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40 pp.
| Holiday |
September, 2012 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8234-2266-1$17.95
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Peter Malone.
With clear prose and an eye for telling detail, Freedman narrates the 1773 destruction of British tea in Boston Harbor. Quoting heavily from the firsthand accounts from younger participants, Freedman provides a young person's view of the protest (which is somewhat limited in showing the larger context). Malone's crowd-filled watercolors in a tea-brown palette establish the setting nicely. Timeline. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: J.L. Bell
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2012