What Is the Declaration of Independence?
What Is the Declaration of Independence?
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What Is the Declaration of Independence?

Written by Michael C. Harris and Who HQ & illustrated by Jerry Hoare
Part of the What Was . . . ? Book Series
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8 - 12
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112
Page count
77
Words per page
880L
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May 10, 2016
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Step back in time to the birth of America and meet the real-life rebels who made this country free! On a hot summer day near Philadelphia in 1776, Thomas Jefferson sat at his desk and wrote furiously until early the next morning. He was drafting the Declaration of Independence, a document that would sever this country’s ties with Britain and announce a new nation–The United States of America. Colonists were willing to risk their lives for freedom, and the Declaration of Independence made that official. Discover the true story of one of the most radical and uplifting documents in history and follow the action that fueled the Revolutionary War.

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Americahistorysocial sciencepolitics and governmentColonial and Revolutionary periodsIndependence HallAmerican historythe US ConstitutionGeorge WashingtonAmerican RevolutionDeclarations of IndependenceThomas JeffersonBenjamin Franklin

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780448486925
    Publication Date
    May 10, 2016
    Publisher
    Penguin Workshop
    Original Publication Date
    May 10, 2016
    Page Count
    112
    Words Per Page
    77
    Audience
    Juvenile Reader
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2016011713
    Lexile® Level
    880L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~U
    ATOS® Book Level
    6.2
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    1
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    182534
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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