It's the dawn of an important new day in America. Young readers, grab
the reins and join Rush Revere, Liberty the horse, and the whole
time-traveling crew in this patriotic historical adventure that takes
you on an exciting trip to the past to see our remarkable nation's most
iconic symbols up close and personal!
"Rush Revere here, along with my chatty horse, Liberty! Wait a
minute...Liberty? Where did he go?"
"Reporting for duty, Captain Revere!"
"Liberty, where did you get that spinach smoothie?"
*Slurp*
Well, he certainly didn't get it from 1787--that's where we're rush,
rush, rushing off to next with our enthusiastic young friends in the
Time-Traveling Crew (but not before causing a major security incident at
the National Archives in Washington, D.C.!) A funny case of mistaken
identity and a wild chase through the busy streets of Philadelphia will
lead us to the famously introverted Father of our Constitution, James
Madison, and the heated secret debates over the Constitution and the
Bill of Rights. Fast-forward a few years, and we'll help his brave wife,
Dolley, risk her life to save an important portrait from the White House
as the British set Washington afire!
What greater symbol of our exceptional nation's hard-won freedoms than
the Star-Spangled Banner, sewn by American icon Betsy Ross? Perhaps
Francis Scott Key can explain what inspired him to pay tribute to our
glorious flag by writing our beautiful national anthem. But watch out
for the bombs bursting in air, because when we reach 1814, we'll be
front and center at a major battle to defend our liberty.
Jump back in the saddle with me, Rush Revere, and the Time-Traveling
Crew, as my trusty horse, Liberty, takes us on another flying leap
through American history into a past teeming with heroes and
extraordinary citizens who have so much to teach us about patriotism.
All you need to bring is your curiosity about the birth of our
democracy--I've got plenty of tricornered hats for everyone!
