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When Paul Revere Rode
- Author
- Sarah L. Thomson
- Narrator
- L.J. Ganser
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 12 May 2026
- Run Time
- 30 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Poems and prose show how ordinary people, as well as famous ones, played vital roles during the night of Paul Revere's ride and the beginning of the American Revolution, in this book for ages 7–10.
Here is the thrilling account of Paul Revere’s midnight ride to warn colonists in the towns of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, that the British were coming. Brief narrative text and poems written from the point of view of ordinary people who took part in this historic event make this a unique book. Readers will meet:
• the stable boy who raced to Paul Revere to deliver the news that the British soldiers were ready to march
• a woman who told British soldiers pounding on her door that she was merely preparing a cup of tea for her husband, when in fact they were melting pewter spoons into bullets
• an enslaved man who was woken in the middle of the night to alert the Lincoln blacksmith that the British soldiers were marching
• and many more, including one poem in the voice of Paul Revere himself
When Paul Revere Rode is a lyrical nonfiction deep dive into a critical turning point in US history. Sarah L. Thomson’s engaging verse will sweep young readers ages 7–10 off on the dramatic horseback journey that kickstarted the American Revolution.
"An innovative peek into the many small moments that led up to the American Revolution.”—Kirkus Reviews
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Details
- Author
- Sarah L. Thomson
- Narrator
- L.J. Ganser
- Duration
- 30 minutes
- Release Date
- 12 May 2026
- ISBN
- 9798898852429
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past
Synopsis
Poems and prose show how ordinary people, as well as famous ones, played vital roles during the night of Paul Revere's ride and the beginning of the American Revolution, in this book for ages 7–10. Here is the thrilling account of Paul Revere’s midnight ride to warn colonists in the towns of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, that the British were coming. Brief narrative text and poems written from the point of view of ordinary people who took part in this historic event make this a unique book. Readers will meet: • the stable boy who raced to Paul Revere to deliver the news that the British soldiers were ready to march• a woman who told British soldiers pounding on her door that she was merely preparing a cup of tea for her husband, when in fact they were melting pewter spoons into bullets• an enslaved man who was woken in the middle of the night to alert the Lincoln blacksmith that the British soldiers were marching• and many more, including one poem in the voice of Paul Revere himself  When Paul Revere Rode is a lyrical nonfiction deep dive into a critical turning point in US history. Sarah L. Thomson’s engaging verse will sweep young readers ages 7–10 off on the dramatic horseback journey that kickstarted the American Revolution. "An innovative peek into the many small moments that led up to the American Revolution.”—Kirkus Reviews
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