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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Rescuing the Declaration of Independence: How We Almost Lost the Words that Built America
Anna Crowley Redding
Illustrator: Edwin Fotheringham
Ages: 6+
Published: 2020
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-06-274032-8
Keywords: Stephen Pleasonton, important documents, preservation, Washington burning
In 1814, Stephen Pleasonton, Secretary of State Monroe's clerk, skillfully secured the safety of crucial documents when the British threatened to burn Washington. Energetic illustrations. Well-documented.