PICTURE BOOKS
♦ $ Benjamin Franklin by d'Aulaire
Filled with the kinds of things children love to know.
♦ $ Paul Revere's Ride ill. Nancy Parker
♦ $ Paul Revere's Ride ill. Ted Rand
"Listen my children, and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere." Share Longfellow's beloved poem, with beautiful illustrations.
Filled with the kinds of things children love to know.
♦ $ Paul Revere's Ride ill. Nancy Parker
♦ $ Paul Revere's Ride ill. Ted Rand
"Listen my children, and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere." Share Longfellow's beloved poem, with beautiful illustrations.
BEGINNING READERS
$ Abigail Adams by Patricia Lakin
Ready to Read
$ Ben Franklin and His First Kite by Stephen Krensky
Ready to Read Level 2
♦ $ Ben Franklin and the Magic Squares by Frank Murphy
Step Into Reading Step 4
$ John Adams Speaks for Freedom by Deborah Hopkinson
John Adams didn't enjoy traveling. He much preferred to stay home with his wife and children. But John Adams also had a dream: He wanted to see the thirteen colonies free from English rule. He wanted to see the creation of a new country -- the United States of America. John Adams did whatever was needed to make his dream come true. Level 3.
$ Paul Revere's Ride by Shana Corey
Step Into Reading Level 3 The Redcoats are coming! The Redcoats are coming! Every second counts as patriot Paul Revere rides into the night to warn the colonists. Will he make it?
♦ $ Sam the Minuteman by Nathaniel Benchley
I Can Read Level 3
Ready to Read
$ Ben Franklin and His First Kite by Stephen Krensky
Ready to Read Level 2
♦ $ Ben Franklin and the Magic Squares by Frank Murphy
Step Into Reading Step 4
$ John Adams Speaks for Freedom by Deborah Hopkinson
John Adams didn't enjoy traveling. He much preferred to stay home with his wife and children. But John Adams also had a dream: He wanted to see the thirteen colonies free from English rule. He wanted to see the creation of a new country -- the United States of America. John Adams did whatever was needed to make his dream come true. Level 3.
$ Paul Revere's Ride by Shana Corey
Step Into Reading Level 3 The Redcoats are coming! The Redcoats are coming! Every second counts as patriot Paul Revere rides into the night to warn the colonists. Will he make it?
♦ $ Sam the Minuteman by Nathaniel Benchley
I Can Read Level 3
CULTURAL
♦ Old Ben Franklin's Philadelphia by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery
Garrard How They Lived
$ Slumps, Grunts and Snickerdoodles: What Colonial America Ate and Why by Lila Perl
Includes 13 authentic colonial recipes.
Garrard How They Lived
$ Slumps, Grunts and Snickerdoodles: What Colonial America Ate and Why by Lila Perl
Includes 13 authentic colonial recipes.
CLASSIC LITERATURE
JC 10-50 Excerpt from Last of the Mohicans
HISTORY
FC F3-1 True Stories of the American Fathers
FC F11-111 New Englanders and Indians
FC F11-118 England and French in North America
FC F11-151 War Begins Near Boston
FC F12-24 A Great Good Man
FC F12-30 The Dark Day
FC F12-87 The Midnight Ride
FC F11-111 New Englanders and Indians
FC F11-118 England and French in North America
FC F11-151 War Begins Near Boston
FC F12-24 A Great Good Man
FC F12-30 The Dark Day
FC F12-87 The Midnight Ride
JC 6-232 Paul Revere's Ride
♦ $ And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? by Jean Fritz
Little known facts about his ride with Fritz' normal wittiness.
♦ $ Can't You Make Them Behave, King George? by Jean Fritz
It begins when he was a bashful boy who blushed easily, goes on to his early days as king, and finally examines his role in the American Revolution - when Americans ceased to think of him as good King George. Fascinating history made accessible for young readers.
♥ Founders of Our Country by Fanny Coe (1912)
Written for the Fourth Grade, this provides a useful review of the events leading up to the opening of the Revolutionary war.
♦ $ Sons of Liberty by Felix Sutton
A Messner publication. A brief summary of events leading to the Revolution and short biographies of five members of the Sons of Liberty who played major roles in the struggle for independence. Included are Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, Paul Revere, and Joseph Warren.
♦ The Fourth of July by Mary Kay Phelan
♦ The Story of Lexington and Concord by R. Conrad Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom
♥ The Story of the Boston Tea Party
Cornerstone of Freedom
♥ The Tales of Peter Parley About America by Samuel Goodrich (1831)
Peter Parley books were the most popular books of history for children in the early 1800s. They're still fun and easy to read. An elementary age child can easily read this to himself and gain an overview of Early American history leading up to the Revolution.
$ We Were There at the Boston Tea Party by Robert N. Webb
It looks like the popular We Were There series is back in print! Relive the events as they are happening.
