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They Called Her Molly Pitcher
Anne Rockwell (2002), 40 pages
Illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler
Audience: K - 3rd Grade
Read Anne Rockwell's true story of a courageous young woman and her heroic part in America's War of Independence. Follow Mary Hays, otherwise known as 'Molly' as she follows her husband, marching off in General Washington's Colonial Army to fight the English in the Revolutionary War. Equipped with her pitcher, her determination, and her willingness to do what is needed, she earns the love and respect of General Washington and his soldiers to become the legend that is Molly Pitcher!
Similar authors: Augusta Stevenson; Christy Devilier
Similar books: Molly Pitcher by Eileen Dunn Bertanzelli;
Molly Pitcher,Young Patriot by Augusta Stevenson;
Molly Pitcher by Christy Devilier
Reviewed by: mb
Date read: 6/28/2010
ISBN-10: 0679891870
ISBN-13: 9780679891871
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Thimble Summer
Elizabeth Enright (1990), 124 pages
Illustrated by Elizabeth Enright
Audience: 3rd Grade - 6th Grade
After Garnet Linden finds a silver thimble, her life becomes much more exciting. Rain comes to end the drought which had threatened their crops and animals. An orphan boy comes to their farm and becomes part of their family. Garnet and her friend get locked in the library. She gets to run the threshing machine but falls asleep at the wheel. And all summer long, she is fattening her pig for the County Fair. Read about the quiet adventures of Garnet and her 'magic' thimble on a Wisconsin farm in the 1930s
Awards won: John Newbery Medal
Reviewed by: hap
Date read: 1/28/2011
ISBN-10: 0805003061
ISBN-13: 9780805003062
This Time, Tempe Wick?
Patricia Lee Gauch (2003), 48 pages
Illustrated by Margot Tomes
Audience: 2nd Grade - 3rd Grade
Everyone knew Tempe Wick was a most surprising girl, but they found out just how surprising when two mutinous, Revolutionary War soldiers tried to steal her beloved horse
Similar books: Aaron and the Green Mountain Boys
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 4/13/2009
ISBN-10: 1590781791
ISBN-13: 9781590781791
Can you think back to when you were 6? Now, imagine being a black child, surrounded by federal marshals, walking through a screaming mob throwing things at you, as you are just trying to get into school. This is what happened to Ruby Bridges on November 14, 1960 and this book is her story.
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 4/13/2009
ISBN-10: 0590189239
ISBN-13: 9780590189231
Time-Traveling Twins Joining the Boston Tea Party
Diane Stanley (2001), 48 pages
Illustrated by Holly Berry
Audience: 1st Grade - 4th Grade
Grandma likes to entertain her grandchildren, twins Lenny and Liz, with time-traveling adventures. The Fourth of July is fast approaching so they will be joining the Boston Tea Party. Grandma has a magic hat and many costumes to help the twins get a firsthand look at colonial life with Ben Reed and his family. Differences in the clothes worn, the use of plumbing, the modes of transportation and how information was communicated are some of the fine points of living in colonial times. Six and seven-year-olds will enjoy having this piece of history read to them and eight-year-olds will be able to read it themselves. The author blends humor and historical detail in this second book of the Time-Traveling Twins series.
Reviewed by: cj
Date read: 9/13/2010
ISBN-10: 0060270675
ISBN-13: 9780060270674
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