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What is the Declaration of Independence? /

Harris, Michael C., 1978-

What is the Declaration of Independence? / by Michael C. Harris ; illustrated by Jerry Hoare. - 108 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm. - What is...? .

Includes bibliographical references (page 108).

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. Discover the true story of one of the most radical and uplifting documents in history and follow the action that fueled the Revolutionary War.

5.9. 3-6. 880L Lexile. W Fountas.

ISBN: 9780448486925 9780399542305 9781518119521 0399542302 044848692X 1518119522 9780448486925

LCCN: 2016011713

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. Declaration of Independence --Juvenile literature.
United States. Declaration of Independence.
United States. Declaration of Independence.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Politics and government--1775-1783--Juvenile literature.
United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
United States--Politics and government.

LC Class. No.: E221 / .H225 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 973.3 HAR