The Revolutionary War: A Chronology of America's Fight for Independence

by Danielle Smith-Llera

Overview

The Revolutionary War was a bloody eight-year battle. Follow the war from the first gunshot in Lexington to the signing of the Treaty of Paris, and see how America's fight for independence unfolded. Meets Common Core standards for analyzing chronology text structures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491421604
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2015
Series:	The Revolutionary War
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	830L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Danielle Smith-Llera grew up in coastal Virginia, hearing unforgettable tales about her Mexican and Irish ancestors. She first moved overseas to teach in international schools in Hungary and Brazil. Life in the U.S. Foreign Service has taken her around the world to live in India, Jamaica, Romania, Belgium, the United Kingdom, and Washington, DC. She loves sharing stories—fiction, nonfiction, and a mixture of both—in classrooms, museum exhibits, and, of course, books.

Table of Contents

War on the horizon — War begins — Rebellion to revolution — The war shifts south — Peace comes slowly — Timeline.

Interviews

Series looks at the Revolutionary War through various text types, including biographies, chronology, cause and effect Series includes a fiction book tailor-made to compliment the nonfiction books Aligns perfectly with history standards on the American Revolution. Includes infographics, primary sources, and critical thinking questions while still offering a fun, engaging read.

Editorial Reviews

In this interesting concept, called Connect, three nonfiction titles include primary source images, address some common myths about the war. . . .The fictional title is a valuable addition and places accurate historical facts into a well-written account of the siege of South Carolina in 1780. This would be a good addition to both Social Studies and Language Arts classrooms and could be used to meet Common Core Standards because it is a high-interest series.

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