02546cam a2200481 i 4500 19009287 BJBSDDR 20241202131139.0 ta 160309s2016 nyuab j b 000 0 eng 2016011713 9780448486925 044848692X DLC eng DLC rda DLC eng pcc n-us--- 002 E 221 H315w 2016 973.3/13 Harris, Michael C., 1978- 37205 What is the Declaration of Independence? / by Michael C. Harris ; illustrated by Jerry Hoare. Declaration of Independence New York, NY : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2016. 108 pages 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier What is--? "Cover illustration by Kevin McVeigh"-- Publisher. Includes bibliographical references (page 108). "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. United States. Declaration of Independence Juvenile literature. Estados Unidos. Declaración de la independencia Literatura juvenil 39721 United States Politics and government 1775-1783 Juvenile literature. Estados Unidos Política y gobierno 1775-1783. Literatura juvenil 2779 Hoare, Jerry illustrator. 37179 What is--? (Penguin Workshop) 39724 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK rmza 121562 121562 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2024-07-15 0 002 E 221 H315w 2016 00000181929 2024-07-15 00:00:00 1 2024-07-15 BK