Liz, Lenny, and their grandma travel back in time to the Boston Tea Party where they meet an early relative, Ben Reed. The twins follow Ben around his every day life in 1773. They see that colonists are forced to pay tea taxes and are fed up with it. Later the twins follow Ben to the Boston Tea Party. The twins later meet up with grandma, and all three return back home. The twins are able to reflect on their time spent in 1770s at their local 4th of July Parade.
This book would be great paired up with a lesson on the Boston Tea Party and the American Revolution. I also like how the illustrator shows characters giving direct dialogue in the book. So much context is packed within each page! I did find a couple of pages to be a little distracting, but can see how kids might appreciate the side discussions. ( )

The setting was in 1773. The characters were sent back in time from the present. The characters change their clothes to an older era. I liked how they had the then and before pictures in the back of the book including clothes and hairstyles. The problem was that the British were not treating the Colonist well. The Colonist wanted to do something about it. The children helped the Colonist pour out the tea and throw it into the Harbor. It was easy to tell that grandma was a magical character. She took the kids on fun adventures. She was also understanding because she did not get upset when the kids left to help the Colonist. The dog had a funny personality. This series is kind of similar to the Magic Tree House Stories. Just a little, but there was something a bit weird for me and I am not sure what it was. That is why I gave four stars. ( )

I thought this was a really cute book. I think it is a great way to teach a lesson on this topic. It also shows just how fun you can have at grandmas house. This was a cute read that I will use to teach a lesson on this subject. ( )

This book is about the the start of the American Revolutionary War. The illustrations are perfect for the texts which is indicative of people acting out the history. I wuld use this for American History and interactive activities. ( )

Summary:
This was about two twins and there grandma. The grandma had a hat that allowed them to travel back in time. They went back in to time to 1773 to the Boston Tea Party and it allowed the kids to take part in the dumping of the tea in to the Boston harbor and meet great people in History.

Personal Reaction:
I really enjoyed this book because they went back in to time to take part in history.

Classroom Extension:
1. I would ask the kids if the could go back in time where would they go and why.
2. I would have them write what they would change about history.