The Declaration of Independence: The Story Behind America's Founding Document
Author: Graves, Kerry A.
Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.2
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
3617
Points per Word
0.000276
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.03125
Series
America in Words and Song
Description
This book focuses on the framing of the Declaration of Independence and the meaning of the document, describing the circumstances leading to the Revolutionary War and some of the challenges faced by the men who wrote the document.