Harris, Michael C.,  1978- <br/><br/>
What is the Declaration of Independence? / 
by Michael C. Harris ; illustrated by Jerry Hoare. 
 - 108 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  21 cm. 
 - What is...? .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (page 108). 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> 5.9.  3-6.  880L  Lexile.  W  Fountas. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780448486925 9780399542305 9781518119521 0399542302 044848692X 1518119522 9780448486925 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2016011713 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Declaration of Independence --Juvenile literature.<br/>United States. Declaration of Independence. <br/>United States. Declaration of Independence. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Politics and government--1775-1783--Juvenile literature.<br/>United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.<br/>United States--Politics and government.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E221  / .H225 2016 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.3 HAR