drpschmidt's review against another edition
4.0
A wonderful picture book that can be used across the curriculum! Once again, I love how LHA tells us a story about strong women and girls! What an interesting take on the history I thought I knew...now, I know more about HER-story!
abigailbat's review against another edition
4.0
Kids will find much to pore over in this book about the women and girls of the American Revolution. Did you know that a 16-year-old girl, Sybil Ludington, rode 40 miles through the night to warn American militia about a British attack? (Paul Revere's ride was 16 miles.) Or how about "Mom" Rinker who spied on British soldiers and hid the information inside balls of yarn which she passed to the American soldiers? Ever heard of her?
If your answer is no, you should definitely pick up this book. Anderson gives brief facts about many, many women and girls who helped America win its independence in the Revolutionary War. Women spied on the British, provided food and clothing to American soldiers, and even went into battle! This is a great book to add to any unit on Women's History or the Revolutionary War.
Anderson includes a timeline of the Revolution, an author's note, and a substantial bibliography.
http://abbylibrarian.blogspot.com/2010/03/book-review-independent-dames.html
If your answer is no, you should definitely pick up this book. Anderson gives brief facts about many, many women and girls who helped America win its independence in the Revolutionary War. Women spied on the British, provided food and clothing to American soldiers, and even went into battle! This is a great book to add to any unit on Women's History or the Revolutionary War.
Anderson includes a timeline of the Revolution, an author's note, and a substantial bibliography.
http://abbylibrarian.blogspot.com/2010/03/book-review-independent-dames.html
wordnerd153's review against another edition
4.0
Informative and funny. Great class resource when studying the American Revolution.
lindseylush's review against another edition
5.0
Definitely on the shelf for next Revolutionary War unit. I love Faulkner’s illustrations that pair perfectly with the extensive information and notes from Anderson. Great job of providing lots of info in small bits and sketches!
beecheralyson's review against another edition
5.0
This is a very informative read and would be great as part of American History or women's history month. Lots of information on a page...requires several read throughs to catch everything. Like the timeline on the bottom.
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