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Category Archives: biography
Teaching History with Children’s Literature: Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George
Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George? written by Jean Fritz and illustrated by Tomie dePaola looks at the life and reign of King George III up until the end of the American Revolution. It does a good job of … Continue reading
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Teaching Civics with Children’s Literature: Phillis Wheatley
The Let Freedom Ring book series is published by Capstone Press and includes 46 kid-friendly biographies of important Americans. The Phillis Wheatley biography is written by Susan R. Gregson and includes a glossary of important words, poems written by Phillis, … Continue reading
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Teaching Civics With Children’s Literature: As Good As Anybody
Martin Luther King Jr. played a significant role in United States history. In As Good As Anybody: Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel’s Amazing March Towards Freedom, written by Richard Michelson, young readers will learn about his battles … Continue reading
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Teaching Civics with Children’s Literature: Teammates
Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play major league baseball. Teammates, by Peter Golenbock, not only chronicles the struggles Robinson endured in his pioneering position, it also describes the unfair treatment black Americans experienced during the era of legal segregation … Continue reading
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Teaching Civics with Children’s Literature: Thomas Jefferson
Introduction As the main author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson not only created the single most important piece of American literature, he also served as a United States secretary of state, vice president and eventually president. Victoria Sherrow did … Continue reading
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Teaching Civics with Children’s Literature: A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr.
A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr., written by David A. Adler and illustrated by Robert Casilla, is an excellent book to explain the legacy and important contributions made by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. within America. Students are made … Continue reading
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Teaching Civics with Children’s Literature: Rosa
Introduction Civil rights is an important aspect of American History. There are many important people that helped create a desegregated America. Even though some of these individuals may have done small things to help achieve desegragation, they made important impacts … Continue reading
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Teaching Civics with Children’s Literature: George Washington: Solider, Hero, President
George Washington: Solider, Hero, President by Justine and Ron Fontes is a great book that provides students with many facts about George Washington. This book contains a lot of good pictures that give examples of what George Washington has done. … Continue reading
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Teaching Civics with Children’s Literature: Where Washington Walked
Where Washington Walked chronicles the life of George Washington. It’s written by Raymond Bial and has wonderful photographs of the actual places Washington lived, worked and travelled to. It talks about ordinary things Washington did such as “experimenting with crop … Continue reading
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Teaching Civics with Children’s Literature: Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote
Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote written by Tanya Lee Stone & illustrated by Rebecca Gibbon, talks about how life use to be before everyone was equal. Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote starts … Continue reading