the house is flooded and Oliver has no money. A series of events involving thieves, scoundrels, and very Dickensian characters sets Oliver on the road to London. The cliffhanger at the end of the first book will have your kids reaching desperately for the second. Both ...
Reading historical fiction can be a wonderful way to get kids interested in history and keep them reading. This book summarizes short stories that...
I’ve previously established my kids’ obsession with polar bears, not to mention that we probably own every book published on the subject, fiction or non-fiction, so I won’t belabor that now. What I will tell you is that none of the polar bear books on our shelves—none of them!—...
I know several middle grade kids who open a new book and will read just the first page before declaring “this is boring.” That won’t be a problem when I hand them the exciting and compelling THE BOY AND THE … Continue reading → Posted in Historical fiction, Middle Grade Book Review...
Stock your classroom library with these fun-filled and realistic historical fiction books that will transport your students through time.
Two Strike marries and then immediately discards her husband, and then essentially lets Omakayas and Angeline raise her daughter because she freely admits she has no idea what to do with kids)) are out looking for small game since it’s the end of winter and they’re all starving. Animiki...
The Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People Extension Activities Students might use word processing to complete their book reviews, setting the margins on the word document to the exact measurements of the scanned image of the book. ...
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The kids are alright: children are reading historical fiction as never before. What lies behind the remarkable boom?Moore, Christopher