Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak

Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak
Author: Kay Winters
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-03-10
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0147511623

Follow an errand boy through colonial Boston as he spreads word of rebellion. It's December 16, 1773, and Boston is about to explode! King George has decided to tax the colonists' tea. The Patriots have had enough. Ethan, the printer's errand boy, is running through town to deliver a message about an important meeting. As he stops along his route at the bakery, the schoolhouse, the tavern, and more readers learn about the occupations of colonial workers and their differing opinions about living under Britain's rule. This fascinating book is like a field trip to a living history village. * "Winter’s strong, moving text is supported by a thoughtful design that incorporates the look of historical papers, and rich paintings capture the individuals and their circumstances as well as what’s at stake."—Booklist, starred review

Colonial Voices

Colonial Voices
Author: Kay Winters
Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Boston (Mass.)
ISBN: 9780525478720

Kay Winters' poems in the voices of different colonists, enhanced by historical notes, provide a glimpse into life in colonial times and the dramatic events of a famous rebellion.

Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak

Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak
Author: Kay Winters
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2015-03-10
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0698410092

Follow an errand boy through colonial Boston as he spreads word of rebellion. It?s December 16, 1773, and Boston is about to explode! King George has decided to tax the colonists' tea. The Patriots have had enough. Ethan, the printer's errand boy, is running through town to deliver a message about an important meeting. As he stops along his route - at the bakery, the schoolhouse, the tavern, and more readers learn about the occupations of colonial workers and their differing opinions about living under Britain's rule. This fascinating book is like a field trip to a living history village.

Let It Begin Here!

Let It Begin Here!
Author: Dennis Brindell Fradin
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2021-10-12
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1547610689

Told in a step-by-step account of the 24 hours leading up to the battles that sparked the American revolution, this picture book is sure to both inform and entertain. On April 18th at 9:30 p.m. Paul Revere learned that the British Army was marching toward Lexington and Concord to arrest rebel leaders. At 5:20 the next morning, a shot rang out and the American Revolution had begun. In less than 24 hours a rebellious colony would be changed forever.

Katie's Trunk

Katie's Trunk
Author: Ann Turner
Publisher: Aladdin
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1997-12-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0689810547

Based on a true incident that happened to one of the author’s ancestors, Katie’s Trunk gives an unusual and arresting glimpse of the beginnings of the American Revolution. Katie could feel it in the air—something was wrong. Neighbors didn’t speak to each other anymore, and someone even hissed “Tory!” at her. All around Katie, men were arming themselves for war. Then one day it happened—the rebels came! Katie’s father told the family to hide in the woods. At first Katie obeyed, but as she crouched in the underbrush she got mad and ran back to defend her home. It wasn’t right for people to treat one another this way. But what could one little girl do about it?

George Vs. George

George Vs. George
Author: Rosalyn Schanzer
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2007
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781426300424

Explores how the characters and lives of King George III of England and George Washington affected the progress and outcome of the American Revolution.

Voices from the Underground Railroad

Voices from the Underground Railroad
Author: Kay Winters
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 25
Release: 2018-01-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0735231168

From the creators of Voices from the Oregon Trail and Colonial Voices, an unflinching story of two young runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad, told in their voices and those who helped and hindered them It's the 1850s and enslaved siblings Jeb and Mattie are about the make a break for freedom. The pair travel north from Maryland to New Bedford, Massachusetts along the Underground Railroad. Each spread tells about a step of their journey through a poem in the first person perspective. The main and repeating voices are Jeb and Mattie, but we also hear from the stationmasters and conductors, those who offer them haven, as well as those who want to capture them. Like its predecessors in the Voices series, this richly researched and beautifully illustrated picture book brings a difficult chapter of American history to life for young readers.

Worst of Friends

Worst of Friends
Author: Suzanne Tripp Jurmain
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2011-12-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0399538860

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were good friends with very different personalities. But their differing views on how to run the newly created United States turned them into the worst of friends. They each became leaders of opposing political parties, and their rivalry followed them to the White House. Full of both history and humor, this is the story of two of America's most well-known presidents and how they learned to put their political differences aside for the sake of friendship.

Miracle's Boys

Miracle's Boys
Author: Jacqueline Woodson
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2010-01-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0142415537

From a four-time Newbery Honor author, a novel that was awarded the 2001 Coretta Scott King award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize For Lafayette and his brothers, the challenges of growing up in New York City are compounded by the facts that they've lost their parents and it's up to eldest brother Ty'ree to support the boys, and middle brother Charlie has just returned home from a correctional facility. Lafayette loves his brothers and would do anything if they could face the world as a team. But even though Ty'ree cares, he's just so busy with work and responsibility. And Charlie's changed so much that his former affection for his little brother has turned to open hostility. Now, as Lafayette approaches 13, he needs the guidance and answers only his brothers can give him. The events of one dramatic weekend force the boys to make the choice to be there for each other--to really see each other--or to give in to the pain and problems of every day.