Our Flag Was Still There: The True Story of Mary Pickersgill and the Star-Spangled Banner

A Bank Street Best Book of the Year

"So much to like about this, including the folk art-style artwork with childlike appeal, the emphasis on the women who constructed the flag, and the important ways a symbol can influence a country for generations." --Booklist (starred review)

From beloved author-illustrator Jessie Hartland comes a whimsical nonfiction picture book that tells the story of the American flag that inspired the poem and our national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner."

If you go to the Smithsonian in Washington, DC, you can see a massive American flag: thirty feet tall and forty-two feet long. That's huge But how did it get there? And where did it come from? Well...

The story of this giant flag begins in 1812 and stars a major on the eve of battle, a seamstress and her mighty helpers, and a poet named Francis Scott Key. This isn't just the story of one flag. It's the story of "The Star Spangled-Banner," a poem that became our national anthem, too.

Dynamically told and stunningly illustrated, Jessie Hartland brings this fascinating and true story to life.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Published: 05/21/2019
ISBN: 9781534402331
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.60h x 11.20w x 0.60d

Review Citations: Booklist 04/15/2019 pg. 44
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2019
Publishers Weekly 04/22/2019
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2019 pg. 158
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2019
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 506453 / Our Flag Was Still There: The True Story of Mary Pickersgill and the Star-Spangled Banner
Reading Level: 4.2 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5