Non-Fiction Books for Students

Interest Level: 3-6
Reading Level: 4.5
Angry about taxes -- King George stands firm -- Hancock continues to rebel -- Soldiers follow orders -- Colonists learn of the raid -- Revere tries to warn the colonists -- Revere gets away -- Hancock and Adams escape -- The British go to Concord -- Minutemen fight bravely at North Bridge -- Colonel Smith heads back to Boston -- The militias keep fighting. Explores the beginning of the Revolutionary War, discussing the causes and leaders of the rebellion, and how the first shots fired at Lexington and Concord began America's long road to independence. (TitleWave)

Interest Level: 3-6
Reading Level: 4.6
Presents a picture of life in colonial America and reviews the causes and major events of the American Revolution. (TitleWave)

Interest Level: 3-6
Reading Level: 6.7
How did the war start? -- Sign up here -- Army pay -- Training to fight -- Wearing a uniform? -- Weapons of war -- Army life -- Army food -- Battle tactics -- Revolutionary war women -- Battlefield injuries -- Earning a promotion -- Can you get hte top job? -- Your interview. Presents an introduction to the American Revolutionary war, in simple text with illustrations, describing what it would be like to be a soldier in the Continental Army, including information on marching and drilling, setting up camp, digging trenches, standing guard, and more. (TitleWave)

Interest Level: 3-6
Reading Level: 4.3
A brief biography of the woman who disguised herself as a man and joined the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. (TitleWave)

Interest Level: 3-6
Reading Level: 5.5
A fact-based story that follows the life of sixteen-year-old Thomas Young over the course of eighteen months spent fighting in South Carolina during the Revolutionary War. (TitleWave)

Interest Level: 5-8
Reading Level: 4.1
Describes the events of the American Revolutionary War and explains the significance of the war today. The reader's choices reveal the historical details from the perspective of a young girl, a patriot fighter, and a loyalist determined to keep America under British rule. (TitleWave)

Interest Level: 3-6
Reading Level: 3.2
Graphic novel adaptations of Buttons for General Washington by Peter and Connie Roop.;Includes bibliographical references (p. 31). In Philadelphia, in 1777, fourteen-year-old Quaker John Darragh aids the American army by carrying coded messages, hidden by his mother in the buttons on his coat, to his older brother Charles in George Washington's camp. (TitleWave)

Interest Level: 5-8
Reading Level: 3.4
Presents a short biography of American patriot Nathan Hale written in graphic novel format, and focuses on his life as a soldier, leader, war hero, and American spy. (TitleWave)

Interest Level: YA
Background to war : colonial agitation -- Warring sides : linear and irregular warfare -- Outbreak : shot heard round the world -- The fighting : colonial and world war -- Portrait of a soldier : Massachusetts professional -- The world around war : war on the homefront -- Portrait of a civilian : Boston loyalist -- How the war ended : stalemate -- Conclusion and consequences : influence of the American Revolution. Provides information about the political, strategic, tactical, and cultural aspects of the American Revolutionary War; and includes primary source images, maps, and battle plans. (TitleWave)

Interest Level: 3-6
Reading Level: 6.3
Why did we fight the Revolutionary War? -- What happened at Lexington and Concord? -- Why was Fort Ticonderoga important? -- What happened at the Battle of Bunker Hill? -- What fighting happened in Quebec, Canada? -- What was happening at sea? -- How did New York fall to the British? -- How did Washington win at Trenton and Princeton? -- What happened in the fighting in Pennsylvania? -- What was the turning point in the war? -- What happened at Valley Forge? -- What is the famous story of John Paul Jones? -- Where did fighting take place in the South? -- How did the Americans finally win at the Battle of Yorktown? -- Timeline -- Glossary. An illustrated introduction the Revolutionary War that focuses on the battles, examining outcomes and significance of skirmishes at Lexington and Concord, Fort Ticonderoga, Bunker Hill, Valley Forge, and more; providing biographical information on John Paul Jones; and including primary source materials, a time line, and other resources. (TitleWave)

Interest Level: 3-6
Reading Level: 3.5
Examines the role of African-Americans and Native Americans in the Revolutionary War, discussing how they chose sides, African-American presence in the army, fighting between Native Americans and settlers, and other related topics. (TitleWave)

