Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
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Alice Ray and the Salem Witch Trials
From the Series History Speaks: Picture Books Plus Reader's Theater
In 1692, four young girls from the Puritan town of Salem Village, Massachusetts, began acting strangely. They threw fits and cried out. They claimed that the spirits of some townspeople were… Read More →
A Mitzvah for George Washington
Bella's father has an important role to play when President George Washington comes to visit the Jewish community of Newport, Rhode Island. But Bella has her own job to do—coming up with a… Read More →
An Etrog from Across the Sea
Praise for An Etrog from Across the Sea by Deborah Bodin Cohen and Kerry Olitzky, illustrated by Stacey Dressen McQueen: Sydney Taylor Book Award Winner Papa has promised to bring home a… Read More →
Botones para el general Washington (Buttons for General Washington)
From the Series Yo solo: Historia (On My Own History)
Fourteen-year-old John Darragh was a spy. But British-occupied Philadelphia in 1777 was not a safe place for an American spy. If he were captured, John knew he would be hanged. In this… Read More →
Buttons For General Washington
From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong
"In Revolutionary times, spies sent secret messages in clever ways. In this true story, John Darragh, a teenaged spy from a Quaker family, carries a message to General Washington sewn inside Read More →
Emanuel and the Hanukkah Rescue
Angry that his father is afraid to kindle the Hanukkah lights, Emanuel stows away on a whaling ship. When a storm overtakes the boat, it is his father’s change of heart and the family menorah Read More →
George Washington and the Story of the U.S. Constitution
From the Series History Speaks: Picture Books Plus Reader's Theater
Late in the spring of 1787, fifty-five men gathered at the Pennsylvania State House. They came to write a new constitution for the United States. The leader of this Constitutional Convention… Read More →
John Greenwood's Journey to Bunker Hill
From the Series History Speaks: Picture Books Plus Reader's Theater
In mid-May 1775, the American Revolution was barely a month old. Many British soldiers were in Boston, Massachusetts. The American troops were nearby. The next battle could break out at any… Read More →
Judah Touro Didn't Want to be Famous
Setting out from Boston to New Orleans in 1801, Judah Touro dreamed of becoming a successful shopkeeper. Through his skill in business, he earned a great fortune. But the harrowing experience Read More →
Kate Shelley y el tren de medianoche (Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express)
From the Series Yo solo: Historia (On My Own History)
Kate miró el destartalado puente de madera. Había tablones sueltos en su estrecha pasarela. No había ninguna barandilla para sostener. Tenía miedo de cruzar este puente incluso a la luz del… Read More →
La Bandera de Estrellas Centelleantes (The Star-Spangled Banner): el himno nacional
From the Series Yo solo: Historia (On My Own History)
It was September 14, 1814, and America and Great Britain were at war. Frances Scott Key watched from the deck of a British ship, where he was being held captive, as cannons exploded around… Read More →
Live Oak Media eReadalong Collection — Live Oak Media eReadalong Set
From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong
eReadalongs are eBooks integrated with the fully-produced, high-quality audio productions that distinguish Live Oak Media in the field of children's recordings. Read by the most prominent… Read More →
Mumbet's Declaration of Independence
"All men are born free and equal." Everybody knows about the Founding Fathers and the Declaration of Independence in 1776. But the founders weren't the only ones who believed that everyone Read More →
The Horse-Riding Adventure of Sybil Ludington, Revolutionary War Messenger
From the Series History's Kid Heroes
The Connecticut countryside, 1777. A messenger arrives at Sybil Ludington’s farm with bad news. British soldiers are starting to burn villages in the area. Someone must alert the colonial… Read More →
The Prison-Ship Adventure of James Forten, Revolutionary War Captive
From the Series History's Kid Heroes
Captured at sea . . . a young man must choose between his country and his freedom. The Atlantic Ocean, 1781. James Forten is a free African American sailor on an American ship, the Royal… Read More →
The Top-Secret Adventure of John Darragh, Revolutionary War Spy
From the Series History's Kid Heroes
Under the nose of the enemy army . . . a boy carries a dangerous secret. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1777. John Darragh’s family has sided with the rebel colonists during the Revolutionary… Read More →