Description"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.
Dynamically told and stunningly illustrated, Jessie Hartland brings this fascinating and True Story to life..
It\'s the Story of "The Star Spangled-Banner," a poem that became our national anthem, too.
This isn\'t just the Story of one flag.
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.
That\'s huge But how did it get there? And where did it come from? Well...
Description"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
