Everything You Need to Know About Flags

Have you ever looked closely at a flag? How was it designed? What do the colours and symbols mean? How are different flags used? Why are they important? Which country has the biggest flag in the world? Find the answers to these questions and more in Everything you need to know about Flags. From flags of medieval battlefields, to flags of organisations and sports, to national flags around the world.

Julie Ellis has been both a librarian and a school teacher and she is the author of many books for children. She enjoys writing both fiction and non-fiction, When not writing she spends her time biking and tramping with friends, or watching her three children play sport. Julie Ellis is also the author of Flags of the World.

Flying a Flag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 History of Flags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 How Flags are Used. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Flags of Organisations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Flags Around the World. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 North and Central America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 The Caribbean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 South America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Europe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Africa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Western and Southern Asia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Eastern and Southeast Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Australia, New Zealand and Oceania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Activity Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48