Long May She Wave

Fulton, K. (2017). Long May She Wave: The True Story of Caroline Pickersgill and Her Star-Spangled Creation. New York, New York: Simon&Schuester Co.
30 Pages, K-3, Non-Fiction Archaeologist, ISBN 978-1481460965

Fulton Kristen is the author of this book “Long May She Wave”. She loves to travel and explore things happening around the world. Kristen considered herself with real things happening, or known as nonfiction archaeologist, always finding evidence and lost history happening time through time. While exploring the National Museum of American History, she came across with piece of fabric so simple with stars and stripes. Just by looking at that has brought her heart with tears and pride knowing this would be her next story to write. It was such an inspiration for her to write about real events.

This story was written base on the true story of Caroline Pickersgill a young girl who lost her father in her very young age. Leaving her and her mother Mary. Caroline Pickersgill and her mother came up with an idea of how to make income and what to do for their living. Her mother Mary make and sell flags out of rent in Baltimore. Of all the flags, they worked on it and sell. It was during the war between the British and America Caroline Pickersgill was asked to make a huge flag for Fort McHenry so that the British could see it from miles away. Caroline just a young girl spends many days along with the help of her grandmother, mother and other ladies making this huge flag. Something very unique and touching was that through the end of this war this flag that Caroline made was still waving there and it has become the most historical flag in U.S. History. I am not an American citizen, I am from Samoa but the moment I read this book, honestly, I was in tears. I felt it from each word of the story. My heart was crashed down where it made me appreciate and cherish what this girl has made for America. Not only this but I now get to feel love, kindness, humility reading each word of the America anthem. I see the purpose and the importance of the anthem, my heart is filled with gratitude and love for the nation of America. Very touching and very inspired.

Reviewed by Penina T.