Saved from the glue factory by Sam Adams, Sheherazade the mare tells the story of her famous midnight ride with Paul Revere that changed American history forever. A purebred English horse, Sherry grows from a conceited military horse into a true patriot who helps the Sons of Liberty during the American Revolution. Great fun for children and adults alike, this is a riveting, often humorous tale of the birth of America - straight from the horse's mouth!
Told from the narrative of the female horse from Paul Revere's famous ride, we were able to experience first hand the events and moods leading up to that fateful day. Starting with such a staunch Loyalist (horse), I could not imagine how she could be won over to aid in the Patriots' flight. We were caught up, we were entertained, we were thrilled with the ride. I plan to follow this up with two different picture book variations of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Paul Revere's Ride as well as a few others for our reading pleasure.
My daughter loves the horses point of view and that the book taught her move of the Revere tale than she ever knew. My middle daughter mentioned she loves the character of the grandmother, Mrs. Revere. She is a consistent point of comic relief. Now, while I'm typing this they are all taking turns quoting her and laughing about her silly obsession with tea and her sewing basket at such a life or death moment in time.
We own this book as a vintage mass market paperback and have it on recommendations of BookShark Level 3 and Sonlight D.
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