When I asked my kids what they liked most about this unit, my older child couldn’t decide; she doesn’t like stories about war. My younger child answered immediately: the horses. Indeed, there are lots of horses in these stories. They and their riders, through acts of war and acts of non-martial bravery, shaped our nation. Since we live in an area rich with Revolutionary War history, we capped this unit with a visit to an historical site—Washington’s Headquarters. There’s history and biography here to illustrate the incredible lives of our founding fathers and mothers and, of course, lots of horses.
- The 4th of July Story by Alice Dalgliesh and Marie Nonnast
- The 18 Penny Goose by Sally Walker and Ellen Beier
- Aaron and Alexander: The Most Famous Duel in American History by Don Brown
- American Revolution: A Non-Fiction Companion to Revolutionary War on Wednesday by Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Bryce, and Sal Murdocca
- The American Revolution from A to Z by Laura Crawford and Judith Hierstein
- And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? by Jean Fritz and Margot Tomes
- The Boston Coffee Party by Doreen Rappaport and Emily Arnold McCully
- The Boston Tea Party by Pamela Duncan Edwards and Henry Cole
- Founding Mothers: Remembering the Ladies by Cokie Roberts and Diane Goode
- George the Drummer Boy by Nathaniel Benchley and Don Bolognese
- George vs. George: The American Revolution as Seen from Both Sides by Rosalyn Schanzer
- George Washington by Caroline Crosson Gilpin
- George Washington and the General’s Dog by Frank Murphy and Richard Walz
- George Washington’s Teeth by Deborah Chandra, Madeleine Comora, and Brock Cole
- Hanukkah at Valley Forge by Stephen Krensky and Greg Harlin
- Haym Salomon: American Patriot by Susan Goldman Rubin and David Slonim
- Henry and the Cannons by Don Brown
- I am George Washington by Brad Meltzer and Christopher Eliopoulos
- If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution by Kay Moore and Daniel O’Leary
- If You Were There When They Signed the Constitution by Elizabeth Levy and Joan Holub
- Independence Cake by Deborah Hopkinson and Giselle Potter
- Independent Dames: What You Never Knew about the Women and Girls of the American Revolution by Laurie Halse Anderson and Matt Faulkner
- John, Paul, George, & Ben by Lane Smith
- Let It Begin Here! Lexington & Concord, First Battles of the American Revolution by Dennis Brindell Fradin and Larry Day
- Long May She Wave: The True Story of Caroline Pickersgill and Her Star-Spangled Creation by Kristen Fulton and Holly Berry
- Nathan Hale: Patriot Spy by Shannon Zemlicka and Craig Orback
- Noah Webster & His Words by Jeri Chase Ferris and Vincent X. Kirsch
- Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Ted Rand
- A Picture Book of George Washington by David Adler, John Wallner, and Alexandra Wallner
- A Picture Book of John and Abigail Adams by David Adler, Michael Adler, and Ronald Himler
- A Picture Book of Thomas Jefferson by David Adler, John Wallner, and Alexandra Wallner
- Phillis Sings Out Freedom: The Story of George Washington and Phillis Wheatley by Ann Malaspina and Susan Keeter
- Rebel with a Cause: The Daring Adventure of Dicey Langston, Girl Spy of the American Revolution by Kathleen Kudlinski and Rudy Faber
- Revolutionary War on Wednesday by Mary Pope Osborne and Sal Murdocca
- The Ride: The Legend of Betsy Dowd by Kitty Griffin and Marjorie Priceman
- Sam the Minuteman by Nathaniel Benchley and Arnold Lobel
- A Spy Called James: The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent by Anne Rockwell and Flyod Cooper
- Sybil’s Night Ride by Karen Winnick
- They Called Her Molly Pitcher by Anne Rockwell and Cynthia von Buhler
- Who Was Abigail Adams? by True Kelley and John O’Brien
- Who Was Betsy Ross? by James Buckley Jr. and John O’Brien
- Write On, Mercy! The Secret Life of Mercy Otis Warren by Gretchen Woelfle and Alexandra Wallner
- Yankee Doodle by Steven Kellogg
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