Written for readers ages 6-10, this beautiful picture book includes a timeline of key events and sources for Paine’s writing quoted by Marsh throughout the story, which makes this title a perfect guide (and gift!) for young history explorers and trivia enthusiasts of all ages. Illustrations by Edwin Fotheringham accompany this inspiring journey of courage, failure, and resilience, as Paine’s story shows how it is possible to change the world with words. Within 14 months of moving to America, “Common Sense” was the first published work to call for American independence from Great Britain. In Thomas Paine and the Dangerous Word, author Sarah Jane Marsh presents the story of Thomas Paine, who crafted the famous pamphlet “Common Sense” while changing careers, visiting new cities, and debating issues with family, friends, and other political thinkers. Thomas wrote in such a way that the average reader could understand. How did Thomas Paine go from the son of an English corset-maker, destined to enter the family business himself, to unlikely American Revolutionary? How did he use the power of his writing to help spark American independence? Common Sense put forth an argument that the colonies should break away from British rule.
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