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bickie's review against another edition
3.0
Weaving in phrases from the national anthem, this book tells the story represented in the "Star-Spangled Banner" through the eyes of Caroline Pickersgill of Baltimore who helped stitch the large flag that flew over Fort McHenry. Accompanied by arresting wood-block illustrations punctuated with cut-paper accents.
heisereads's review against another edition
4.0
A fascinating story that I did not know. The text is accessible for young readers, and I appreciated the lines from The Star-Spangled Banner woven throughout in telling the story of the attack on Fort McHenry. Though it is the author's note that truly highlighted the story of Caroline Pickersgill for me. The note sends a strong message of female empowerment also, while acknowledging that in that time in historywomen did not have many rights, while Aftrican Americans didn't either. The illustrator bio on the back flap states she is a block printmaker, which helps explain the specific illustration style - it also seems to have some collage aspects.
nerfherder86's review against another edition
4.0
A fun picture book about the thirteen year old girl, her mother, grandmother, and an indentured servant who all sewed the giant American flag that flew at Fort McHenry in 1814 during the battle with the British that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem that became our national anthem. I loved how the text uses lines from the poem/song to tell the story--"at the twilight's last gleaming, British ships sailed into the harbor," for example. Author's note explains how rare it was for a woman--the mother in the story--to run a business in 1814. Gorgeous block print and collaged illustrations with strong blacks and bright colors, have flag elements woven through them to really make it graphically "pop."
maidmarianlib's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting history and some nice wood-cut esque illustrations.
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