Welcome to Felicity's World, 1774: Growing Up in Colonial America (American Girls Collection (Cloth))

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Summary: Colonial Life Becomes "Real" in Felicity's World/1774
Review: I was amazed to find this title at the Texas Library Association Conference in Houston, Texas last week. The book jumped out at me when I passed the American Girls exhitbit booth. The colorful cover conveys a realistic scene from Felicity's time in U. S. History that took me back over 200 years. From the first page to the last, I was riveted to find out more details. The paintings, maps, and drawings help to tie together how colonists lived and carried out their daily chores in their families and in their communities. Cutaways and aerial scenes take the reader into the action of the time, especially those where girls and women were active in the Revolutionary War: Sybil Ludington who was a Patriot soldier and Eliza Wilkinson who refused to play her guitar for a British soldier. I give this book 5 gold stars and hope to read the other Welcome to the American Girl books soon.

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Summary: Homeschooling family loves this history book!
Review: We are a homeschooling family and use this book as an early American history book! The illustrations are excellent, and the information is extremely interesting! It is about growing up in Colonial America, from the beginning to the end of the Revolutionary War. It covers how the war began, the Boston Tea Party, the birth of babies, fashion, education, slavery, sickness & doctors, and finally the American Victory! It also includes famous people from this time period, such as Americans Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, and British General John Burgoyne and Lord Cornwallis. Also included are famous American women like Sybil Ludington and Phillis Wheatley, who as a black slave was educated in classical literature and began writing poetry at age 14. With full color pictures and real photography this book keeps the American Revolution interesting!

Rating:
Summary: Homeschooling family loves this history book!
Review: We are a homeschooling family and use this book as an early American history book! The illustrations are excellent, and the information is extremely interesting! It is about growing up in Colonial America, from the beginning to the end of the Revolutionary War. It covers how the war began, the Boston Tea Party, the birth of babies, fashion, education, slavery, sickness & doctors, and finally the American Victory! It also includes famous people from this time period, such as Americans Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, and British General John Burgoyne and Lord Cornwallis. Also included are famous American women like Sybil Ludington and Phillis Wheatley, who as a black slave was educated in classical literature and began writing poetry at age 14. With full color pictures and real photography this book keeps the American Revolution interesting!