America the Beautiful

by Kristen Susienka

Book Overview

One of the most recognizable patriotic songs in the United States today, America the Beautiful started out as a poem inspired by the captivating scenery of the West. Written in 1893 by college professor Katharine Lee Bates, the lyrics evoke images of wheat fields, towering mountains, and skies spanning the vast country. Its melody, however, was added decades after the poem's first publication. Today, the song is used as an unofficial national anthem...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150264861X
• ISBN13: 9781502648617
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.3" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5