Betsy Ross: The Story of Our Flag

by Pamela Chanko

Engaging 16-page books on must-know, inspiring Americans. Features lively text, captions, realistic illustrations, glossaries, diagrams, and more. Correlate with Guided Reading Levels I and J. For use with Grades K�2.

Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, History, Childrens

16 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2007

Reviews

[Bookbag_Betty · Rating 3 out of 5]

-Bold Stripes - Bright Stars - Brave Hearts

-Stars & Stripes Forever

-Freedom, Liberty And Justice For All

When we honor our flag we honor what we stand for as a Nation -- freedom, equality, justice, and hope.

We take the star from Heaven, the red from our mother country, separating it by white stripes, thus showing that we have separated from her, and the white stripes shall go down to posterity representing liberty.

Whether the flag hangs from an angled or horizontal staff, be sure the union or canton (the rectangle with the stars) is at the peak.

When displayed over a street, the flag should be suspended vertically with the union to the north in an east and west street, or to the east in a north and south street.

The American flag should be at the center and the highest point when displayed with a group of state flags.

Betsy was buried on Arch Street in the garden of the house she was ran as an upholstery shop. The flag of the United States flies twenty four hours a day over her grave.

TRAVELED TO // Pennsylvania
MET ALONG THE WAY // Betsy Griscom Ross "The Little Rebel", John Ross, George Washington, Robert Morris, Colonel George Ross, Joseph Ashburn, John Claypoole, William Canby

[Set · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice to have some variety in this collection. This is a fun historical figure to learn about. Although she did something that may have seemed mundane to others in the past and perhaps wasn't given too much credit while she was working in those early years at an upholsterer's shop, she kept it in her heart and passed down the story to her children and grandchildren. And not only that but the image of the flag that she stitched up was passed down for many generations and it is perhaps the most important patriotic symbol that we have in the USA till this day.