Kroll, Steven. <br/><br/>
By the dawn's early light :  the story of the Star-spangled banner / 
by Steven Kroll ; illustrated by Dan Andreasen. 
 - New York :  Scholastic,  1994. 
 - 40 p. :  ill. (mostly col.), maps (some col.), music ;  29 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> An account of the writing of the "Star-Spangled Banner," detailing how Key was actually behind enemy lines at the time seeking release of a captured friend. 
<br/><br/> P-5.  5-9.  3. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0590450549 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>92027101 /AC 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Star-spangled banner (Song)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>American poets--Biography.<br/>War of 1812.<br/>Lawyers--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>349.73/092