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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Provides an informative look at the events that lead up to this important day in history when American heroes took a stand against an oppressive monarch in order gain the freedom they deserved in the new land they worked hard to build.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"For years, the relationship between Great Britain and the American colonists had been wearing thin. Colonists felt they were being treated unfairly. The British thought they were putting down a rebellion. On April 19, 1775, the two sides clashed at Lexington and Concord. The American Revolution was about to begin. Now readers can step back in time to learn about what led up to the battles, how the historic events unfolded, and the ways in which one...
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the first battles of the Revolutionary War, the events leading up to the conflict, and the effect of helping the thirteen British colonies pull together for a common cause.
12) The minutemen
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Presents an account of a critical turning point in history, the battles which plunged the thirteen colonies into war with Great Britain, a war known as the American Revolution.
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"The Battles of Lexington and Concord are often glossed over in history books as the beginning of the American Revolution in April 1777. However, how they fit in with the events before and after the war are well worth reading about. This book provides a detailed look at these famous battles, including the mysterious first shot of the war, also called 'the shot heard r ound the world.' Beautiful portraits of the events, interesting sidebars offering...
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
©1983
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the causes and consequences of the battles which marked the beginning of the American revolution, in April 1775, after local militiamen were warned by Paul Revere that British troops had set out from Boston.