Joining the Boston Tea Party

Liz, Lenny, and their grandma travel back in time to the Boston Tea Party where they meet an early relative, Ben Reed. The twins follow Ben around his every day life in 1773. They see that colonists are forced to pay tea taxes and are fed up with it. Later the twins follow Ben to the Boston Tea Party. The twins later meet up with grandma, and all three return back home. The twins are able to reflect on their time spent in 1770s at their local 4th of July Parade.
This book would be great paired up with a lesson on the Boston Tea Party and the American Revolution. I also like how the illustrator shows characters giving direct dialogue in the book. So much context is packed within each page! I did find a couple of pages to be a little show more distracting, but can see how kids might appreciate the side discussions. show less

In this informational book, grandma and the twins, Liz and Lenny take a time travel adventure back to the time of the Boston Tea Party. This was a very interesting way to look at history in a non-boring way. The carton bubbles could help a child get so wrapped up in the story ike that they don't really realize they are reading about an actual historical event. The ilustrations were done very well and helped the reader see what the clothing and scenery looked like back then.

I felt this was a very enjoyable book to read. The characters were believable and the historical details very accurate.

This would be a good story for the children to dress up in period clothing and act out. They would also enjoy acting out the story with little toy show more people and ships. show less

This book is about two kids who take a time traveling journey while visiting their grandmother for the 4th of July holiday. With the help of her magic hat, Grandmother transports them to a street in Boston. The year is 1773 and the people of Boston are angry that the English aren’t treating them right. The British Parliament is trying to raise money by taxing the American colonies. So on the night of, December 16, thousands of people showed up at the harbor with a plan to dump all of the English tea into the water. The children were very excited that they were able to participate in the Boston Tea Party.

I enjoyed reading this book. In my opinion, history is not the most exciting subject. This book made history fun for me.

I would use show more this book in a lesson on history. It would be fun to have the children dress up and pretend like they were at the Boson Tea Party. I would like to read this book and have students choose a time in history that they would like to visit. I would ask them to write about what that visit would be like. show less

The setting was in 1773. The characters were sent back in time from the present. The characters change their clothes to an older era. I liked how they had the then and before pictures in the back of the book including clothes and hairstyles. The problem was that the British were not treating the Colonist well. The Colonist wanted to do something about it. The children helped the Colonist pour out the tea and throw it into the Harbor. It was easy to tell that grandma was a magical character. She took the kids on fun adventures. She was also understanding because she did not get upset when the kids left to help the Colonist. The dog had a funny personality. This series is kind of similar to the Magic Tree House Stories. Just a little, but show more there was something a bit weird for me and I am not sure what it was. That is why I gave four stars. show less

I thought this was a really cute book. I think it is a great way to teach a lesson on this topic. It also shows just how fun you can have at grandmas house. This was a cute read that I will use to teach a lesson on this subject.

The book begins with the time traveling twins traveling back in time to Colonial America. They arrive in the middle of a conflict between colonists and redcoats. The twins speak to a relative and learn about the conflicts that are going on. He tells them about the high taxes and how the English aren’t treating them fairly. They learn about being taxed without representation in England. Then they attend the meeting before the Boston Tea Party and after the meeting they join the Boston Tea party by dressing up like Indians and dumping tea into the harbor. The book teaches the reader about colonial life and the differences from modern day life. They learn about the Boston Tea Party and the beginning of the American Revolution.

Summary:
This was about two twins and there grandma. The grandma had a hat that allowed them to travel back in time. They went back in to time to 1773 to the Boston Tea Party and it allowed the kids to take part in the dumping of the tea in to the Boston harbor and meet great people in History.

Personal Reaction:
I really enjoyed this book because they went back in to time to take part in history.

Classroom Extension:
1. I would ask the kids if the could go back in time where would they go and why.
2. I would have them write what they would change about history.