A history of the Boston Post Road from its early days as a series of Indian trails to the present.---from the publisher
32 pages 978-0690045130 Ages 5-8
Keywords: roads, history, travel, Social Studies Curriculum, informational picture book, American history, part of a series, 5 year old, 6 year old, 7 year old, 8 year old
Read alikes: The Changing Countryside; The Changing City
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Spanning 500 years this informational picture book traces the history of the Boston Post Road which stretched from Boston to New York City. It begins with the snap of a twig as Native Americans used the path in their culture and continues its way through milestones and turnpikes ending with evolution of the road eventually to a four lane highway.
Recommended by: Barb Langridge, abookandahug.com
Interesting books for children who enjoy seeing how places have changed over time: The House on Maple Street; A Street Through Time