Who Was Betsy Ross?
Who Was Betsy Ross?
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Who Was Betsy Ross?

Written by James Buckley and Who HQ & illustrated by John O'Brien
Part of the Who Was . . . ? Book Series
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8 - 11
Reading age
112
Page count
62
Words per page
840L
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Dec 26, 2014
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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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Americahistorygirls and womenColonial and Revolutionary periodsflags

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780448482439
    Publication Date
    December 26, 2014
    Publisher
    Penguin Workshop
    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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