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Author
Series
Flying through history volume 1
Publisher
Bancroft Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
You think history is boring? Baltimore kid Daniel does--until a chance encounter with a magical talking raven named Calvert sends him flying back to 1814, where he finds his home city under siege by a British army on the verge of defeating the United States of America in the War of 1812. Amidst the fire of muskets, the thunder of cannons, and the dark approach of the British armada, Daniel discovers just what it took for a young nation to endure...
Author
Series
Publisher
Chelsea Clubhouse
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the events that led Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner" and discusses the meaning of the song and its importance as the national anthem of the United States.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Relates events of the 1814 Battle of Baltimore as seen through the eyes of twelve-year-old Caroline Pickersgill, who had worked with her family and their servants to sew the enormous flag which waved over Fort McHenry.
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the man and the story behind the creation of America's national anthem, profiling Francis Scott Key as a busy and respected political advisor who was inspired to write his famous poem after witnessing the Battle of Fort McHenry.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Tells the story behind the original nineteenth-century national treasure that inspired the poem by Francis Scott Key and the American national anthem, while sharing insights into how the Smithsonian cares for the flag.
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