Interest Level: 3-6
Reading Level: 6.1
Presents nearly thirty projects related to each of the four seasons, during the years of the Revolutionary War; examples include New England Indian Pudding and Ben Franklin's Glass Harmonica. (TitleWave)

Interest Level: 5-8
Reading Level: 7.9
"The shot heard round the world" -- A brief history of the revolution -- The soldiers speak -- News of the battles -- The women of the Revolutionary War -- The war in song and poetry -- "The world turned upside down". Chronicles the American Revolution and presents excerpts of primary sources on the war, including soldiers' and civilians' letters, diaries, and memoirs, as well as songs and poems of the time, and includes descriptions of and addresses for Web sites with primary sources. (TitleWave)

Interest Level: 5-8
Reading Level: 7.3
Childhood -- New Haven merchant -- Off to war -- The march to Quebec -- The Battle of Valcour Island -- Hero of Ridgefield and Saratoga -- Military governor of Philadelphia -- Treason at West Point -- Benedict Arnold, British general -- Last years in Canada and England. Examines the life of Benedict Arnold, America's most famous traitor, discussing his childhood in Connecticut, his career as a merchant, his heroic actions during the Revolutionary War, his appointment as military governor of Philadelphia, and the events that led him to change his allegiance from America to Britain. (TitleWave)

Interest Level: 3-6
Reading Level: 6.7
Presents a survey of the American Revolution for young readers and includes information on British oppression of the colonists, Boston Tea Party, and Benedict Arnold's treason, as well as personal anecdotes from soldiers and civilians. (TitleWave)

Interest Level: 3-6
Reading Level: 6.5
Revolution and independence -- Life during wartime -- Games and other entertainment -- Hands-on history -- Recipe, making a teatime treat -- Activity, take a survey -- Activity, play quoits -- Craft, create a silhouette.;Includes bibliographical references (p. 30) and index. Describes the causes of the American Revolution, the outcome of the struggle, and life for soldiers and civilians during the war, and presents instructions for four hands-on activities related to this historical period. (TitleWave)

Interest Level: 3-6
Reading Level: 6.6
Why did we fight the Revolutionary War? -- How did the British rule the colonies? -- What was life like on a New England farm? -- What was life like on a Southern plantation? -- What were colonial cities like? -- Did everyone support the war against the British? -- What role did Blacks play during the Revolution? -- What role did Native Americans play during the Revolution? -- What was life like for women during the Revolution? -- What were children doing during the Revolution? -- Timeline -- Glossary. An illustrated introduction the Revolutionary War that focuses on home front issues, discussing why it started and how the British ruled over the American colonists; describing what life was like on a farm in New England, in a colonial city, or on a Southern plantation; and including primary source materials, a time line, and other resources. (TitleWave)

Interest Level: YA
Tells the stories of thirty events, both familiar and lesser-known, that played a role in the course of the Revolutionary War. (TitleWave)

Interest Level: 3-6
Reading Level: 7.5
Explores how the characters and lives of King George III of England and George Washington affected the progress and outcome of the American Revolution. (TitleWave)

Interest Level: 3-6
Reading Level: 6.6
Why did we fight the Revolutionary War? -- Who were the important American patriots during the Revolution? -- Who came from foreign countries to help the patriots? -- Who were the important British and loyalists during the Revolution? -- Who were the important women of the Revolution? -- Timeline -- Glossary. An illustrated introduction the Revolutionary War that focuses on key personalities, discussing the lives and actions of important Patriots and Loyalists, describing women of significance, and including primary source materials, a time line, and other resources. (TitleWave)

Interest Level: 3-6
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 militia, and the messenger is too tired. Sybil volunteers to ride from farm to farm through the dark forest. Can she rouse the soldiers in time? (Amazon)

Interest Level: 3-6
Reading Level: 6.4
Describes what life was like during the Revolutionary War, focusing on the experiences of captains and crew members in the Continental and British navies, with battle maps, action reports, and time lines. (TitleWave)

Interest Level: 3-6
Reading Level: 7.0
Describes what life was like during the Revolutionary War, focusing on key land battles in the eight-year conflict, with battle maps, action reports, and time lines. (TitleWave)