Who Was Betsy Ross?
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Born the eighth of seventeen children in Philadelphia, Betsy Ross lived in a time when the American colonies were yearning for independence from British rule. Ross worked as a seamstress and was eager to contribute to the cause, making tents and repairing uniforms when the colonies declared war. By 1779 she was filling cartridges for the Continental Army. Did she sew the first flag? That’s up for debate, but Who Was Betsy Ross? tells the story of a fierce patriot who certainly helped create the flag of a new nation.
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John O’Brien is also the author and illustrator of Mother Hubbard’s Christmas, which Booklist calls “a yuk-filled read-aloud.” He lives in Delran, New Jersey.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780448482439
- Publication Date
- December 26, 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin Workshop
- Original Publication Date
- December 26, 2014
- Page Count
- 112
- Words Per Page
- 62
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Reading Age
- 8 - 11 years
- Lexile® Level
- 840L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~T
- ATOS® Book Level
- 5.6
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 1
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 172012
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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