary Pope Osborne ; illustrated by Peter Catalanotto
Hats off for the Fourth of July! by Harriet Ziefert ; illustrated by Gustaf Miller
Looking for Uncle Louie on the Fourth of July by Kathy Whitehead ; illustrated by Pablo Torrecilla