What is the Declaration of Independen..., Michael C. Harris
What is the Declaration of Independen..., Michael C. Harris
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What is the Declaration of Independence?

Author: Michael C. Harris, Who HQ

Series: What Was?

Narrator: Marc Cashman

Unabridged: 1 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/19/2018


Synopsis

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.

About The Author

MICHAEL C. HARRIS is a freelance writer and college writing instructor based in Evanton, IL where he lives with his wife, two soccer-loving sons, a dwarf hamster, a gecko, and a really weird cat. He has written a number of books for kids--including Cool Science titles about artificial intelligence, weird diseases, and spare body parts for humans.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Daniel Ray on December 14, 2024

A succinct statement of the events leading to the colonies declaring their freedom from England. The declaration was written by Thomas Jefferson over a 2 week period at the request of the 1st Congressional Congress. He presented his drafts to Benjamin Franklin and a couple others for review, and mad......more

Goodreads review by Heather on April 19, 2024

Read this with my 9 year old. It is a short but concise intro for kids about how the Declaration of Independence came to be and what it is. It still packs a lot of information in a short book. It does have black and white illustrations as well. I would say this book would be great for kids between 7......more

Goodreads review by Sanjuro on December 01, 2020

Lighter on text than most other books in this series, but uses that space for extra images, which my kids enjoyed. Brief and easy history. The book spends all its time on the background leading up to the writing, and brief comments on the creation of the document, but says very little about what the......more

Goodreads review by Samuel on November 27, 2018

really good and helpful. Read it to my almost 4 yr old and she enjoyed it.......more

Goodreads review by Abby on June 04, 2020

I think the theme is that don't let people boss you around......more