Synopsis
Listen, my children, and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere....
So begins Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's stirring tale of Paul Revere's ride and the first battle cry for American independence. Written over a century ago, the words still resonate today.
Now acclaimed artist Charles Santore has turned his attention to this historic event, immortalized in Longfellow's poem. Paul Revere, his horse, the Old North Church, the lantern, Lexington and Concord -- all spring from these pages, and make that famous race against time live once again.
About Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
See more books from this AuthorLongfellow's poem, with its drum-like rhythm which children- enjoy reading aloud or hearing, is illustrated by Mr. Galdone, in an appropriately dignified manner.
Apr 15 1963 | Read Full Review of Paul Revere's RideThe clatter of hooves seems to echo in Rand's evocative paintings of that famed midnight ride; his realistic moonlit nightscapes are charged with the events foreshadowed by the poem.
Sep 01 1990 | Read Full Review of Paul Revere's RideThe midnight message of Paul Revere is intoned here against a chalky gray sky, and the drama of its dissemination to every Middlesex village and farm is acted out by wittily sketched figures whose wry informality is no doubt intended to make Longfellow's melodrama less forbidding to the picture b...
Nov 01 1973 | Read Full Review of Paul Revere's RideLongfellow's famous narrative poem gains a renewed sense of foreboding and urgency thanks to Thompson's stark and somber illustrations.
Jun 24 2010 | Read Full Review of Paul Revere's RideLongfellow’s famous narrative poem gains a renewed sense of foreboding and urgency thanks to Thompson’s stark and somber illustrations.
| Read Full Review of Paul Revere's RideThe poem itself can be stuffily old-fashioned in syntax and occasionally its rhyme scheme mires down, but the illustrations, which capture both the movements of the British and the desperate stealth of Revere and his friend, help to carry the reader along.
| Read Full Review of Paul Revere's RideAn extraordinarily beautiful piece of bookmaking attempts to breathe new life into one of American literature's hoariest classics.
Jun 24 2010 | Read Full Review of Paul Revere's RideLongfellow's famous narrative poem gains a renewed sense of foreboding and urgency thanks to Thompson's stark and somber illustrations.
May 20 2010 | Read Full Review of Paul Revere's RideLongfellow's familiar verse comes to splendid life in dynamic paintings.
Jun 24 2010 | Read Full Review of Paul Revere's RideBing (Casey at the Bat) once again brings his love of history and attention to detail to bear in Longfellow's classic poem. Even before the famous opening lin
Oct 29 2001 | Read Full Review of Paul Revere's RideFusing scratchboard drawings and computer technology, first-time children's book illustrator Thompson creates a series of ruggedly sleek illustrations for Longfellow's classic poem. From the stirring
Apr 03 2000 | Read Full Review of Paul Revere's RideFor Paul Revere's Ride: The Landlord's Tale by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Charles Santore assumes the perspective of the narrator's friend. For Listen, my children, and you shall hear/ Of th
Mar 01 2003 | Read Full Review of Paul Revere's RideLongfellow's well-known poem never appeared to better advantage: Rand has created a rich rendition of the Revolutionary landscape. And Revere himself is the perfect patriot, rugged and intense as he s
Aug 29 1990 | Read Full Review of Paul Revere's RideLongfellow's well-known poem never appeared to better advantage, said PW, noting that Rand has created a rich rendition of the Revolutionary landscape. A Spanish-language reprint will be issue
Mar 04 1996 | Read Full Review of Paul Revere's RideLater, his approach results in a climactic view of the harbor as the British boats begin to cross the Charles River under a full moon: readers see just the outline of the North Church's steeple and the river stretching before them, as if they are in the position of lighting the two lanterns--the ...
| Read Full Review of Paul Revere's RideIf a few of the spreads are difficult to distinguish (e.g., "The shadowy something far away,/ Where the river widens to meet the bay" that triggers the lamplighter's signal cannot be deciphered, for instance, and it is hard to tell that there's a "second lamp in the belfry"), aspiring historians ...
| Read Full Review of Paul Revere's RideLater, his approach results in a climactic view of the harbor as the British boats begin to cross the Charles River under a full moon: readers see just the outline of the North Church's steeple and the river stretching before them, as if they are in the position of lighting the two lanterns--the ...
| Read Full Review of Paul Revere's RideIf a few of the spreads are difficult to distinguish (e.g., "The shadowy something far away,/ Where the river widens to meet the bay" that triggers the lamplighter's signal cannot be deciphered, for instance, and it is hard to tell that there's a "second lamp in the belfry"), aspiring historians ...
| Read Full Review of Paul Revere's RideFor Paul Revere's Ride: The Landlord's Tale by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Charles Santore assumes the perspective of the narrator's ""friend."" For ""Listen, my children, and you shall hear/ Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,"" an elderly, dapper gentleman leans forward in front of a fire ...
| Read Full Review of Paul Revere's RideLongfellow's well-known poem never appeared to better advantage, said PW, noting that Rand has created a rich rendition of the Revolutionary landscape. A Spanish-language reprint will be issue
Mar 04 1996 | Read Full Review of Paul Revere's RideA Boston newspaper published “Paul Revere’s Ride” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 150 years ago today.
Dec 18 2010 | Read Full Review of Paul Revere's RideAn aggregated and normalized score based on 52 user ratings from iDreamBooks & iTunes