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World War I

War Horse by Michael Morpurgo

February 28, 2016 by Amy 4 Comments

WARINING:  This review may contain spoilers. I love twentieth century history, so I feel like we’ve finally arrived in our history studies since turning the century corner.  However, rather than get totally bogged down in all the little (but INTERESTING!) things that happened, I decided to focus on the big events.  This means, yes, that … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: Juvenile Fiction, Read Aloud Thursday, World War I, Young Adult Fiction

World War I picture books

February 12, 2016 by Amy 5 Comments

My girls and I are studying World War I, mostly from the U.S. perspective since we’re in the midst of a two-year U.S. History survey.  (All that really means is that we’re handling World War I with a light touch since the U.S. perspective is limited.)  For World War I and World War II, I … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Picture Books, Uncategorized Tagged: history, Read Aloud Thursday, U.S. History, World War I, World War I picture books

Crossing Stones by Helen Frost

September 21, 2010 by Amy 1 Comment

I picked up Crossing Stones by Helen Frost from the new YA fiction shelf at the library.  I’m sure it was the cover illustration that caught my eye–this is just the type of book that would appeal to me if I were to judge it solely by its cover.  When I opened it up and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Young Adult Fiction Tagged: influenza epidemic, novel in verse, women's suffrage, World War I, Young Adult Fiction

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