| Betsy Ross: Designer of Our Flag Contributor(s): Weil, Ann (Author), Fiorentino, Al (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0020421206 ISBN-13: 9780020421207 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 1986 Annotation: Using simple language that beginning readers can understand, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of Betsy Ross, who grew up to sew the first American flag. Click for more in this series: Childhood of Famous Americans (Paperback) |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 86010775 |
| Age Level: 8-12 |
| Grade Level: 3-7 |
| Lexile Measure: 550(Not Available) |
| Series: Childhood of Famous Americans (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.14" W x 7.56" L (0.28 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Topical - Home Schooling |
| Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 820 Reading Level: 3.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Betsy Ross is remembered as the maker of the first American flag, which was secretly presented to General George Washington in Philadelphia in 1776. But what was she like as a kid? In this narrative biography, you'll learn all about the childhood of Betsy Ross--from her birth on January 1, 1752, as the eighth of seventeen children, to her Quaker upbringing, to her growing love for sewing and apprenticeship to an upholsterer. Discover how and why Betsy began making flags--and some surprising info about her legendary contribution to America. |
Contributor Bio(s): Weil, Ann: - Anne Weil was the author of Eleanor Roosevelt: Fighter for Social Justice, Betsy Ross: Designer of Our Flag, and Red Sails to Capri, which was a 1953 Newbery Honor Book. |
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