02306cam a2200409 i 4500 626010970 TxAuBib 20170330120000.0 160309s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016011713 9780399542305 library binding $15.99 0399542302 library binding $15.99 DLC eng rda DLC DLC NjBwBT TxAuBib rda Harris, Michael C., 1978-, author. What is the Declaration of Independence / by Michael C. Harris ; illustrated by Jerry Hoare. New York, New York : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2016] 108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier What was "Cover illustration by Kevin McVeigh"--Publisher. Includes bibliographical references. "Step back in time to the birth of America and meet the real-life rebels who made this country free! On a hot summer day near Philadelphia in 1776, Thomas Jefferson sat at his desk and wrote furiously until early the next morning. He was drafting the Declaration of Independence, a document that would sever this country's ties with Britain and announce a new nation--The United States of America. Colonists were willing to risk their lives for freedom, and the Declaration of Independence made that official. Discover the true story of one of the most radical and uplifting documents in history and follow the action that fueled the Revolutionary War"-- Provided by publisher. Age 8-12. 880L Lexile. Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.2 1 182534. 20170330. Copy donated to AAL in memory of Quetha Jo Lacy, March 2017. United States Declaration of Independence Juvenile literature. United States Declaration of Independence. United States Politics and government 1775-1783 Juvenile literature. United States Politics and government 1775-1783. Hoare, Jerry, illustrator. What was. TXAAL