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Mr. Revere and I: Being an Account of certain Episodes in the Career of Paul Revere,Esq. as Revealed by his Horse [Paperback]

Robert Lawson
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October 3, 1988 8 and up 1050L (What's this?)
Paul Revere didn't make his famous midnight ride alone. Meet a patriot unlike any other: Scheherazade, the mare who doesn't mind mentioning she was once the fastest and most admired horse in the King's army. But on arrival in America, "Sherry" is quickly let down by her British rider and recruited by Sam Adams to join the Sons of Liberty. Before long, she finds herself teamed with Raul Revere to play a key-if unnoticed-role in the American Revolution. Full of wit and wisdom, this beloved classic presents an unforgettable view to the birth of a nation-straight from the horse's mouth!

Explore this historical time period even further in this new edition of award-winning author Robert Lawson's classic tale, with additional bonus material, including a map of Paul Revere's ride!

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

From a masterful storyteller comes the mare Sheherazade's tale; saved from the glue factory by Sam Adams, she and Paul Revere make the ride that changed the course of history. Ages 8-11.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Robert Lawson (1892-1957) is one of the greatest names in children's literature. He is the author and illustrator of such classics as Ben and Me, Mr. Revere and I, Mr. Popper's Penguins, and I Discover Columbus. His last completed work was The Big Wheel.

Product Details

  • Age Range: 8 and up
  • Paperback: 152 pages
  • Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (October 3, 1988)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 9780316517294
  • ISBN-13: 978-0316517294
  • ASIN: 0316517291
  • Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.5 x 7.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #72,596 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This book is such fun for adults to read to kids! Christine C. Robinson  |  3 reviewers made a similar statement
Good genre for historical fiction, and offers insights into American history. Sheila M. Jones  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
READ IT. on a 1 to 5 chart, it was a 10. off the charts. NO  |  3 reviewers made a similar statement
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read-Aloud for elementary school kids October 27, 1999
Format:Paperback
This book is such fun for adults to read to kids! The hors-ey perspective on American history is a hoot, the vocabulary is challenging, and there are lots of opportunities for discussion with your bright child. The history is accurate, too. It would be an unusually motivated 9 year old who could read this alone, but as a read aloud, it offers benefits to parent and child.
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars AMERICAN HISTORY STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH! April 25, 1998
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Format:Paperback
I was surprised that this book read so quickly; it's the story of the horse that Paul Revere rode as the American Revolution was gathering momentum--culminating his famous Midnight Ride. Narrated in the first person by a purebred English horse named Scheherezade, this book recounts her philosophical coming-of-age; she gradually changes from a conceited military parade horse from the Mother Country, into a fast-thinking patriotic mare of the Colonies. She finally decides to "cast in my lot with the champions of Liberty and Freedom."

The first few chapters are full of Lawson's delightful humor while the entire book showcases his pen and ink sketches. One chapter, wherein we experience the danger of his Midnight Ride, is as long as three of his normal chapters. But then, so much action was packed into one 24-hour period--culminating in the Battles of Lexigton and Concord.

We learn much about the personal life and skills of Paul Revere--not noted for his horsemanship, but rather for his work as a silversmith and for being a good family man. He sacrificed much of his homelife and basic physical comforts to help the Sons of Liberty; he acted as courier to other colonies on many vital political missions before he responded to the signal from Old North Church. This book presents an easy and enjoyable introduction to American studies; it should make elementary children want to learn more about our first steps into Nationhood.

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"It all started with the imbecile, practically sacriligeous, determination of these stubborn Colonists to defy the sacred authority of our Royal and Sovereign Majesty King George III."

- Scheherazade, on her early career as a horse in His Majesty's armed forces

Lawson wrote at least four books in this vein: a famous figure in American history as seen by a close animal companion (ranging from a mouse acting as advisor to a ship's cat). This is the only one of the four in which the narrator would seem at first glance to be based on something that definitely existed, since Revere in his role as a courier obviously *did* have at least one horse.

Lawson, however, isn't attempting to be meticulously accurate; he's concerned with writing an entertaining story that will bring the human historical figure to life, aimed mostly at young readers. So what we have here is historical fiction in which the broad historical details are reasonably correct, including the characters of the leading figures of the Sons of Liberty, but most of the Loyalists are caricatures - the most notable exception being the storyteller, commonly known as "Sherry".

