Using simple language that beginning readers can understand, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of Betsy Ross, who grew up to sew the first American flag.
Betsy Ross is remembered as the maker of the first American flag, which was secretly presented to General George Washington in Philadelphia in 1776. But what was she like as a kid?
In this narrative biography, you'll learn all about the childhood of Betsy Ross--from her birth on January 1, 1752, as the eighth of seventeen children, to her Quaker upbringing, to her growing love for sewing and apprenticeship to an upholsterer. Discover how and why Betsy began making flags--and some surprising info about her legendary contribution to America.
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COFA BETSY ROSS
Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Product Weight: 0.28 lbs
Author: Weil, Ann
Illustrator: Fiorentino, Al
Publication Date: 1986-10-31
Language: English
Series: Childhood of Famous Americans (Paperback)
Publisher: ALADDIN
Dewey Decimal Classification: B
Audience Age Group: 08 to 12
Number of Units in Package: 1
ISBN: 9780020421207
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