Let It Begin Here!: Lexington & Concord: First Battles of the American Revolution (Actual Times, 1)

Told in a step-by-step account of the 24 hours leading up to the battles that sparked the American revolution, this picture book is sure to both inform and entertain.

On April 18th at 9:30 p.m. Paul Revere learned that the British Army was marching toward Lexington and Concord to arrest rebel leaders. At 5:20 the next morning, a shot rang out and the American Revolution had begun. In less than 24 hours a rebellious colony would be changed forever.

Dennis Brindell Fradin is the author of Duel, Let it Begin Here, and The Signers: The 56 Stories Behind the Declaration of Independence, which won numerous awards, including an ALA Notable, an ABC Choice Award, and an IRA Teacher's Choice Award. In collaboration with his wife Judith he has won many awards, including the 2004 SCBWI Golden Kite Honor book award for The Power of One: Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine. Their most recent National Geographic title 5,000 Miles to Freedom: Ellen and William Craft's Flight from Slavery was named one of Chicago Public Library's Best Books of the Year, a Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, and received a Blue Ribbon from the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.

Larry Day has illustrated several picture books, including Duel!, which received four starred reviews; Let It Begin Here; Bye-Bye Baby, and Not Afraid of Dogs, an SCBWI Golden Kite Award winner, while working in the advertising industry. Larry lives in Downers Grove, Illinois.