Who Was Betsy Ross?

Paperback – Illustrated, December 26, 2014
112
English
0448482436
9780448482439
25 Dec
Born the eighth of seventeen children in Philadelphia, Betsy Ross lived in a time when the American colonies were yearning for independence from British rule. Ross worked as a seamstress and was eager to contribute to the cause, making tents and repairing uniforms when the colonies declared war. By 1779 she was filling cartridges for the Continental Army. Did she sew the first flag? That’s up for debate, but Who Was Betsy Ross? tells the story of a fierce patriot who certainly helped create the flag of a new nation.

Reviews (149)

Well Done

I bought this for my 10 year old who decided to be Betsy Ross for Halloween. She read it in one day, and said it was "educational and interesting." She said she loved it just like all the others in the Who Was series!

Great little book

Great little book. We buy lots of Who Was books and use them for homeschool enrichment. Short chapters, larger font, and lots of pictures make these books an easy read. This was a great addition to our collection.

Perfect to use for prop for project!

Great material, easy read for kids, and such an interesting informational text.

Five Stars

Informative and fun book! My daughter is in 3rd grade & found it enjoyable and easy to read.

exactly as expected

my 8 year old loved it

Betsy Ross

The book was even Better than expected. It was used to base a character on for a living history parade.

Damaged

Product damaged! Spine of book ripped up and book was bent. Do not buy!!

Surprised

Got me 30 facts thought I would only get 10.

Great book

Daughter loves these books and she already has been quizzing me on Betsy Ross

Easy read

Basic. Good book for 3rd grader.

Well Done

I bought this for my 10 year old who decided to be Betsy Ross for Halloween. She read it in one day, and said it was "educational and interesting." She said she loved it just like all the others in the Who Was series!

Great little book

Great little book. We buy lots of Who Was books and use them for homeschool enrichment. Short chapters, larger font, and lots of pictures make these books an easy read. This was a great addition to our collection.

Perfect to use for prop for project!

Great material, easy read for kids, and such an interesting informational text.

Five Stars

Informative and fun book! My daughter is in 3rd grade & found it enjoyable and easy to read.

exactly as expected

my 8 year old loved it

Betsy Ross

The book was even Better than expected. It was used to base a character on for a living history parade.

Damaged

Product damaged! Spine of book ripped up and book was bent. Do not buy!!

Surprised

Got me 30 facts thought I would only get 10.

Great book

Daughter loves these books and she already has been quizzing me on Betsy Ross

Easy read

Basic. Good book for 3rd grader.

Well Done

I bought this for my 10 year old who decided to be Betsy Ross for Halloween. She read it in one day, and said it was "educational and interesting." She said she loved it just like all the others in the Who Was series!

Great little book

Great little book. We buy lots of Who Was books and use them for homeschool enrichment. Short chapters, larger font, and lots of pictures make these books an easy read. This was a great addition to our collection.

Perfect to use for prop for project!

Great material, easy read for kids, and such an interesting informational text.

Five Stars

Informative and fun book! My daughter is in 3rd grade & found it enjoyable and easy to read.

exactly as expected

my 8 year old loved it

Betsy Ross

The book was even Better than expected. It was used to base a character on for a living history parade.

Damaged

Product damaged! Spine of book ripped up and book was bent. Do not buy!!

Surprised

Got me 30 facts thought I would only get 10.

Great book

Daughter loves these books and she already has been quizzing me on Betsy Ross

Easy read

Basic. Good book for 3rd grader.

Well Done

I bought this for my 10 year old who decided to be Betsy Ross for Halloween. She read it in one day, and said it was "educational and interesting." She said she loved it just like all the others in the Who Was series!

Great little book

Great little book. We buy lots of Who Was books and use them for homeschool enrichment. Short chapters, larger font, and lots of pictures make these books an easy read. This was a great addition to our collection.

Perfect to use for prop for project!

Great material, easy read for kids, and such an interesting informational text.

Five Stars

Informative and fun book! My daughter is in 3rd grade & found it enjoyable and easy to read.

exactly as expected

my 8 year old loved it

Betsy Ross

The book was even Better than expected. It was used to base a character on for a living history parade.

Damaged

Product damaged! Spine of book ripped up and book was bent. Do not buy!!

Surprised

Got me 30 facts thought I would only get 10.

Great book

Daughter loves these books and she already has been quizzing me on Betsy Ross

Easy read

Basic. Good book for 3rd grader.

Well Done

I bought this for my 10 year old who decided to be Betsy Ross for Halloween. She read it in one day, and said it was "educational and interesting." She said she loved it just like all the others in the Who Was series!

Great little book

Great little book. We buy lots of Who Was books and use them for homeschool enrichment. Short chapters, larger font, and lots of pictures make these books an easy read. This was a great addition to our collection.

Perfect to use for prop for project!

Great material, easy read for kids, and such an interesting informational text.

Five Stars

Informative and fun book! My daughter is in 3rd grade & found it enjoyable and easy to read.

exactly as expected

my 8 year old loved it

Betsy Ross

The book was even Better than expected. It was used to base a character on for a living history parade.

