Author: Steve Sheinkin
Illustrator: Tim Robinson
© Date: 2005 text, 2008 illustrations
Publisher: Roaring Book Press
Pages: 177
Chapters: Yes
Illustrations: Yes, most page layouts have an illustration
Publisher Recommended Age: 10-14 years
Bonus Activities at End of Book: No
Summary from Book: History—with the good bits put back!
What do the most famous traitor in history, hundreds of naked soldiers, and a salmon lunch have in common? They’re all part of the amazing story of the American Revolution.
In the pages of this book, you’ll meet the British big shots (and find out why Benedict Arnold REALLY went bad), get to know the founding fathers (like John Hancock who, while fleeing British troops, still obsessed about the salmon he’d left behind), and take a front row seat at Revolutionary battles (such as the battle of Eutaw Springs, where hundreds of patriot soldiers headed into battle “as naked as they were born”).
This is the story of the Revolution that you won’t read in a textbook, from the first shots to the formation of the United States: fast, frightening, funny, and entirely true.
Note: This review is done from memory. I originally read this awhile ago.
Page Pig Thoughts: Looking for a history book with enough interesting facts to keep you and your kid reading? This one fits that category. Sheinkin has included the fun bits of information that make reading this history book entertaining, not a snoozer.
Admittedly, I never actually finished this one. Although I would have liked to finish it, sometimes a library book gets shuffled to the side of the shelf and unfortunately forgotten about…
Page Pup enjoyed this one enough at school to have an interest in reading it at home. Although when you just finished it at school, sometimes other books look more interesting.