History News: Revolution News

By Christopher Maynard

Book Overview

Read all about the American, French, Russian, and Chinese Revolutions in a paperback, award-winning, and kid-accessible format The award-winning History News series presents history in a unique, kid-friendly format that's as accessible as the morning newspaper. Ride with Paul Revere and watch fifty colonists sign the Declaration of Independence. Witness the storming of the Bastille by Parisian mobs and find out why King Louis XVI lost his head. Get Lenin's thoughts on planning a revolution and march with Mao to a new China. Revolution News covers the American, French, Russian, and Chinese Revolutions, and offers a two-page overview of major events worldwide. Back matter includes a time line, an index, and sources.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763612952
• ISBN13: 9780763612955
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher