American Revolution Resources
Note: See also Paul Revere Resources
| Resource Type | Title/Author | Comments | Check Out Again? | Rating |
| Book/Library | And Then What Happened Paul Revere?; Fritz, Jean | Well written with lots of good information | Y | 5 |
| Book/Library | Paul Revere (What Was It Like?); Weinberg, Lawrence | Nicely done., a good read aloud book | Y | 5 |
| Book/Library | The Story of The Green Mountain Boys (Cornerstones of Freedom); Clinton, Susan | Long, but my five year-old eagerly sat through it twice; good info, fascinating | Y | 5 |
| Book/Library | George Washington; Harness, Cheryl | Extensive information about George Washington as a young man and then adult | Y | 5 |
| Book/Library | Yankee Doodle, A Revolutionary Tail [sic]; Chalk, Gary | Using animals instead of people is a pet peeve of mine, but my boys really liked this book; overview of the Revolutionary War put to the tune of Yankee Doodle | Y | 4 |
| Book/Library | The Declaration of Independence; (Cornerstones of Freedom); Stein, R. Conrad | Not as compelling as its sister book above; good information but my boys could never sit still through it | N | 2 |
| Book/Library | Home Life in Colonial America; Samuel, Charlie | Nice reference for the times of the American Revolution | Y | 5 |
| Book/Library | Inventors and Inventions in Colonial America; Samuel, Charlie | Good, interesting information on what technology was like in Colonial America | Y | 4 |
| Book/Library | Boston Tea Party, Rebellion in the Colonies (Adventures in Colonial America); Knight, James E. | With tape, told in the form of a letter from Benjamin Hatcher to William Yancy; nicely done | Y | 5 |
| Book/Purchase | ...If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution; Moore, Kay | Scholastic book in question/answer format; good information, nicely readable | Y | 5 |
| TV/Video | Liberty's Kids; PBS | As long as you're willing to run interference with standard PBS biases, it's a good series. It was the impetus for our study. | Y | 5 |
| Website | BrainPOP (www.brainpop.com) | Do two activities free per day or purchase a subscription to watch unlimited movies. The link is to the overall movie, however, there are several on the American Revolution. | Y | 5 |
| Field Trip | Colonial Michilimackinac; Fort Mackinac; Colonial Williamsburg; Fort Ticonderoga; Yorktown Victory Center; etc | See Fort Tours for additional sites | Y | 5 |