|
|
|
books
| book details |
Our Flag Was Still There: The True Story of Mary Pickersgill and the Star-Spangled Banner
By (author) Jessie Hartland, Illustrated by Jessie Hartland
|
|
This book is currently unavailable. Enquire to check if we can source a used copy
|
| book description |
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.
| product details |
Normally shipped |
Publisher | Simon & Schuster
Published date | 1 Jan 2019
Language |
Format | Digital (delivered electronically)
Pages | 40
Dimensions | 0 x 0 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-1-5344-0234-8
Readership Age |
BISAC | juvenile nonfiction / history / united states / colonial & revolutionary periods
| other options |
|
|
|
To view the items in your trolley please sign in.
| sign in |
|
|
|
| specials |
|
|
Carlo Rovelli
Paperback / softback
224 pages
was: R 295.95
now: R 265.95
|
Originally published in Italian: L'ordine del tempo (Milan: Adelphi Edizioni, 2017).
|
|
Carlo Rovelli
Paperback / softback
208 pages
was: R 295.95
now: R 265.95
|
|
|
|
|
|
