Power of Print
Bang! Boom! Zing!
There are fireworks, parades and picnics – it must be the 4th
of July! Every year we celebrate our nation’s
independence on the 4th of July, the day that we, as a nation,
adopted the Declaration of Independence. We celebrate the freedom that we
fought for and won. One aspect of that
freedom is the freedom of the press. The
freedom of the press protects our right to the published word. Today in the United States , this freedom is used
and enjoyed by everyone. Explore this
freedom with Project Learning Tree’s “Power
of Print”. Read opposing viewpoints on
environmental issues, write your own opinion and celebrate the freedom to
express yourself!
Family Fun:
After the fireworks have ended and the sparklers all gone
search your yard for fireflies - natures own sparklers! Put a few in a jar to observe for the evening
and watch them light up the night.
Before you go to bed, give them their freedom!
Book List
Grades PreK-2
Lakin, P., B. Dacey and D. Bandelin. 2006. Abigail Adams: First Lady of the American
Revolution. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Maestro, B. and G. Maestro. 2005. Liberty
Moore, K. and D. O’Leary. 1998. If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution. Scholastic,
Inc.
Osborne, M.P. and S. Murdocca. 2000. Revolutionary War on Wednesday (Magic Tree House Series #22). Random
House Children’s Books.
Osborne, M.P., N.P. Boyce, and S. Murdocca. 2004. American Revolution: A Nonfiction Companion
to Revolutionary War on Wednesday. Random House Children’s Books.
Grades 3-5
Davis, B. and E.W. Brooke. 1992. Black Heroes of the American Revolution. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Hakin, J. 2007. History
of the US Oxford University
Herbert, J. 2002. The
American Revolution for Kids: A History with 21 Activities. Chicago Review
Press, Inc.
Maestro, B. and G. Maestro. 2005. Liberty
Micklos, J. 2008. African
Americans and American Indians Fighting in the Revolutionary War. Enslow
Publishers, Inc.
Moore, K. and D. O’Leary. 1998. If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution. Scholastic,
Inc.
Osborne, M.P. and S. Murdocca. 2000. Revolutionary War on Wednesday (Magic Tree House Series #22). Random
House Children’s Books.
Osborne, M.P., N.P. Boyce, and S. Murdocca. 2004. American Revolution: A Nonfiction Companion
to Revolutionary War on Wednesday. Random House Children’s Books.
Grades 6-8
Brown Reference Group. 2009. Revolutionary War. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Friedman, I.C. 2005. Freedom
of Speech and the Press. Facts on File, Inc.
Davis, B. and E.W. Brooke. 1992. Black Heroes of the American Revolution. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Hakin, J. 2007. History
of the US Oxford University
Herbert, J. 2002. The
American Revolution for Kids: A History with 21 Activities. Chicago Review
Press, Inc
Maestro, B. and G. Maestro. 2005. Liberty
Micklos, J. 2008. African
Americans and American Indians Fighting in the Revolutionary War. Enslow
Publishers, Inc.
Sheinkin, S. and T. Robinson. 2008. King George: What Was His Problem? Everything Your Textbooks Didn’t
Tell You About the American Revolution. Roaring Brook Press.
Grades 9-12
Hebert, D.L. 2005. Freedom
of the Press. Cengage Gale.
Schomp, V. 2003. The
Revolutionary War. Marshall Cavendish, Inc.
Sheinkin, S. and T. Robinson. 2008. King George: What Was His Problem? Everything Your Textbooks Didn’t
Tell You About the American Revolution. Roaring Brook Press.
Links
Fact Monster: History of the Freedom of the Press
Wikipedia: Freedom of the Press
History Channel: Fourth of July
The Declaration of Independence
History Central: Revolutionary War
The American Revolution
