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La Bandera de Estrellas Centelleantes (The Star-Spangled Banner)

el himno nacional

From the Series Yo solo: Historia (On My Own History)

  • Interest Level: Grade 2 - Grade 4
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

It was September 14, 1814, and America and Great Britain were at war. Frances Scott Key watched from the deck of a British ship, where he was being held captive, as cannons exploded around them. After 25 hours, the fighting ceased and Key peered through the clearing smoke, looking for some sign as to the outcome of the battle. Was the American flag still flying? His wartime experience inspired Key to write a poem, which was later set to music and became America’s national anthem. This book tells the story of the inspiration behind our national anthem, which helped transform the flag into a major symbol of patriotism and identity.

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Interest Level Grade 2 - Grade 4
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Picture Books, Social Studies
Category Spanish-Language
Copyright 2006
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Brand On My Own Books
Imprint ediciones Lerner
Language Spanish
Number of Pages 48
Publication Date 2005-08-01
Text Type Fiction—Historical
BISACS JUV016120, JUV004020, JUV030060
Dewey [Fic]
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 6 x 8.5
ATOS Reading Level 4.7
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 79260
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Author/Illustrator note, Pronunciation guide, Reviewed, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Author: Catherine A. Welch

Catherine A. Welch is an award-winning author with more than 20 books to her credit and is a writing instructor with the Institute of Children’s Literature. Elementary teachers have found her two short historical fiction books especially useful in the classroom. A teaching strategy for her book, Clouds of Terror, an NCSS/CBC Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, appeared in Instructor (October 1995). A four-day lesson plan for Danger at the Breaker, her book praised by School Library Journal and Booklist, appears at teachers.net. While many of her works are biographies and history books, her writing credits include several science books. She has degrees in biology and biochemistry, and enjoys giving writing workshops to children and teachers.

Illustrator: Carrie Warwick

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Yo solo: Historia (On My Own History)

With striking, full-page illustrations, real and fictionalized characters, and stories featuring events that really happened, these histories engage readers’ interests and imaginations View available downloads →

Reviews

MultiCultural Review

“This is an excellent series to entice Spanish-speaking beginning readers (and Spanish learners) to appreciate well-known events in the history of the United States.”
—MultiCultural Review