Literature+List

Here is a list of childrens literature books that will aide you in teaching the unit to your students

The American Revolution By Douglas Rife and Gina Capaldi (Non-Fiction) -This book is an interactive hands-on history book. Students will lift tabs and pull letters out of their envelopes to discover different parts of the revolution. This book is filled with great illustrations and pictures of people from the time period as well as copies of important documents.

If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution By Kay Moore (Non-Fiction) - This book has great illustrations and is filled with great information about what it was like to live at the time of the American Revolution.It will allow your students to see from a citizens point of view the importance of the war and make connections with that time period with our current time period.

Who was Thomas Jefferson? By Dennis Brindell (Biography) - This book is a biography on Thomas Jefferson. It is written for children to understand with silly illustrations that will keep students wanting to read. It would be great to read as a read-aloud when learning about the Declaration of Independance.

American Revolution by Stuart Murray (Non-Fiction) - This book is full of great pictures and short descriptions of the events of the American Revolution. It also includes pictures of the weapons, flags, and people of the time period. Yankee Doodle Boy: A Young Soldiers Adventures in the American Revolution By Joseph Plumb Martin (Historical Fiction) - This book is about a young boy who enlisted in the continental army at the age of 15 and served with George Washington. It is accompanied by maps and drawings of the events of the war.



The American Revolution for Kids: A History with 21 Activities By Janis Herbert (Non-Fiction) - In this activity book, heroes, traitors, and great thinkers come to life. In here you will find concepts of freedom and democracy. This collection tells the story of the Revolution. All American students are required to study the Revolution and the Constitution, and these 21 activities make it fun and memorable.

John, Paul, George & Ben  By Lane Smith (Historical Fiction & Non-Fiction) - This book tells a story of when John Hancock, Paul Revere, George Washington, and Ben Franklin were little lads. It is a story of these boys before they became five really big Founding Fathers. It says that they were always getting into trouble for one reason or another. In other words, they took a few liberties, and to be honest, they were not always appreciated.



George Washington’s Socks by Elvira Woodruff (Historical Fiction) - This is a wonderful fiction novel about a mysterious rowboat that transports a group of children back in time to the American Revolution and they meet soldiers, revolutionaries, and even George Washington. It is a great story for living in the moment of the revolution and it helps students to understand just what happened during the war and the fight for freedom. This story would be great as a class read-aloud story throughout the unit.



George vs. George: The American Revolution As Seen from Both Sides by Rosalyn Schanzer (Non-fiction and Picture book) - This is a great book about the different point of views that George Washington and King George III had on the war. They were both strong leaders for different sides fighting for different reasons. It is a great read to learn about why each leader wanted to fight for the war and there reasons for wanting to make a change. This brings a lot of perspective into the classroom for students and is a great way to show them that even though two people were fighting over different causes, they both were doing what they thought was right.

Let It Begin Here!: Lexington & Concord: First Battles of the American Revolution by Dennis Brindell Fradin (Non-fiction) - This book has many wonderful resources included within the text. It has a timeline, map of the colonies, lists of important people during the war, members of each army, and strong images to paint the pictures of the war. This book is a great introduction into the American Revolution because it tells of the moment that the war started and what happened across the globe from that point on. The map is very useful because it can be enlarged for the classroom to teach students about the colonies and what importance each had in the revolution.

Yankee Doodle Boy: A Young Soldiers Adventures in the American Revolution By Joseph Plumb Martin (Historical Fiction) - This book is about a young boy who enlisted in the continental army at the age of 15 and served with George Washington. It is accompanied by maps and drawings of the events of the war.

The midnight ride of Paul Revere By chriftopher bing This is a picture book that talks about the Paul revere’s ride with descriptive photos to look at while reading an informative short story about this piece of history.



Independent DAMES by Lauria Halse Anderson (historical Fiction) This is an entertaining and informative and brings us an eye-opening look at the surprising number of contributions by women to the Cause. The illustrations are a great cartoon look to give students humor with a good amount of information.



The American Revolution; Social Studies Activity Book grades 5-8 By George Lee- Book This is a book base on Mark Twain’s social study activities and will encourage students to think about events in history. It also shows students were to stop and think and gives them questions.

The American Revolution By Bruce Bliven Jr. This book is a picture book that goes over the main events that happened during the war. It has great picture for ESOL students to look at and discuss in small groups.

Fight for Freedom by Benson Bobrick (non-fiction) This is a great Narrative that has great oil painting pictures throughout the book. It talks about battlefields, maps, and the fight for freedom.