Friday, January 6, 2012

Francis Scott Key's Star-Spangled Banner by Monica Kulling - ESSENTIAL

Kulling, Monica.  Walz, Richard.  Step Into Reading: Francis Scott Key’s Star-Spangled Banner, EARLY READER/NON-FICTION.  Randon House for Young Readers, 2012.  $3.99.  

This is a great condensed version of the true story our national anthem.  The story details the life of Francis Scott Key and how the War of 1812 influenced his writing America’s most beloved song.  The end of the book details the whereabouts of that infamous flag and its current home at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.  

EL (K-3).  ESSENTIAL.  Reviewer: SL.

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