Damaged

Product damaged! Spine of book ripped up and book was bent. Do not buy!!

Surprised

Got me 30 facts thought I would only get 10.

Great book

Daughter loves these books and she already has been quizzing me on Betsy Ross

Easy read

Basic. Good book for 3rd grader.

Excellent Read for Young History Buffs (and parents too!).

As reviewed by the 10 year old LACHNES MONSTER: "I learned so much about Betsey Ross, making the first American Flag, what was happening in that time period. I learned that Betsey Ross had quite a few children, that she met George Washington, and that she was a widow many times". The 10 year old LACHNES MONSTER bought this book with his birthday money, and could not wait for it to arrive, when it finally arrived, it did not disappoint! Excellent read, perfect for the 10 year old age range, and perfect for young history buffs. Great illustrations and time lines, for interactive learning.

Great learning tool for primary schoolers!

I purchased this book for my daughter, who is entering second grade. She loves the "Who Was" series of books, they are easy to read and engaging. Great learning tool for primary school kids!

Nice series

This book series is very decent. Sometimes I have to edit out content while reading aloud to my 6 year old child so I wouldn't recommend these as an audiobook for anyone younger than 10 r more.

Five Stars

Very happy with book

Five Stars

only bought this book as a visual for our July Library display on Fiber Art

It was good

Nice book Could use more info Not the worst in the H screwdrivers sweetness weeds Whatever Federer prefer dragged swde

Five Stars

my kids all love the who/what was series.

Five Stars

My granddaughter loves reading and loved this book. America's women of the past often make great role models.

Five Stars

For the school library - the children love the series

Fun history book

We liked this book, but didn't realize their wasn't concrete proof of her creating the first flag. It was still very educational.

Well Done

I bought this for my 10 year old who decided to be Betsy Ross for Halloween. She read it in one day, and said it was "educational and interesting." She said she loved it just like all the others in the Who Was series!

Great little book

Great little book. We buy lots of Who Was books and use them for homeschool enrichment. Short chapters, larger font, and lots of pictures make these books an easy read. This was a great addition to our collection.

Perfect to use for prop for project!

Great material, easy read for kids, and such an interesting informational text.

Five Stars

Informative and fun book! My daughter is in 3rd grade & found it enjoyable and easy to read.

exactly as expected

my 8 year old loved it

Betsy Ross

The book was even Better than expected. It was used to base a character on for a living history parade.

Damaged

Product damaged! Spine of book ripped up and book was bent. Do not buy!!

Surprised

Got me 30 facts thought I would only get 10.

Great book

Daughter loves these books and she already has been quizzing me on Betsy Ross

Easy read

Basic. Good book for 3rd grader.

Homeschool mom approved!

Great reinforcement in what my child has learned in her schooling.

My daughter loves her book

Very good for a book report or biography

Five Stars

Great read to help kids with reports

Five Stars

Great. Thanks.

Five Stars

Very helpful to my granddaughter's report.

Excellent

Very informative children's book about Betsy Ross.

Great resource!

My 2nd grader used this book to help with a school report on a historical figure. Great resource!

Five Stars

Magnificent!

Five Stars

Interesting

Five Stars

Great book .

Well Done

I bought this for my 10 year old who decided to be Betsy Ross for Halloween. She read it in one day, and said it was "educational and interesting." She said she loved it just like all the others in the Who Was series!

Great little book

Great little book. We buy lots of Who Was books and use them for homeschool enrichment. Short chapters, larger font, and lots of pictures make these books an easy read. This was a great addition to our collection.

Perfect to use for prop for project!

Great material, easy read for kids, and such an interesting informational text.

Five Stars

Informative and fun book! My daughter is in 3rd grade & found it enjoyable and easy to read.

exactly as expected

my 8 year old loved it

Betsy Ross

The book was even Better than expected. It was used to base a character on for a living history parade.

Damaged

Product damaged! Spine of book ripped up and book was bent. Do not buy!!

Surprised

Got me 30 facts thought I would only get 10.

Great book

Daughter loves these books and she already has been quizzing me on Betsy Ross

Easy read

Basic. Good book for 3rd grader.

Five Stars

My little girl really enjoyed this.

she will love this.

I have a granddaughter who loves history and she reads all the time, she will love this.

Easy to read and interesting for a 5th grader.

Easy to read and interesting for a 5th grader.

Five stars

This book was very interesting and I recommend this book to anyone who wants to read it. This book is awesome!

Five Stars

Great book!

The best book ever!!

I love this book because I love to sew and it talks about how people lived during the wars. I thought that that was really cool.

Five Stars

Great Book! Very informative

Five Stars

Great Books for my classroom!

Five Stars

Great!

Five Stars

Great addition to our classroom biography selection!

Well Done

I bought this for my 10 year old who decided to be Betsy Ross for Halloween. She read it in one day, and said it was "educational and interesting." She said she loved it just like all the others in the Who Was series!

Great little book

Great little book. We buy lots of Who Was books and use them for homeschool enrichment. Short chapters, larger font, and lots of pictures make these books an easy read. This was a great addition to our collection.

