Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
3.0
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
515
Points per Word
0.000971
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Series
Our American Story
Description
This book presents facts about the events that led to the Boston Tea Party, a protest that sparked the Revolutionary War.
Quick Summary
Kids will feel like secret agents in the night as they discover how colonists disguised as Native Americans snuck onto British ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor in 1773. If your child loves the suspenseful time travel in the Magic Tree House series, they'll be hooked on this true story of colonial rebellion. Perfect for kindergarten through second grade beginning readers who want real history that reads like an adventure.