Our Flag Was Still There: The True Story of Mary Pickersgill and the Star-Spangled Banner

ISBN: 1534402330

Author: Hartland, Jessie

Condition: New

A Bank Street Best Book of the YearSo 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. Thats huge! But how did it get there? And where did it come from? WellThe 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 isnt just the story of one flag. Its 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.