Betsy Ross

Author: Pamela Chanko

Illustrator: Renee Graef

Genre: Biography

Grade Level: K-2

This book is a biography about Betsy Ross. It starts out by telling us where she was born and how many siblings she had as well as how she helped with chores, especially the sewing. She went to work in a shop and eventually got married to a guy and they opened their own shop together. Her husband joined the army to fight for freedom. One time George Washington came to her shop and asked for a flag to be made with a sketch he drew. She would tell the story to her grandchildren about how she made the first flag. Her grandchildren would tell the story to others. Not many people knew if it was true or not. 

This book can be used when we are talking about the flag in class or learning about the war for freedom. It can also be used when learning about the 4th of July. 

The illustrations are colorful realistic pictures. They accompany the story well and included on the pictures are random facts of information that are important but not directly tied into what the text is saying.