Tuesday, May 29, 2012

The Civil War (by the books)


To read a brief overview of my history-teaching method, click here.  And remember: These lists are not intended to be all-inclusive.  They are a jumping off point for your own walk through history.


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The Civil War


General:
Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco 

The Underground Railroad:
Follow the Drinking Gourd by Jeanette Winter
Go Free or Die: A Story about Harriet Tubman by Jeri Ferris
  
Nurses:
The Clara Barton You Never Knew by James Lincoln Collier
 

Abraham Lincoln: 
Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Booksby Kay Winters
Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale  by Deborah Hopkinson
Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers by Karen Winnick
Abraham Lincoln by Ingri and Edgar D’Aulaire
Abe Lincoln's Hat by Martha Brenner

Gettysburg: 
Tad Lincoln's Storyby F. N. Monjo
Just a Few Words, Mr. Lincolnby Jean Fritz    

Lee’s Surrender: 
The Silent Witnessby Robin Friedman

Assassination of Lincoln:
War's Endby Norma Jean Lutz

Reconstruction Era:
Caddie Woodlawnby Carol Ryrie Brink
         

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