George Washington:
A picture book biography

James Giblin
Scholastic; Paperback; 48 pp.

This book is a stirring portrait of our country’s first president. The illustrations are paintings which bring to life Washington’s progress from boyhood to father of a nation. The text is full of important details of Washington’s life.

And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?

Jean Fritz
Penguin; Paperback; 48 pp.

Boston Globe Horn Book Awards, and Mark Twain Award. The story of Paul Revere’s life as a boy, later a silversmith and a Revolutionary War hero, is told with zest. All the important details are here in a humorous and fast-paced telling.

Ben and Me

Robert Lawson
Little Brown & Co; Paperback; 144 pp.

Best Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults, 4th edition, and Best Books for Children, 6th edition. The events of Benjamin Franklin’s life are told by his good mouse Amos, who lives in Franklin’s old fur cap. Amos recounts how he was responsible for Franklin’s inventions and discoveries.

Johnny Tremain

Esther Forbes
Random House; Paperback; 272 pp.

1944 Newberry Award winner. Johnny Tremain tells of the turbulent, passionate times in Boston just before the Revolutionary War. Johnny, a young apprentice silversmith, is caught up in a dramatic events that led to the Boston Tea Party and the Battle of Lexington—and finally, a touching resolution of Johnny’s personal life.

Molly Pitcher: Young patriot

Augusta Stevenson
Simon & Schuster; Paperback; 192 pp.

The book explores the childhood of Molly Pitcher in a Pennsylvania German settlement. Later she became a Revolutionary War heroine when she carried water to American soldiers and even fired a cannon herself during the Battle of Monmouth.

Tom Jefferson:
Third president of the U. S.

Bobbie Kalman
Crabtree Publishing; Paperback; 32 pp.

Introduces the varied homemaking skills and the often difficult lives of women in colonial America, whether on the farm, in business, or on the plantation as an owner’s wife or as a slave.

Colonial Women

Bobbie Kalman
Crabtree Publishing; Paperback; 32 pp.

Introduces the varied homemaking skills and the often difficult lives of women in colonial America, whether on the farm, in business, or on the plantation as an owner's wife or as a slave.

Voices of American History
American Revolution:
The journey toward independence

Steven Traugh
Creative Teaching Press; Paperback; 48 p. + CD and poster

The second of a four-book series, this “living” version of history engages students in the actual words of presidents, pioneers, and explorers and relives historical events through the eyes of those who lived them. Includes a 48-page resource book, two CDs of historical songs and narratives, and three full-color posters.

Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution

Jean Fritz
Penguin; Paperback; 64 pp.

Award-winning author, Jean Fritz, takes us behind the scenes at the Constitutional Convention for a good-humored history lesson. Spiced with detail, Fritz’s carefully-researched description of the process of creating the Constitution gives us a fresh perspective on our government.