The Star-Spangled Banner
Due to careful research, Spier's artwork depicts "the dawn's early light" and "the rocket's red glare" with remarkable authenticity and detail in this celebratory book. Among the highlights: a brief history of the anthem, a reproduction of Francis Scott Key's original manuscript, music for guitar...
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Due to careful research, Spier's artwork depicts "the dawn's early light" and "the rocket's red glare" with remarkable authenticity and detail in this celebratory book. Among the highlights: a brief history of the anthem, a reproduction of Francis Scott Key's original manuscript, music for guitar and piano chords and many photographs.A Child Study Children's Book Committee: Children's Book of the Year, An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780440406976 (0440406978)
Publish date: February 1st 1992
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
Pages no: 56
Edition language: English
This is an awesome picture book with drawings to match the verses of the Star Spangled Banner. The end of the book has a short section that explains the war of 1812 and how the song was written. Excellent. My boys loved it. I got a little teary eyed myself as we went through it. Great book for ...
It has been some time since I last read this book but I remember thinking that I came away with a better understanding of the song seeing it with the corresponding illustrations. The drawings are quite good and very eye catchings. This is a great way to introduce the US national anthem to a young ch...
29 years ago
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