40 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), music ; 28 cm.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 39) and index.
Indexed In:
Wilson's Children, November 1996
School Library Journal
Book Links (A.L.A.), September 1997
Publisher's Weekly
Booklist
Horn Book
Bulletin (Center for Children's books)
Kirkus Review
Library Talk
Summary
An account of the writing of the "Star-Spangled Banner," telling why lawyer and poet Francis Scott Key was behind enemy lines at the time he wrote the lyrics to what became the national anthem.
