Birth of the Star-Spangled Banner

Birth of the Star-Spangled Banner book cover — BIRTH OF THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER O say can you see by the dauns early light What so proudly we haald at the twilights last gleaming Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight Ver the namonts we watchd were 80 gallantly strea A FLY on the WALL HISTORY Eind the sockets red glare the bombs bursting in aan Gave precy through the night that on flag was still there O say does that star spangled banner yet wave Der the land of the here and the home of the brave BY THOMAS KINGSLEY TROUPE ILLUSTRATED BY JOMIKE TEJIDO PICTURE WINDOW BOOKS a capstone imprint

Birth of the Star-Spangled Banner — page 1 — Hi I'm Horace and this is My Sister Maggie We've been flies on the wall during important events in history er en tid deres HC We watched workers carve the Great Sphinx of Giza in ancient Egypt We even walked On the MDOn with Neil Armstrong We flew alongside the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II 1939 1945 One thing we didn't expect to see was the birth of our anthem national

Birth of the Star-Spangled Banner — page 2 — AUGUST 31 1814 Maggie and I were buzzing around Washington D C in August 1814 The United States was at war with Great Britain The two countries were fighting over Many things including trade issues and maritime rights British troops had just captured and burned the U S capital Soldiers filled the streets Fires Smoldered everywhere Maggie and I were scared What would happen to our country I TIM 101 TR1 ilin The conflict with Great Britain was known as the War 1812 of

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