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Our Flag Was Still There: The True Story of Mary Pickersgill and the Star-Spangled Banner
By (author) Jessie Hartland, Illustrated by Jessie Hartland
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A Bank Street Best Book of the Year ""So much to like about this, including the folk art-style artwork with childlike appeal, the emphasis on the women who constructed the flag, and the important ways a symbol can influence a country for generations."" --Booklist (starred review) From beloved author-illustrator Jessie Hartland comes a whimsical nonfiction picture book that tells the story of the American flag that inspired the poem and our national anthem, ""The Star-Spangled Banner."" If you go to the Smithsonian in Washington, DC, you can see a massive American flag: thirty feet tall and forty-two feet long. That's huge! But how did it get there? And where did it come from? Well... The story of this giant flag begins in 1812 and stars a major on the eve of battle, a seamstress and her mighty helpers, and a poet named Francis Scott Key. This isn't just the story of one flag. It's the story of ""The Star Spangled-Banner,"" a poem that became our national anthem, too. Dynamically told and stunningly illustrated, Jessie Hartland brings this fascinating and true story to life.
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Publisher | Simon & Schuster
Published date | 21 May 2019
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 48
Dimensions | 218 x 284 x 15mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 454g
ISBN | 978-1-5344-0233-1
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BISAC | juvenile nonfiction / history / united states / colonial & revolutionary periods
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