Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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My Country ‘Tis of Thee
by Claire Rudolf Murphy
Illustrator: Bryan Collier
Ages: 6+
Published: 2014
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. BFYR/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-0-8050-8226-5
Keywords: Picture Books for Older Readers
The evolution of a song, which first celebrated a British king and which Aretha Franklin sang at Obama's inauguration, reflects US history. Dramatic watercolor and collage illustrations. Sources, bibliography, music.