Henry and the Cannons

Henry and the Cannons by Don Brown is the story of Henry Knox. Knox was a well known bookseller who lived in Boston during the time of the Revolutionary War. George Washington was leading the US Army but he was having a hard time. He needed more weapons. Knox knew just where to get them and he set on a long journey to Fort Ticonderoga. The way there was much easier but on the way back he struggled to get 59 cannons to Boston which was over 300 miles North. It took him nearly 3 months to do so but he did not lose a single cannon. Knox's ability to get these cannons helped America to beat the British in Boston.

This is a great informational text with fun pictures and awesome writing. Knox's story can be used in the classroom when learning about the Revolutionary War with students of any age. Younger kids will love the pictures and the story itself. But middle school aged kids as well as high schoolers would love this book because it holds so much information in a fun way.