Happy Birthday, America, Mary Pope Osborne
Happy Birthday, America, Mary Pope Osborne
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Happy Birthday, America

Author: Mary Pope Osborne

Narrator: Andy Paris

Unabridged: 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/20/2014

Synopsis

For this book, best-selling children's author Mary Pope Osborne was inspired by a Fourth of July she spent in a small Pennsylvania town. Her warm account captures the joy of America's favorite summertime celebration. On the Fourth of July, a family joins the rest of their town in Memorial Park to celebrate America's Birthday. When the sun goes down, everyone sits on the grass for the concert. The band plays, then the fireworks start. Millions of lights fill the night sky with bright colors.

About Mary Pope Osborne

Mary Pope Osborne is the author of the bestselling Magic Tree House series. She has also written many acclaimed retellings of myths, folktales, and works of historical fiction.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Abigail

Mary Pope Osborne, creator of the immensely popular Magic Tree House chapter-book series, offers a poetic description of small town America on the 4th of July in this lovely picture-book. An extended family enjoys the day at Memorial Park, participating in various community activities - fundrais......more

Goodreads review by Book2Dragon

This is more about the celebration of the 4th of July than the actual historical event, except for the post-note by the author citing the origins of the holiday. It is, though, about family and about celebration in small town America. For younger children I would think.......more

Goodreads review by Leah Sidell

Happy Birthday America is about a family and their dog who enjoy their 4th of July by doing so many fun things together like going to parades, eating popcorn, tap dancing, and having a barbecue. The family even see's a girl holding a sparkler dressed as lady liberty and they listen to Mr. Sabertini......more

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