Perfect to use for prop for project!

Great material, easy read for kids, and such an interesting informational text.

Five Stars

Informative and fun book! My daughter is in 3rd grade & found it enjoyable and easy to read.

exactly as expected

my 8 year old loved it

Betsy Ross

The book was even Better than expected. It was used to base a character on for a living history parade.

Damaged

Product damaged! Spine of book ripped up and book was bent. Do not buy!!

Surprised

Got me 30 facts thought I would only get 10.

Great book

Daughter loves these books and she already has been quizzing me on Betsy Ross

Easy read

Basic. Good book for 3rd grader.

Five Stars

Another great Who Was book!

Five Stars

These books are fantastic for kids and adults- lots of interesting, engaging history. My daughter devours these!

I know who Betsy is now!

Good book. My daughter read it for a school project. Has other historical information included, it's not just a brief cliff notes version of her life.

Five Stars

Great addition to my collection

Five Stars

My kids love this series of books!

Not her favorite

My daughter loves the Who was books but wasnt too fond of this one.

I liked this book 😀

💭 my thoughts on this book is A.I love it B. It has lots a facts and I would give this book 4 stars. 💯 on the pictures😀

Love this whole series

Love this whole series! I use them in my classroom and it's great for teaching kids how to read nonfiction.

Four Stars

Good kids book

Five Stars

Great costume! This worked for my granddaughters school project for a book report on Betsy Ross.

Well Done

I bought this for my 10 year old who decided to be Betsy Ross for Halloween. She read it in one day, and said it was "educational and interesting." She said she loved it just like all the others in the Who Was series!

Great little book

Great little book. We buy lots of Who Was books and use them for homeschool enrichment. Short chapters, larger font, and lots of pictures make these books an easy read. This was a great addition to our collection.

Perfect to use for prop for project!

Great material, easy read for kids, and such an interesting informational text.

Five Stars

Informative and fun book! My daughter is in 3rd grade & found it enjoyable and easy to read.

exactly as expected

my 8 year old loved it

Betsy Ross

The book was even Better than expected. It was used to base a character on for a living history parade.

Damaged

Product damaged! Spine of book ripped up and book was bent. Do not buy!!

Surprised

Got me 30 facts thought I would only get 10.

Great book

Daughter loves these books and she already has been quizzing me on Betsy Ross

Easy read

Basic. Good book for 3rd grader.

Five Stars

My daughter loves these books!

An Important Figure In American History

The Kiddo read this on his own last summer, and I read it recently before he passes it along. This was better than I expected it to be. I learned a lot about Betsy Ross' life beyond just the legend of her sewing the first US flag, and I also learned quite a bit about Revolutionary War era Philadelphia. The book put a good emphasis on Betsy Ross as an independent business owner and entrepreneur, and it did not shy away from the tragic elements in her life. The actual story of the flag is treated carefully, with the book acknowledging the lack of historical documentation behind the story, but it manages to still make the case for Betsy Ross as an important figure in this chapter of American history.

Fabulous

The Who Was series is fabulous. Every title is popular with our 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. They run from 3rd - 6th grade Accelerated Reader levels. The books have plenty of good information for biography reports for 3rd-5th graders. The information is accurate and put together in an interesting chapter format. There are illustrations (black and white) running through each book to enhance the story. The quality of the paperback is good. These are a "go to" for our students. I have over 100 of them because of this in our school library.

These “Who Was” Books are so Good!

I learned so much about BR in this book. I wonder why the name Ross stuck with her, even though she was married to two other men after John Ross died.

AN AMERICAN PATRIOT

She deserves to be in the company of American patriots. When the flag that she created led our troops in battle or was hoisted above Fort Mc Henry as the Star Spangle Banner was written, you will better understand her importance to our national victory.

and these books are a great supplement to our history curriculum

My 8-year-old son loves this series! We homeschool, and these books are a great supplement to our history curriculum.

Kids love it!

Great for my classroom!

Good lesson

These were a hit with my girls that just got hooked on this series of books.

Who was Betsy Ross

Thumbs up for this book

Well Done

I bought this for my 10 year old who decided to be Betsy Ross for Halloween. She read it in one day, and said it was "educational and interesting." She said she loved it just like all the others in the Who Was series!

Great little book

Great little book. We buy lots of Who Was books and use them for homeschool enrichment. Short chapters, larger font, and lots of pictures make these books an easy read. This was a great addition to our collection.

Perfect to use for prop for project!

Great material, easy read for kids, and such an interesting informational text.

Five Stars

Informative and fun book! My daughter is in 3rd grade & found it enjoyable and easy to read.

exactly as expected

my 8 year old loved it

Betsy Ross

The book was even Better than expected. It was used to base a character on for a living history parade.

Damaged

Product damaged! Spine of book ripped up and book was bent. Do not buy!!

Surprised

Got me 30 facts thought I would only get 10.

Great book

Daughter loves these books and she already has been quizzing me on Betsy Ross

Easy read

Basic. Good book for 3rd grader.

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