Figley, Marty Rhodes. Saving the Liberty Bell.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)

FIGLEY, Marty Rhodes. Saving the Liberty Bell. illus. by Kevin Lepp. 48p. (On My Own History Series). photos. CIP. Carol-rhoda. 2004. PLB $23.93. ISBN 1-57505-589-9. LC 2003014462.

Gr 2-4--Although classified as nonfiction, this is a work of fiction, featuring dialogue and speculative events. The dramatic narrative describes 11-year-old Johnny Mickley's wish to fight the British as he accompanies his father from their farm in Northhampton Town, PA, to sell goods in Philadelphia. On the return journey, he is thrilled to learn that Father has hidden "Old Independence," now called the Liberty Bell, in their wagon to thwart the British from seizing it and melting it down …