By the Dawn's Early Light
by Steven Kroll and Dan Andreasen
Kroll's text tells the inspiring story of how Francis Scott Key wrote America's national... read more
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
Year Published 1994
Word Count 1,783
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 930L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 52679, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Poets, American--19th century--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Star-spangled banner (Song)--Juvenile literature
- United States--History--War of 1812--Juvenile literature
- Poets, American
- Patriotic poetry, American--Authorship--Juvenile literature
- Lawyers
- Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843
- Lawyers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 19th Century
- Star-spangled banner (Song)
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