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Here are some books written just for children:

The Star-Spangled Banner: The Story Behind Our National Anthem (America in Words and Song), by Liz Sonneborn

The War of 1812: Second Fight for Independence, by Alden R. Carter

Francis Scott Key and 'The Star Spangled Banner' , by Lynea Bowdish

People at the Center of The War of 1812, by Rob Edelman & Audrey Kupferberg

We the People The War of 1812, by Lucia Raatma

The War of 1812, by Jill K. Mulhall

Time Spies Flames in the City: A Tale of the War of 1812, by Candice Ramsom

The Pirate Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans, by Robert Tallant

The Star-Spangled Banner (Reading Rainbow Book), by Peter Spier

Check back often as we will be adding more activities for children.

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