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Rockwell, Anne

They Called Her Molly Pitcher

40 pp. | Knopf | May, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-679-89187-0 $$15.95 | Library ISBN 0-679-99187-5 $$17.99

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler. In the male-dominated history of the American Revolution, it's particularly heartening to see legendary Molly Pitcher manning the cannons here. Rockwell's text is long but lively; unfortunately, the font is too small and spidery for easy reading and seems at odds with a subject of such forthrightness and daring. The illustrations give Pitcher just the right heft and substance, on the battlefield and off. A timeline is included.

Reviewer: Susan P. Bloom | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2002