Our Flag Was Still There
The True Story of Mary Pickersgill and the Star-spangled Banner
A Paula Wiseman Book/Beach Lane Books · Print & ebook · May 21, 2019
A Bank Street Best Book of the Year “So 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.
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- Who it’s for
- A playful, illustrated true story connects one enormous flag with the anthem it inspired.
- Themes
- Origins of the Star-Spangled Banner, Women who made the flag, Symbols and national identity
- Genres
- 19th Century U.S., Symbols & Monuments, Biographies of Women for Kids
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A Bank Street Best Book of the Year “So 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.”
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If you go to the Smithsonian in Washington, DC, you can see a massive American flag: thirty feet tall and forty-two feet long. That’s huge! But how did it get there? And where did it come from? Well… The 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 isn’t just the story of one flag. It’s 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.
A Flag’s Long Story
A playful, illustrated true story connects one enormous flag with the anthem it inspired.
Come here for
- A vivid piece of American history told through a national symbol
- The story behind “The Star-Spangled Banner”
Expect
- Whimsical nonfiction picture-book storytelling
- Dynamically told history with striking illustrations
Where it sits
| Symbols & Monuments | 62% |
|---|---|
| 19th Century U.S. | 50% |
| Biographies of Women for Kids | 45% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- U.S. History
- Colonial & Revolutionary U.S.
- U.S. Places
- Authors
- Jessie Hartland
- Publisher
- A Paula Wiseman Book/Beach Lane Books
- Published
- May 21, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Origins of the Star-Spangled Banner · Women who made the flag · Symbols and national identity
- Reading lane
- U.S. History