Henry Wadsworth LongfellowPaul Revere's Ride

As a homeschool mom to five kids, we have really enjoyed this book. Not only is it educational and has helped us learn history, but it is also written in a very exciting, rhyming fashion with beautiful illustrations!

I memorized this classic poem when I was in 3rd grade and still remember a lot of it. Although the poem is not 100% historically accurate, it's still a great poem and one that I think every child should at least hear whether or not it is memorized. This book has great illustrations to bring Paul Revere's story to life. The part we now know today is not quite correct is that Paul Revere was the one who arranged for the lanterns to be hung in the church tower - he knew already whether the British soldiers were traveling "by land or by sea" and the signal was not for himself, but as a precaution in case Revere could not get through to sound the alarm - with that signal, if he didn't get through himself, someone else could "sound the alarm." In the poem, it is as if Revere is waiting on the other side to see what the signal will be, when he already knew. But it's still a good poem, and he did make that famous ride to warn others in the back country that the soldiers were on their way. I love the poem, and this is nicely illustrated. I bought this for my nephew who is in 4th grade.

Beautiful. My two year old loves it.

This is an absolutely beautiful book. My daughter loved it when she was 4 and (one year later) still loves it. She asks me to read it to her often. When she brought it to school and the Pre-K teacher read it to the class, the kids liked it so much that they wanted to keep it. This book is a great way to introduce the poem and the Revolutionary War to young children. The illustrations are very engaging. The map and historic notes are very helpful and interesting (to children and adults) and encourage discussion with little ones. Obviously, if you plan to read the book to young children, you'll need to provide some historic context before you read it.

Love having the illustration along with the historic poem!

Probably one of Henry's Wadsworth Longfellow's most famous poems that will only take you a few minutes to read. The date is April 18th, 1775. Paul instructs his friend to let know if the "British march by land or sea from the town tonight". The instructions were to hang one lantern if by land, two lanterns if approaching by sea.Paul stood vigil, with his horse, on the Charlestown shore whilst his friend wandered the streets and alley on alert. Two lamps were hung thus sending Paul off with his warning message.A wonderfully descriptive poem written about Paul Revere's midnight ride during the Revolutionary War. Great for adults and kids alike. IMPORTANT to note that this Kindle version does NOT contain any illustrations. I purchased this book for the Kindle. I was not required to write a review but chose to do so. Thanks, Liz

My son memorized the poem as a song for school. Such a great book and made a great teacher gift at the end of the year.

This is a wonderful and beautiful rendering of a majestic and historic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. And the illustrations are very complimentary to the poem itself.