{"product_id":"a-kids-guide-to-the-american-revolution","title":"A Kids' Guide to the American Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePacked with anecdotes, sidebars, quotes, and illustrations, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eA Kids' Guide to the American Revolution\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e brings vividly to life the birth of our nation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduce young readers to the stakes, challenges, setbacks, and victories involved in the single most important event in our nation’s history, the American Revolution, with this approachable book from Kathleen Krull, a Children’s Book Guild Nonfiction Award winner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind out what events led our young nation to go to war with Great Britain and how the Declaration of Independence, the document that continues to shape our civil rights, came to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Why did the colonists want independence from Great Britain?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• What brought on the Boston Tea Party?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• How did the Declaration of Independence initially impact women and slaves?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• What did Benjamin Franklin do to convince the French to join the revolution?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• How was George Washington chosen to lead the new young country?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• What elements of the Declaration of Independence continue to be debated today?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKathleen Krull is an expert at bringing history to life in her engaging titles and series, including \u003cem\u003eWomen Who Broke the Rules, Lives of.., Giants of Science\u003c\/em\u003e, and her other books in A Kids’ Guide series, \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Kids' Guide to America’s Bill of Rights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Kids’ Guide to America’s First Ladies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePaperback, 224 pages. Recommended ages 8 - 12.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by the exhibition \u003cspan style=\"color: #33cccc;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nrm.org\/2025\/05\/american-stories-revolution-to-rockwell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #33cccc;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e American Stories: Revolution to Rockwell \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e on view June 6, 2026 through October 26, 2026 at Norman Rockwell Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63504705913201,"sku":"BOAR00018","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/3710\/7773\/files\/48946030-8037-4063-9140-24769bff4f37.jpg?v=1779990382","url":"https:\/\/store.nrm.org\/products\/a-kids-guide-to-the-american-revolution","provider":"Norman Rockwell Museum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}