♦ $ What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? by Jean Fritz
No matter how busy he was, Ben Franklin always found time to try out new ideas: a remote-control lock (so he could lock his door without getting out of bed), a rocking chair with a fan over it (to keep flies away), and a windmill (to turn his roast meat on its spit). Aside from being a mad of ideas, he was an ambassador to England, a printer, an almanac maker, a politician, and even a vegetarian (for a time, anyway).
♦ $ Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May? by Jean Fritz
Patrick Henry wasn't particularly well spoken. As a lawyer, he mumbled through some of his early cases. But when the issue was freedom, Patrick Henry was transformed into a natural orator. Jean Fritz makes history come alive as she chronicles the life of a man who moved a nation.
♦ $ Will You Sign Here John Hancock? by Jean Fritz
Everyone knows that John Hancock was one of the first signers of the Declaration of Independence. But not many know that he signed his name so large to show how mad he was about how the colonists had been treated.
♦ $ Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams? by Jean Fritz
In early America, when all the men wore ruffled shirts and rode grandly on horseback, one man refused to follow suit. He was the rebel leader Sam Adams, a plainspoken gent who scorned ruffles, refused to ride a horse, and had little regard for the King.
♥ The Whole History of Grandfather’s Chair by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1898)
Includes all three parts. Hawthorne's desire was to link American historical events together for children so they could see the unbroken chain. He tells the story by way of a grandfather telling stories to his grandchildren so it works well as a readaloud. A great review and preview of early American history prior to us becoming a nation.
► Weiss, Jim Thomas Jefferson's America
Little known facts about his ride with Fritz' normal wittiness.
♦ $ Can't You Make Them Behave, King George? by Jean Fritz
It begins when he was a bashful boy who blushed easily, goes on to his early days as king, and finally examines his role in the American Revolution - when Americans ceased to think of him as good King George. Fascinating history made accessible for young readers.
♥ Founders of Our Country by Fanny Coe (1912)
Written for the Fourth Grade, this provides a useful review of the events leading up to the opening of the Revolutionary war.
♦ $ Sons of Liberty by Felix Sutton
A Messner publication. A brief summary of events leading to the Revolution and short biographies of five members of the Sons of Liberty who played major roles in the struggle for independence. Included are Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, Paul Revere, and Joseph Warren.
♦ The Fourth of July by Mary Kay Phelan
♦ The Story of Lexington and Concord by R. Conrad Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom
♥ The Story of the Boston Tea Party
Cornerstone of Freedom
♥ The Tales of Peter Parley About America by Samuel Goodrich (1831)
Peter Parley books were the most popular books of history for children in the early 1800s. They're still fun and easy to read. An elementary age child can easily read this to himself and gain an overview of Early American history leading up to the Revolution.
$ We Were There at the Boston Tea Party by Robert N. Webb
It looks like the popular We Were There series is back in print! Relive the events as they are happening.
♦ $ What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? by Jean Fritz
No matter how busy he was, Ben Franklin always found time to try out new ideas: a remote-control lock (so he could lock his door without getting out of bed), a rocking chair with a fan over it (to keep flies away), and a windmill (to turn his roast meat on its spit). Aside from being a mad of ideas, he was an ambassador to England, a printer, an almanac maker, a politician, and even a vegetarian (for a time, anyway).
♦ $ Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May? by Jean Fritz
Patrick Henry wasn't particularly well spoken. As a lawyer, he mumbled through some of his early cases. But when the issue was freedom, Patrick Henry was transformed into a natural orator. Jean Fritz makes history come alive as she chronicles the life of a man who moved a nation.
♦ $ Will You Sign Here John Hancock? by Jean Fritz
Everyone knows that John Hancock was one of the first signers of the Declaration of Independence. But not many know that he signed his name so large to show how mad he was about how the colonists had been treated.
♦ $ Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams? by Jean Fritz
In early America, when all the men wore ruffled shirts and rode grandly on horseback, one man refused to follow suit. He was the rebel leader Sam Adams, a plainspoken gent who scorned ruffles, refused to ride a horse, and had little regard for the King.
♥ The Whole History of Grandfather’s Chair by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1898)
Includes all three parts. Hawthorne's desire was to link American historical events together for children so they could see the unbroken chain. He tells the story by way of a grandfather telling stories to his grandchildren so it works well as a readaloud. A great review and preview of early American history prior to us becoming a nation.
► Weiss, Jim Thomas Jefferson's America
HISTORICAL FICTION
♥ A Little Maid of Ticonderoga by Alice Turner Curtis
The story of a little girl in the Green Mountains of Vermont in the days of Ethan Allen.
♦ $ Ben and Me by Robert Lawson (1939)
An astonishing life of Ben Franklin by his good mouse, Amos with a dash of humour.