Sherry tells the story as a retrospective in her near-retirement years after her involvement in Revere's pre-War courier work have ended, starting with her early career as the personal mount of an officer in His Majesty's 14th Regiment of Foot. She's careful to retell events as she saw them at the time, underscoring the laughable arrogance of her former associates - at least, of the officers and so-called gentlemen. The "most thrilling moment of [her] entire military career" was the Regiment's last Royal review before being dispatched to Boston - through which her rider and his immediate superior slept on horseback. Lawson's portrait of Sherry's former owner Lt. Barnstable could serve as a poster about the evils of inbreeding among the gentry - and that's just Lawson's illustration. At the time, though, Sherry was deeply devoted to him just because he was her master.

The first two years of the Regiment's posting to Boston are skimmed over very quickly, mostly serving to illustrate how unsanitary long-distance ocean transport could be, the drawbacks of conscripting convicts for jobs they're neither trained nor motivated to perform well, and the high-handed behaviour of the regulars toward the people of Boston (and the cold shoulders they got in return). Unfortunately for Sherry, Barnstable opts to kill time by gambling, and has to sell her to a local factory owner to settle some of his debts.

Thus begins Sherry's long path of disillusionment with her old loyalties, when her devotion to her former master is repaid with life as an ill-treated carthorse, and her former best friend rejects her with "I never speak to civilians". Life is very bleak, until the day she wrecks her cart trying to avoid being seen by her former associates - and comes to the attention of Sam Adams, who arranges for her to be 'appropriated' and turned over to Paul Revere for his courier work. And as Sherry becomes acquainted with the revolutionaries' point of view - and even that of the rank-and-file regulars, mostly homesick conscripts - she herself begins to change.

Revere's personal tragedies in the year in which Sherry comes to live with his family are omitted, but Lawson goes to some trouble to humanize him, emphasizing his family life - particularly along the lines of implying that he couldn't afford a horse of his own, and had never ridden a horse before Sherry was given to him.

A fun story, and while it can't be taken as historical gospel, it might inspire the reader to learn more about the people involved. For that, I recommend PAUL REVERE'S RIDE by David Hackett Fischer.
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5.0 out of 5 stars History, from the horse's mouth!
This book inspired in me a love for history when I was a child! The story is engaging and fun. It gives you a good idea of what life was like during the war for Independence. Read more
Published 1 month ago by sheri sweeney
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
My two elementary aged daughters and I read this as a read-a-loud to augment our spine in history. Written from the horses perspective, you get a surprising personal account of... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Helen Jimmie
5.0 out of 5 stars Mr. Revere and I
Delivered promptly and an excellent resource and read aloud text for personification (the horse) for elementary readers. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Sheila M. Jones
4.0 out of 5 stars Good For the Revolutionary War Student
I read this to my 5th grade twins who are learning about the American Revolution. They probably wouldn't have picked it up for pure pleasure. Read more
Published 17 months ago by A. K. Borenstadt
5.0 out of 5 stars Marvelous Historical Fiction for Children
I read and enjoyed this book as a boy and was moved to reread it by my recent readings of The Revolutionary Paul Revere and The Many Rides Of Paul Revere. Read more
Published on July 10, 2010 by fredtownward
4.0 out of 5 stars Mr. Revere and I
Mr. Revere and I is about Paul Revere told from the perspective of his horse Sherry. Sherry goes through three owners, the last her favorite. Read more
Published on June 17, 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful history
I teach 8th grade US history and recommend this book to my kids, who range in reading levels. It tells the story of Paul Reevere and the Sons of Liberty from the HORSE'S viewpoint. Read more
Published on January 8, 2003 by Polly
5.0 out of 5 stars this Book was Great
I had to read this book for reading in school and I loved'd it. Im in 5th grade and it was still great fun. I am recameding this to you. READ IT. on a 1 to 5 chart, it was a 10. Read more
Published on April 24, 2001 by NO
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Book In The World, with history in it!!
It is an excellent book, and it even has history!! I don't like reading history books, but the way the author wrote this, made history fun! A must buy!! Excellent!! The BEST!!! Read more
Published on June 25, 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars This is one of the best books ever written!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I first read this book when I was three. I've read my copy until it was worn and ragged. It's been one of my favorites ever since!

I give it twenty stars!!!!!!!!

Published on September 6, 1998
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