Forgotten Founders by Mifflin Lowe, illustrated by William Luong - ESSENTIAL

Forgotten Founders: Black Patriots, Women Soldiers, and Other Thinkers and Heroes Who Shaped Early America by Mifflin Lowe, illustrated by William Luong. 64 pages. NON-FICTION, BIOGRAPHY PICTURE BOOK. Bushel and Peck Books, 2022. $20. 9781638190929

BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS, HS - ESSENTIAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: MANY

This nonfiction book is packed full of people of 25 people who made a difference in the Revolutionary War.  Many of them are black or women that are rarely talked about in the history books.  One of my favorites is about a woman named Anna Smith Strong who would put her laundry out in a specific way which would signal a message was ready.  Then the number of hankerchiefs let them know where to find the message.  Another is about a black man Peter Salem that was born into slavery.  He was at the battle of Bunker Hill and was thought to have fired the shot that killed the British leader Major Pitcairn. 

The illustrations bring bring this book to life.  There are several boxes on each page that lists facts about that person.  It also gives good information about how the war started and who was involved.  

Emilee-Teacher Librarian