Living Books for Independence Day

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  • June 21, 2011 at 3:37 pm
    Britney
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    Do any of you have recommendations for a couple of living books to read for Independence Day?

    Or activities?

    June 21, 2011 at 3:54 pm
    nerakr
    Participant

    Since you didn’t mention ages, these are for younger children.

    The Fourth of July Story by Alice Dalgliesh

    Fourth of July on the Plains by Jean van Leeuwen (check the spelling on that)

    June 21, 2011 at 4:18 pm
    Bookworm
    Participant

    Check around in your community–mine has an annual ice cream festival close to the 4th in which they recruit community leaders to read the Declaration of Independence–the ENTIRE thing–on the steps of our county library.  It is a very visual and memorable thing.  I second the Alice Dalgliesh book and there is a Cornerstones of Freedom also, The Story of the Declaration of Independence.  There is a nice book by Peter Spier called We the People that includes coverage of the Declaration. 

    June 21, 2011 at 7:01 pm
    Rachel White
    Participant

    America: A Patriotic Primer by Lynne Cheny

    The Declaration of Independence: The Words that Made America by Sam Fink (wonderful!)

    Will you Sign Here, John Hancock? by Jean Fritz; also other histories (King George) and  bios of those who attended the Congress and signed (Sam Adams, Benjamin Franklin)

    Cherly Harness bios of:

    John Adams

    Thomas Jefferson

    Benjamin Franklin

    Give Me Liberty! The Story of the Declaration of Independence by Russell Freedman

    And for background:

    Boston Tea Party by Pamela Edwards

    Let it Begin here! by Don Brown

    Web site for great info.

    HTH,

    Rachel

    June 22, 2011 at 11:59 am
    Ladyofthehouse
    Member

    I second the suggestion for Peter Spier’s We The People, he has one on the Star Spangled Banner as well which would be great for the 4th.

    I love his illustrations, they are so rich with detail and since his text is so minimal (just quoting his source) it is very thought provoking for the kids to look at the books.

    June 22, 2011 at 11:05 pm
    Britney
    Member

    Thanks ladies…gotta check the library now…:)

    June 28, 2011 at 6:00 pm
    Rachel White
    Participant

    I came across this one today:

    The Signers: The 56 Stories Behind the Declaration of Independence by Dennia Fradin gr. 4-7

    Others for olders:

    Setting the Record Straight: American History in Black & White by David Barton

    Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence (Reprint of an 1818 original, short bios) from Wallbuilders

    Wives of the Signers by Mary Green

    Rachel

    June 28, 2011 at 9:02 pm
    sheraz
    Participant

    I really enjoyed Lives of the Signers…I would take the library’s copy in a nano-second.  There is another one called “Glory, Passion, and Principle: The Story of Eight Remarkable Women at the Core of the American Revolution” by Melissa Lukeman Bohrer.  Very inspiring…I learned a lot…so much that I turned those two books into a patriotic program we did for the women at church, including a lot of patriotic music.  LOVE the music – helps get me in the mood – flag raising ceremonies…ahhh…  =)

    June 28, 2011 at 9:14 pm
    blue j
    Participant

    Here’s another one:

    The Colored Patriots of the American Revolution by William Cooper Nell

    June 28, 2011 at 9:15 pm
    Rachel White
    Participant

    Abigail Adams is my all time heroine. She was a Republican mother, believing in educating herself in order to bring up freedom loving, independent minded children; was dedicated to loving and educating her family; ran a farm, was frugal, principled; encouraged her husband (kept him in check and made him even a better man than he already was by being his intellectual equal) and struggled with depression, too. She pushed through all the heartbreak and struggles that she endured.

    Here’s one for the younger set:http://www.amazon.com/Independent-Dames-Never-American-Revolution/dp/0689858086/ref=wl_mb_hu_m_6_dp

    Rachel

    July 2, 2011 at 12:24 pm
    Rachel White
    Participant

    Some more:

    You’re A Grand Old Flag by George M. Cohan and Norman Rockwell

    Black Heroes of the American Revolution by Burke Davis ages 8-12

    America’s Black Founders: Revolutionary Heroes & Early Leaders with 21 Activities (For Kids series) by Nancy Sanders

    Rachel

    July 2, 2011 at 12:27 pm
    Rachel White
    Participant

    Some more:

    You’re A Grand Old Flag by George M. Cohan and Norman Rockwell

    Black Heroes of the American Revolution by Burke Davis ages 8-12

    America’s Black Founders: Revolutionary Heroes & Early Leaders with 21 Activities (For Kids series) by Nancy Sanders

    Rachel

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