Rebecca C Jones
Author
Pub. Date
[1988]
Language
English
Description
Caroline Pickersgill lived in Baltimore with her mother and grandmother in the early 1800s. To support themselves they sewed flags and pennants for ships that sailed into the harbor from all over the world. During the War of 1812, they made the huge flag that flew over Fort McHenry and inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner."
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Just in time for the 60th anniversary of the blaze that changed American fire laws, The School's on Fire! follows the path of the December 1958 fire that killed 92 kids and 3 teachers at Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago. Recounted in a fast-paced, blow-by-blow and classroom-by-classroom narrative, the tragedy is made accessible to kids by focusing on the survivors' stories of courage, quick thinking, and luck. Informed by interviews with...
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