America the Beautiful: The Story Behind Our National Hymn cover

America the Beautiful: The Story Behind Our National Hymn

Author: Sonneborn, Liz

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 6.1
Points 1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 3596
Points per Word 0.000278
Page Count 32
Points per Page 0.03125

Description

This book introduces Katharine Bates and Samuel Ward, who wrote America the Beautiful, and explores the meaning of the words, how they relate to American history, and why the song became a favorite patriotic anthem.