George Washington's Socks (Time Travel Adventure)

My kids loved this book and read the sequel. As to some of the negative reviews of this book I had to laugh. This book is obviously going to have war, this book is not meant for 5 year old kids, 6 year old kids, or even 7 year old kids. It clearly states 8 and above and since it has war content I read it with my 11 and 13 year old in our homeschool. That said, it was a fabulous read and I enjoyed it. I don't know what bad words other reviews are talking about? Also I too served my country proudly as a woman veteran there is nothing in this book that is discouraging people from service their country. In fact, I think most kids of 8 and up aren't really thinking of military service at all (which is normal). That said, it's a fun book. It does have death as it is a book about revolutionary WAR. War doesn't happen without death, so if your child is too young to know about death, scared of death, or reading about anything violent with death in it. I would not buy this book. But it continues to astound me that reviews are made that are negative on how the person either didn't read the description or common sense that a book about George Washington might have war in it.Overall, I recommend this book and the sequel for kids over 8! My kids loved it.

Book arrived today. Unfortunately the first 18 pages are not in the binding of the book and immediately fell out.

My homeschooled 4th grader read this book for our novel study! It is engaging and fun! It includes many of the historical truths, even if they weren't pretty. I used a novel study packet from teacherspayteachers.com and it was a wonderful addition to our lessons on the Revolutionary War!

This was a Christmas present for my 7-year-old who loves reading about history. He loves the Magic Tree House and I Survived series. I chose this one because he enjoys reading about the Revolutionary War. He decided that instead of reading it by himself (He's a really good reader for a second grader!), he wanted me to read a chapter or two aloud each night. That was fine with me because I love reading to him and his 5-year-old brother. The story started off really well--some boys starting an adventure club. Both boys enjoyed it. There is obviously a time-travel component, and the chapters dealing with how the kids traveled back in time via an old rowboat kind of frightened both boys. Once we got past that part, they really got into the story. The boys (and one's little sister) end up with George Washington crossing the Delaware River. Through several events, the kids get separated, meet interesting people, wonder how they'll get back home, etc. We have only read about 3/4 of the book, and we are all enjoying the adventure. However, I will caution you that there are some words in this book that I don't feel are appropriate for a children's book. In fact, I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw them as I was reading ahead. Honestly, that kind of ruined the book for me. Luckily, since I'm reading it aloud, I can skip over or change certain words instead of saying them. Also, this is a book about war, and some of the descriptions of injuries, wounds, and illnesses are a bit more graphic than I would have liked. It's a really interesting story that keeps your attention, but I don't think I would want my children reading it independently, even if they were a little older. Also, as a former elementary school teacher, I wouldn't recommend it as a read-aloud selection unless you want to read it ahead of time and edit out inappropriate material. As much as the boys and I like the story itself, I must be honest: I probably would not have purchased the book if I had known it contained profanity--even a little. Maybe I'm naive, but I didn't expect books written for children (even somewhat older children) to contain "bad" words. They grow up so fast as it is. We'll finish the book because we do like the story and want to see how it turns out. I just wish I had gotten a "heads up" before we got interested in it.

My grandson had to read this book for his 4th grade reading class. To discuss it with him I also bought a copy and read it. It was a fun read while also teaching historical facts. It brought history to life in such a way that young children can easily understand. The chapters were short and easily held my grandson's attention. I also found some excellent study questions on line to use for our discussions. I plan to buy more books for him in this series. Hopefully it will encourage him to develop an interest and love for history. I never developed this interest due to teachers who did not make history come alive. I think this series of books could do just that for young students.

My son is 10 years old, he loves both books and history, I homeschool him and am always searching for ways to combine subjects for him. This year on his 4th grade reading list, this book is listed. I love to encourage my son to read, and one of his incentives is to fill his entire bookcase with books that he has read. That being said, it can be costly to continuously purchase said books.I bought this book used and thought as long as it had all the pages, I would be happy.It may as well have been brand new. The condition was excellent. No toears, no bent pages, not even a crayon mark to be found. He began reading it the moment it arrived and has since finished it.I was more than pleased to add this book and the seller did not disappoint.

Fun book for my struggling 5th/6th grade readers. It has A Magic Tree house feel.

My 2nd grader just read this book for school. I think it was a little advanced for him. He needed me to explain a lot of it to him (I read it first). I especially had trouble explaining the issues around the soldiers and how no war is just clear-cut good guys vs bad guys. I gave it 5 stars because it was a great book for probably a 10 year old (the level intended by the author). Just kinda think my son needed to be a bit older to grasp it. But I'll save the negative review for the teacher ;) He really did enjoy the story... time travel etc. I also think it did contribute to expanding his knowledge/education.