Title:
Our national anthem / by Norman Pearl ; illustrated by Matthew Skeens.
ISBN:
9781404822276
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Publication Information:
Minneapolis : Picture Window Books, [2013]
©2007
Physical Description:
1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations, music.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents:
What is a national anthem? -- Why do we have a national anthem? -- Trying to free a friend -- The attack on Fort McHenry -- Putting the words on paper -- A poem of pride -- From poem to song -- Becoming our national anthem -- Words to the song.
Summary:
Presents a history of the national anthem of the United States, the Star-Spangled Banner, written from the perspective of its author, Francis Scott Key. Includes information about the battle that inspired the song, how the song first appeared as a poem, and the transformation of that poem into song.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR-ATOS LG 4.6 0.5 109019.
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Electronic Access:
Mackin Educational Resources Click here to open
Interest grade level:
K-2.
Audience:
IG 650 Lexile.
Reading level:
4.6.
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