Sybil Rides for Independence
Drollene Brown
The story of Paul Revere's famous daring ride has been immortalized in the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Listen my children and you shall hear...of the midnight ride of Paul Revere... Who can blame us all if we are captivated by the poetic retelling of that historical night in America's history? Though not etched in our historical memory by means of a famous poem, there were other riders that night who also bravely rode through the countryside to warn the colonists of the coming of the British army: one was William Dawes and the other was a 16 -year old girl named Sybil Ludington. Readers of this story catch the spirit of Sybil and how she pushed through fear to rise up to meet the moment and make a difference. The end of the book provides the historical fact upon which this biography is based.
Several other authors have written biographies for children about Sybil Luddington. I recommend that you go to the library and do a computer subject search. You may get lucky and be able to bring home several versions of this exciting true story. Each one will illustrate the time, place, and action in a unique way. And, while you are there, by all means check out a picture book version of the Longfellow poem on Paul Revere.
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