Printed Resources: Bringing History to Life

Books
Adler, David. (1995). A Picture Book of Patrick Henry. New York: Holiday House.
Burgan, Michael. (2001). The Declaration of Independence. We the People Series. Minneapolis: Compass Point Books.
Burt, Barbara. (2003). The Eve of the Revolution: The Colonial Adventures of Benjamin
Wilcox. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic.
Burke, Rick. (2003). Molly Pitcher. American Lives Series. Chicago: Heinemann Library.
Fradin, Dennis Brindell. (2003). Who Was Thomas Jefferson? New York: Penguin Young
Readers Group.
Fritz, Jean. (1973). And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? New York: Puffin Group.
Fritz, Jean. (1976). Whats the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? New York: Puffin Group. [See reference in Unit]
Fritz, Jean. (1976).Will You Sign Here, John Hancock? New York: Puffin Group.
Giblin, James Cross. (2000). The Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin. New York: Scholastic.
Gregory, Josh. (2012). The Revolutionary War. New York: Scholastic. [Mentor Text]
Hicks, Terry Allen. (2007). The Declaration of Independence. Symbols of America series. Tarrytown: Marshall Cavendish.
January, Brendon. (2000). The Revolutionary War. A True Book Series. New York: Chidrens
Press.
Maynard, Christopher. (1999). Revolution News: Power to the People. Somerville:
Candlewick Press.
Meltzer, Milton. The American Revolutionaries: A History in Their Own Words. [See reference
in Unit]
Moore, Kay. (1997). If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution. New York: Scholastic.
Murphy, Jim. (1996). A Young Patriot: The American Revolution as Experienced by One Boy.
New York: Clarion.
Penner, Lucile Rect. (2002). Liberty! How the Revolutionary War Began. New York: Random
House. [See reference in Unit]
Ransom, Candice. (2011). What Was the Continental Congress? Six Questions of American
History Series. Minneapolis: Lerner Publishing Group.
Sherrow, Victoria. (2002) Benjamin Franklin. History Maker Bios Series. Minneapolis: Lerner
Publishing Group.
Stein, R. Conrad. (1995). The Declaration of Independence. Cornerstones of Freedom Series.
Chicago: Childrens Press.
May be reproduced for classroom use. 2013 by Lucy Calkins and Colleagues from the TCRWP from Units of Study in Opinion, Information, and Narrative Writing (firsthand: Portsmouth, NH).

DIGITAL RESOURCES: Bringing History to Life

Websites
http://americanhistory.about.com/od/revolutionarywar/Revolutionary_War.htm
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/
http://www.archives.gov/research/start/
http://www.earlyamerica.com/
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/
http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/outlines/history-1994/the-road-to-independence/
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/revolution/revolution.htm
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/colonial-america/
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/timeline.html
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle.html
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_timeline.html
http://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/revolutionarywar.htm
http://www.ushistory.org/
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.htm
Search Engines
kidrex.org
askkids.com
yahooligans.com
awesomelibrary.org
onekey.com
kids.gov
americaslibrary.gov

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Videos
[Note: Some videos contain mild violence. Teachers may want to pre-screen.]

American Revolution: Schoolhouse Rock Series

http://www.schooltube.com/video/4446d008158a4c42b331/
The Folklorist: The Boston Massacre
http://vimeo.com/39497177
Freedom: A History of Us Series by Joy Hakim
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/menu.html
Shot Heard Round The World: Schoolhouse Rock Series
http://www.schooltube.com/video/66c69ce5b14549058b63/

May be reproduced for classroom use. 2013 by Lucy Calkins and Colleagues from the TCRWP from Units of Study in Opinion, Information, and Narrative Writing (firsthand: Portsmouth, NH).