Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May?

I thought this was a very insightful book. However, it is a little dry at times. I think it is appropriate for 5th graders because it is fairly long and dry. It can be very encouraging to students to know about someone who people did not think would amount to much but did. ( )

This book looks into the life of Patrick Henry during the most memorable times in hisotry. It gives some funny accounts into his life. I think the during the colonial time. On May 29th in history, something is always happening for Henry.
This story gives a realistic account of his characyer. It made it interesting for me to learn a little more about those times. The illustrations were very detaied and helped me get more into his character.
As a class we can talk about the diffrent things that Henry went through and how it might be different now a days. Also, we can pick our favorite part in the book and act it out.

This book entails a look into the life of Patrick Henry during memorable times in history. It gives humorous accounts into his life. It is set in the colonial past. On May 29th in history, something is always occuring for this character.
This book gives a good account of the characters personality. It helps me learn a little more about personal history. The illustrations were very defined and help engage oneself into the character of Patrick Henry.
Reinacting a part of this book, a most memorable part, would be an extension idea I would consider using in the classroom. Another extension would be to have students draw a scene out of this book. ( )

This book is a historical account of Patrick Henry's life with a humorous twist. It takes the reader through the many things that Patrick Henry did, which wasn't much. He was famous, however, for his amazing public speaking abilities.

I enjoyed this book, but not as much as I've enjoyed other Jean Fritz stories. It is humorous as always, but the life of Patrick Henry is just bland, in my opinion. Margot Tomes' illustrations were adorable.

As an extension, I would have the students pick out their favorite part of the book and illustrate it. Another extension would be to create a word search of American Revolution terms that they could work on after we've began studying that section of history. ( )

Good Children's book. ( )