REVOLUTIONARY WAR

THE EVE OF REVOLUTION by Barbara Burt

LIBERTY: HOW THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR BEGAN by Lucille Recht Penner

I will apologize in advance, but the Fourth snuck up on me so quickly and there were several books I wanted to share with you, so you are about to be flooded with American History books!

Let's talk about the actual Revolution! I chose these two books to share with you. The Eve of Revolution by Barbara Burt is part of a National Geographic series called I Am American. It is historical fiction, but what makes it so good is that it is set up in a series of journal entries and letters. It discusses real events and real concerns in a personal format.

The second is a Landmark picture book called Liberty! How the Revolutionary War Began. It has several ( what I will call) short sections on different topics. They cover a wide range including standard things like The Stamp Act and not so standard as Tar and Feathering. The pictures are cartoonish in nature and appeal to kids. It is a book you can read straight through or just choose topics of interest.