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Teacher Tip:
Picture books make great read-alouds to introduce lessons.
Stories About the Revolution
Picture Books
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Aaron and the Green Mountain Boys by Patricia Lee Gauch
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Dangerous Crossing: The Revolutionary Voyage of John Quincy Adams by Stephen Krensky
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Dear Mr. Washington by Lynn Cullen
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John, Paul, George & Ben by Lane Smith
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Katie's Trunk by Ann Turner
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Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and illustrated by Ted Rand
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Paul Revere's Ride: The Landlord's Tale by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and illustrated by Charles Santore
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The Ride: The Legend of Betsy Dowdy by Kitty Griffin
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The Scarlet Stockings Spy by Trinka Hakes Noble
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Sleds on Boston Common: A Story from the American Revolution by Louise Borden
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This Time, Tempe Wick? by Patricia Lee Gauch
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Unite or Die: How Thirteen States Became a Nation by Jacqueline Jules
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Upon Secrecy by Selene Castrovilla
Chapter Books
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The Arrow Over the Door by Joseph Bruchac
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Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos by Robert Lawson
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Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak by Kay Winters
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Daniel at the Siege of Boston 1776 by Laurie Calkhoven
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Five Smooth Stones: Hope's Revolutionary War Diary (Book One) by Kristiana Gregory
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George Washington's Breakfast by Jean Fritz
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George Washington's Socks by Elvira Woodruff
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George Washington's Spy by Elvira Woodruff
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Give Me Liberty by L. M. Elliott
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Guns for General Washington: A Story of the American Revolution by Seymour Reit
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Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
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The Left Behinds: The iPhone that Saved George Washington by David Potter
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Mr. Revere and I: Being an Account of Certain Episodes in the Career of Paul Revere, Esq. as Revealed by his Horse by Robert Lawson
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My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
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One April in Boston by Ben L. Edwards
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Patriots, Redcoats & Spies by Robert J. Skead with Robert A. Skead
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Phoebe the Spy by Judith Berry Griffin
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Rush Revere and the American Revolution by Rush Limbaugh
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Rush Revere and the First Patriots by Rush Limbaugh
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Samuel's Choice by Richard Berleth
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Toliver's Secret by Esther Wood Brady
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A True Patriot: The Journal of William Thomas Emerson by Barry Denenberg
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We Are Patriots: Hope's Revolutionary War Diary (Book Two) by Kristiana Gregory
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When Freedom Comes: Hope's Revolutionary War Diary (Book Three) by Kristiana Gregory
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Young Patriots: Inspiring Stories of the American Revolution by Marcella Fisher Anderson and Elizabeth Weiss Vollstadt
Interactive Books
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The Battle of Bunker Hill: An Interactive History Adventure by Michael Burgan
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The Boston Massacre: An Interactive History Adventure by Elizabeth Raum
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Colonial America: An Interactive History Adventure by Allison Lassieur
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The Revolutionary War: An Interactive History Adventure by Elizabeth Raum
Graphic Novels
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Betsy Ross and the American Flag by Kay Melchisedech Olson
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The Boston Massacre by Michael Burgan
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George Washington and the American Revolution by Dan Abnett
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George Washington and the Winter at Valley Forge by Gary Jeffrey
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John Adams and the Boston Massacre by Gary Jeffrey
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Molly Pitcher: Young American Patriot by Jason Glaser
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Patrick Henry: Liberty or Death by Jason Glaser
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Paul Revere's Ride by Xavier Niz
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Samuel Adams and the Boston Tea Party by Gary Jeffrey
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Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence by Gary Jeffrey
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Thomas Paine Writes Common Sense by Gary Jeffrey