The Liberty Tree: The Beginning of the American Revolution

The is a great book for ages 6-10 about the events that led up to, and the beginning of the Revolutionary War. My children really enjoyed the detailed illustrations, and it is written in a way that keeps their interest. I highly recommend it for homeschool families as a starting point for learning about the birth of our country.

My dd 9yo and ds 8yo LOVE this excellent review of the events leading up to the American Revolution. Many interesting antidotes make the stories come alive. We finished reading the book and they have begged to reread it again. We are homeschooling and covering American History - and have gotten many books on the topic from the library. None of the other books has had the ability to hold their interest as does "The Liberty Tree". Excellent illustrations - my children have asked me to find more books illustrated by David Wenzel. The text by Lucille Penner is very well done. You and your family will not be disappointed!

I am a new middle school teaching asst. and have used this book in the classroom to help teach the American Revolution. If possible, anyone who can, I would appreciate as many copies as possible, to give to students who can not afford to buy them, themselves. I have very little money, but found this book would be great for future use and just can't find enough copies to seve a class of 25. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

than my daughter's fifth grade history text. An excellent book, this interesting Landmark History uses vivid pictures and lively text to kindle a flame of interest in the American Revolution. As a homeschooling mother I have watched my sons grow in their fascination for American history. My daughters, however, have found it dull. While my sons enjoyed listening to the Landmark Book series as much as they enjoyed the Hardy Boys, my daughters found it all quite uninteresting. I stumbled across this new (1998) book, The Liberty Tree:..., (a Picture Landmark Book) and read it to my daughters and my four-year-old son. Finally! A twinkle. Written in short "chapters", this book is very easy to follow. With bursts of information containing cause and effect relationships, even the youngest could see how the French and Indian War led to events which led to events which led to the American Revolution. The bold-faced captions provide additional information which, when read alone at another sitting, enhance the usefulness of the book.The reading level is not appropriate for 4 - 8 year-olds. (Lucille Recht Penner has done nice works for that age group, but this is not one of those.) As a read aloud, however, it does appeal to that age. My four-year-old was interested and remained seated for most of the book.The girls insisted that I read parts to their older brothers -- especially the part about Paul Revere using a woman's petticoat to soften the sound of his oars during the first part of his famous ride. (They giggled when I read ..."it was still warm.")