Comments on: Who says this isn’t history?

By: Plavixo

Plavixo — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:42:50 +0000

I loved the “My Story” books when I was young. They are fictional diaries, “written” by children and young people during historial events. Looks like they have really expanded the range available. I really recommend!

http://www5.scholastic.co.uk/zone/book_my-story_boys.htm

By: Angela

Angela — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:59:17 +0000

This so embraced the mindful teaching concept that was so popular decades ago. Wonderful! You always encourage.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:51:57 +0000

Absolutely American by David Lipsky is the latest book I’ve read that I cannot stop talking about that I think would meet your requirements. Lipsky spent 4 years living at West Point following a class of cadets around for Rolling Stone magazine. So well-written, completely addictive, full of images that remain vivid in my mind. The 4th year happened to encompass 9-11, to give you a time period…

By: Bridget

Bridget — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:54:22 +0000

I totally agree! We love historical fiction. Another thing that really makes history personal is interviewing older family members. One of my boys who is intrigued by WWII interviewed my dad about his experience at bombardier school. I wish I had found out more of my family’s history before some of its keepers passed away….

By: Jill

Jill — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:47:22 +0000

We loved Water Buffalo Days and Shipwrecked! The Mutt looks great. I wishlisted it at Amazon.

By: Meredith

Meredith — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:38:09 +0000

History is great fun! Some that we have really enjoyed: The Golden Goblet, The Bronze Bow, With Pipe Paddle and Song, Fingal’s Quest, Son of Charlemagne…there’s so many! Happy day to the northerner’s

By: Liese4

Liese4 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:21:10 +0000

Books that I have found to be great for history are biographies. You always get a bit of the time the person lived in and what they did (both history.) I always thought of Blaise Pascal as just a math guy until we read some books he wrote on religion, wow!

Reading about people in time helps you put them in perspective in relation to world events at the time.

By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:33:30 +0000

Well, Superboy might classify this as being in the “dusty” category, but I’m just finishing up a book called The Brendan Voyage, written by a man who in the 70′s decided to build a leather boat like St. Brendan’s and prove that St. Brendan could have sailed to America in it. Really excellent descriptions of how his crew braved storms at sea, icebergs, whales, etc. and proved that the boat really could make it all the way to Newfoundland.