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Author Sutcliffe, Jane.

Title The White House is burning : August 24, 1814 / Jane Sutcliffe.

Publication Info. Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2014]
Location Call No. Status
 Naper Blvd. Juvenile Nonfiction  J 975.302 SUT    AVAILABLE
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Description 120 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Summary Traces the story of the burning of the White House by the British during the War of 1812 from the perspectives of its witnesses, including First Lady Dolley Madison, a British officer and a 9-year-old slave.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 114-116) and index.
Contents The hours before dawn -- Dawn -- Morning -- Noon -- Afternoon -- Dusk -- Night -- The day after -- And after.
Audience 960L Lexile
Note 960L Lexile
Study Program Accelerated Reader MG 7.0 4 167109
Note Accelerated Reader MG 7.0 4 167109
Subject Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Capture by the British, 1814 -- Juvenile literature.
White House (Washington, D.C.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN 9781580896566 (reinforced for library use)
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