TY  - BOOK
AU  - Harris,Michael C
AU  - Hoare,Jerry
TI  - What is the Declaration of Independence?
SN  - 9780399542305 (hc)
AV  - E221 .H225 2016
U1  - 973.3/13 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
KW  - United States
KW  - Declaration of Independence
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Science / Politics & Government
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1775-1783
N1  - "Cover illustration by Kevin McVeigh"-- Publisher; The world around us; Includes bibliographical references (page 108); Age 8-12
N2  - "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"--
ER  -