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Title: History for Kids: The Illustrated History of the Boston Tea Party

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Tracey Norman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-13-17

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

In Charles River Editors' History for Kids series, your children can learn about history's most important people and events in an easy, entertaining, and educational way. The concise but comprehensive book will keep your kid's attention all the way to the end.

In the years before the American Revolution, the disputes between the colonies and Great Britain produced no shortage of legendary events, all of which can be recited by schoolchildren from an early age, but none has been mythologized or misunderstood quite like the Boston Tea Party, colonial Boston's most unique act of (relatively) nonviolent protest. The formation of a group of Americans calling themselves the Tea Party in 2009, more than 235 years after the Boston Tea Party, is testament to the enduring legacy of that iconic moment in American history.

On the night of December 16, 1773, a group of 30-130 men boarded the tea ship Dartmouth and two other ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor over the span of three hours in protest of the Tea Act of 1773. Agreement over what exactly happened ends there, but a number of legends have since popped up and become part of the common narrative. The urban legend that the people who boarded the ship dressed as Mohawks is not entirely true. The Tea Partiers were not protesting higher taxes on tea. The Tea Party was not coordinated by Samuel Adams. And nobody in Boston called it the Tea Party until nearly a century after it took place.

Members Reviews:

Typos abound.

I've liked some in this series, but this was a Disappointment. Lots of typos. I found a sentence repeated twice and similar mistakes. Towards the beginning the book explains that the colonists were upset because they were being taxed with their consent. Oops. That should be "without". It also relies too much on crusty quotes and a dry recitation instead of adding anything of interest. Really has the feel of a book report hastily thrown together at the last minute. I'm pretty sure I could find something better on the internet with a quick google search.

Don't put the word 'Editors' in your name if you're going to screw up text.

Overall, this piece is more informative than others being marketed to this age group (7-9 year old's). But, a few little things make it completely impossible for anyone who cares about information to take this source (or its authors - who are conveniently anonymous) seriously.

"A tea ship called the Dartmouth sailed to Boston Harbor in late November of 1973."

1973?!?!? Just in time for the Bicentennial Celebrations!

They only name one tea ship; rely on George RT Hewes narrative for a large portion of their storytelling, only to call his memory into question; and seem to call 'myths' into question purely for the sake of questioning. Constructing a argument in this way - by telling a story and then saying that's not how it happened, but not saying for sure how it did - is completely irresponsible in a book meant for the education of young people.

For kids

Fine for report. Good read for a class or single person. Easy reading to get through quick enough. Three stars.

Great book

We got this book on the kindle for our home schooler it was just what we were looking for.