Children's Literature Blog Post #6: Historical Fiction

Children's Literature Blog Post #6: Historical Fiction


#1
Shena Morenz
"Naming Liberty" by Jane Yolen
This book was about 2 different stories: one about a little girl who immigrates into America and Fredric Auguste Bartholdi. It is interesting becomes at the end it brings them both together.
I would use this book to teach students about immigration and why people want to come to America.I wold have kids color statues of Liberty through their own eyes.

#2
Shena Morenz
"Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt" by Deborah Hopkinson
This was one of my favorite books when I was a kid. I was always fascinated with the underground railroad and this is a great example of historical fiction. Clara a slave girl sews a quilt showing the way to freedom.
I would use this book to teach students about the underground railroad. I might would have them create their own quilt square and make a "quilt" out of paper for the class on the wall.


#3
Shena Morenz
"Prairie Train" by Marsha Wilson Chall
I loved this book!! I love trains so this one definitely made me smile. t is about a young girl journey on a train to visit her grandmother in St Louis. I really enjoyed the descriptive words the author uses to describe the train.
I would use this book to teach students about trains. You could have students pick out words from the book that are descriptive and explain why.
https://www.marshachall.com/


#4
Shena Morenz
"Jazz" by Walter Dean Myers
This would be a good book for a music teacher. It is several short-stories/poems about the Jazz era that talk about jazz in them. The Harlem renaissance is also prevalent.
You could use this book to have students point out anything that makes a sounds then try and play the actual short story on an instrument.
http://walterdeanmyers.net/
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#5
Shena Morenz
"A Very Important Day"by Maggie Rugg Herold
This book is a book about coming to America and immigration of many different people into America. I like this book because everyone also loved the snow that fell the day they recieved their citizenship.
I would use this book to help students understand immigration and the importance of freedom. I might would also talk about the diversity of the characters.
https://www.harpercollins.ca/author/cr-175798/maggie-rugg-herold/














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