We finished this book as a read aloud a few weeks ago.  I can truly say that this is one of my favorite books ever.  I remember reading it as a child and having visions in my head of colonial Boston and the sympathy I felt for Johnny throughout the book. 

As I read it aloud to my son I pictured some of those same sentiments rolling through his head.  We had detailed conversations about the characters in the book.  We brought out some of my silver collection as we discussed the art of silversmithing.  We pulled out a tourism map of Massachusetts that we had just received.  We compared the current town of Boston with the colonial maps.  It was a wonderful study. 

Reading it as a child I never knew how much historical information was packed into that volume.  As we have gotten further into our American Revolution study I find myself continually referring him back to Johnny Tremain.  It truly is a plethora of history.  I am enjoying rediscovering the books of my youth with my son.