02190cam a2200385 i 4500 962779482 TxAuBib 20230101120000.0 160309s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016011713 9780448486925 paperback 044848692X paperback 9780399542305 hc 0399542302 hc TxAuBib rda Harris, Michael C., 1978-, author. What is the Declaration of Independence / by Michael C. Harris ; illustrated by Jerry Hoare. New York, NY : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2016] 108 pages 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier What is? "Cover illustration by Kevin McVeigh"-- Publisher. Includes bibliographical references (page 108). "Step back in time to the birth of America and meet the real-life rebels who made this country free! On a hot summer day near Philadelphia in 1776, Thomas Jefferson sat at his desk and wrote furiously until early the next morning. He was drafting the Declaration of Independence, a document that would sever this country's ties with Britain and announce a new nation--The United States of America. Colonists were willing to risk their lives for freedom, and the Declaration of Independence made that official. Discover the true story of one of the most radical and uplifting documents in history and follow the action that fueled the Revolutionary War"-- Provided by publisher. Age 8-12. 20230101. United States Declaration of Independence Juvenile literature. JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods. JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Science / Politics & Government. United States Politics and government 1775-1783 Juvenile literature. Hoare, Jerry, illustrator. What is?