OtterKnow Kids EncyclopediaThe Star-Spangled Banner is the special song of the United States! It is our national anthem. You might hear people singing it before a baseball game or at a school assembly. When we sing it, we stand up tall and look at the American flag.
A long time ago, a man named Francis Scott Key wrote this song as a poem. He saw a giant American flag waving over a fort after a big battle. He was so happy to see the flag still flying high! Today, we still sing his words to show how much we love our country.
- It is a song about being brave and free.
- The flag that inspired the song had 15 stars and 15 stripes.
- The original poem had four verses, but we usually only sing the first one!
