Raum, Elizabeth. True Stories of the Revolutionary War.

Raum, Elizabeth.  True Stories of the Revolutionary War.   Capstone Publishers    32p  $29.99 978-1-4296-8674-7  2013  ms      VG-BNS  series: Stories of War   History

This graphic nonfiction book provides brief information and key dates at the beginning of the book as an introduction.  The subsequent chapters provide true stories from actual people that were involved, or directly affected by, the American Revolution.  Written as a graphic nonfiction book, these stories come to life because of captions and illustrations that make the accounts interesting and easy to follow.  The format, text, and illustrations encourage a unique understanding of this war and allow readers to make distinctive connections with individuals and their involvement in the Revolutionary War.

All the accounts are brief but thorough, and key points and definitions are enhanced in text boxes that are sprinkled throughout the stories. The colors depict the settings and time of the accounts and provide clarity to the text.

The short but detailed stories and accounts of important battles and events provide a concise history and relativity to the Revolutionary War for young and reluctant readers.  The graphic nonfiction format will excite and engage young readers and whet their appetites for other historical graphic nonfiction books.

This is one book in the Stories of War series.  There are many titles in the Graphic Library series; however, this is one of the first published in the Stories of War Graphic Library series.

American Revolution                                   --Virginia McGarvey