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A review by adrith
Long May She Wave: The True Story of Caroline Pickersgill and Her Star-Spangled Creation by Kristen Fulton
4.0
This is a great picture book about the creation of the Star-Spangled Banner, the 30 foot by 42 foot, 15-star, 15-stripe flag that flew over Fort McHenry, Maryland during the fort's defense, and which would become the focus of our national anthem.
The text, which recalls lines and language from Francis Scott Key's work, is eminently suitable for storytime presentation, and illustrated beautifully by Holly Berry's art, a composite of line art and paper-cut illustration.
I was so excited to find this for my planned storytime on 4th of July weekend - but my regular attendees were on vacation. Alas!
The text, which recalls lines and language from Francis Scott Key's work, is eminently suitable for storytime presentation, and illustrated beautifully by Holly Berry's art, a composite of line art and paper-cut illustration.
I was so excited to find this for my planned storytime on 4th of July weekend - but my regular attendees were on vacation. Alas!