Book Detail

Paul Revere's Ride

Publication Information
Author:  Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth Illustrator:  Rand, Ted
Title:  Paul Revere's Ride Date:  1990
Publisher:  Dutton Children's Books City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-525-44610-9 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Yes Young Adult:  
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    poetry

HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies

Summary:
Longfellow's famous poem tells the story of Revere's call to arms to his countryfolk in 1775.

Teaching Ideas:
For ABE classes, teachers may want to read it aloud and briefly discuss the book in terms of U.S. history. In a family literacy setting, teachers may want to use the book as a foundation of a history/geography lesson incorporating map reading and math (in figuring the number of miles and perhaps miles per hour). For more information, look at website www.paulreverehouse.org/paul. html.

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet History > region > U.S. history > American Revolution
bullet Literature and Language > literature > American literature
bullet Geography > locations > U.S. states/regions > Massachusetts > Boston
bullet Literature and Language > authors > Longfellow, Henry Wordsworth
bullet History > region > U.S. history > American Revolution > well known people > Paul Revere
bullet Literature and Language > poetry


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