♦ $ Bread and Butter Indian by Anne Colver
A young girl in 1793 Pennsylvania befriends a hungry old Indian.
♦ Day of Glory, the Guns at Lexington and Concord by Philip Spencer
American Heritage Series
♦ The Empire of Fur, Trading in the Lake Superior Region, 1823 by August William Derleth
American Heritage Series
♥ $ The Matchlock Gun by Walter Edmonds
In 1756, when Indians were a constant threat, young Edward is left behind to protect his family.
♦ $ The Mystery Candlestick by Jean Bothwell
Eleven-year old Pliny Barstow expects the summer of 1775 to be a dull one, then he discovers a strange candlestick containing a secret message that involves him in the spy network of the Colonial Underground.
The story of a little girl in the Green Mountains of Vermont in the days of Ethan Allen.
♦ $ Ben and Me by Robert Lawson (1939)
An astonishing life of Ben Franklin by his good mouse, Amos with a dash of humour.
♦ $ Bread and Butter Indian by Anne Colver
A young girl in 1793 Pennsylvania befriends a hungry old Indian.
♦ Day of Glory, the Guns at Lexington and Concord by Philip Spencer
American Heritage Series
♦ The Empire of Fur, Trading in the Lake Superior Region, 1823 by August William Derleth
American Heritage Series
♥ $ The Matchlock Gun by Walter Edmonds
In 1756, when Indians were a constant threat, young Edward is left behind to protect his family.
♦ $ The Mystery Candlestick by Jean Bothwell
Eleven-year old Pliny Barstow expects the summer of 1775 to be a dull one, then he discovers a strange candlestick containing a secret message that involves him in the spy network of the Colonial Underground.
BIOGRAPHIES
FC S6-24 Benjamin Franklin
FC F11-103 Father Marquette
FC F11-107 Cavelier, LaSalle
FC F11-132 Patrick Henry
FC F11-141 Samuel Adams
FC F12-21 Franklin, Own Teacher
FC F12-33 Stories about Jefferson
FC F12-38 Story of Ben Franklin
FC F11-103 Father Marquette
FC F11-107 Cavelier, LaSalle
FC F11-132 Patrick Henry
FC F11-141 Samuel Adams
FC F12-21 Franklin, Own Teacher
FC F12-33 Stories about Jefferson
FC F12-38 Story of Ben Franklin
♦ $ Abigail Adams, First Lady of Faith and Courage by Evelyn Witter
Sower Series biography
♦ Abigail Adams, "Dear Partner" by Helen Stone Peterson
Garrard Discovery Books
♦ America's Paul Revere by Esther Forbes
♦ $ Benjamin Franklin, Man of Ideas by Charles P. Graves
A Discovery Book
♦ Benjamin Franklin, Printer and Patriot by Ruth Weir
$ Meet Thomas Jefferson by Marvin Barrett
A Landmark Book. When Thomas Jefferson was young, Virginia was still a colony of England. Jefferson thought that many English laws and taxes were unfair, so he studied hard to become a lawyer and help make better laws. Soon he and others came to believe that the colonies should become a new country, and Jefferson was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence. As the third president of the United States, he focused on exploring the country and making it grow. His fairness and love of learning made him one of the most beloved presidents of all time.
♦ $ The Story of Benjamin Franklin, Amazing American by Margaret Davidson
♦ $ The Story of Thomas Jefferson by Earl Schenck Miers
A Signature Biography
♦ Thomas Jefferson, Author of Independence by Anne Colver/Polly Anne Graff
A Discovery Biography
♦ $ Thomas Jefferson, Champion of the People by Clara Ingram Judson
Sower Series biography
♦ Abigail Adams, "Dear Partner" by Helen Stone Peterson
Garrard Discovery Books
♦ America's Paul Revere by Esther Forbes
♦ $ Benjamin Franklin, Man of Ideas by Charles P. Graves
A Discovery Book
♦ Benjamin Franklin, Printer and Patriot by Ruth Weir
$ Meet Thomas Jefferson by Marvin Barrett
A Landmark Book. When Thomas Jefferson was young, Virginia was still a colony of England. Jefferson thought that many English laws and taxes were unfair, so he studied hard to become a lawyer and help make better laws. Soon he and others came to believe that the colonies should become a new country, and Jefferson was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence. As the third president of the United States, he focused on exploring the country and making it grow. His fairness and love of learning made him one of the most beloved presidents of all time.
♦ $ The Story of Benjamin Franklin, Amazing American by Margaret Davidson
♦ $ The Story of Thomas Jefferson by Earl Schenck Miers
A Signature Biography
♦ Thomas Jefferson, Author of Independence by Anne Colver/Polly Anne Graff
A Discovery Biography
♦ $ Thomas Jefferson, Champion of the People by Clara Ingram Judson