Joe, these are excellent suggestions, devised with a teacher's
skill. Thank you so much; I will definitely follow up on them.
I love the idea of beginning with ghost stories. My nephew relishes
these, and induces me to tell them to him and his siblings. I had no
idea that there were ghost stories about Gettysburg! What a great
idea to get him started.
Thanks again!
--Jurretta
On Apr 28, 2008, at 4:29 PM, Joe Hunter wrote:
> I know that you said that you were looking for a book
> on Gettysburg, but have you thought about historical
> fiction? There are some pretty good books about
> Lincoln, although he may later have to “unlearn” some
> of the tidbits that he picks up. For a young man that
> thinks of reading as a chore associated with homework,
> I would think that an introduction beginning with
> historical fiction then leading into non-fiction might
> be a route to take. Of course you can take the advice
> or leave it. I teach high school, not elementary.
>
> I was curious about your question. I know that one of
> our former teachers published a book on cortez with a
> company called Lucent publishing (I think that they
> have been purchased by Gale Publishing) and they had
> several good non-fiction books aimed at the upper
> elementary students. I also stumbled on the this
> webpage:
> http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/special_events/
> presidents_day/pages/lit.html
>
> Another route that might be interesting for a nine
> year old are the ghost stories associated with
> Gettysburg. What nine year old does not like ghosts?
> From there, a discussion regarding WHY there are so
> many stories or what the importance of the battle is,
> etc. That is how I got hooked on history.
>
> --- Jurretta Heckscher <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> A smart idea. Thank you.
>>
>> --Jurretta Heckscher
>>
>> On Apr 28, 2008, at 1:45 PM, Maass, John R Dr CMH
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I started with The American Heritage series book
>> The Civil War, by
>>> Bruce
>>> Catton. There is also a "Golden Book" version of
>> this title from
>>> 1961.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Discussion of research and writing about
>> Virginia history
>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
>> Jurretta Heckscher
>>> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 1:34 PM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Book recommendation needed:
>> Gettysburg battle
>>>
>>> Thanks, Paul and Joe Mc (hope I'm not overlooking
>> anyone else) for
>>> this
>>> suggestion. Your recommendations are enough to
>> make me decide to read
>>> The Killer Angels myself, which I will now do.
>>>
>>> The nine-year-old in question, however, is a very
>> bright and
>>> perceptive
>>> young man who hasn't yet discovered that reading
>> can be exciting
>>> instead
>>> of a homework chore. The deal is this: if he
>> wants to go to
>>> Gettysburg
>>> this summer to watch the reenactment of the battle
>> with Aunt
>>> Jurretta--as he very much wants to do, having
>> recently developed a
>>> keen
>>> interest in historical wars--he is going to have
>> to learn more
>>> about the
>>> Civil War than he's been able to pick up
>>> from TV shows and conversations with his
>> nine-year-old buddies.
>>> Which means he's going to have to do a little
>> reading in advance.
>>> Hence my question to the list.
>>>
>>> Ongoing suggestions for CW materials, and
>> particularly Gettysburg
>>> materials, suited to a nine-year-old's reading
>> still welcome. . . .
>>>
>>> --Jurretta Heckscher
>>>
>>>
>>> On Apr 25, 2008, at 8:18 PM, Paul Finkelman wrote:
>>>
>>>> Killer Angels, a novel; for a smart 9 year old;
>> or you could read it
>>>> to the nine year old
>>>>
>>>> Paul Finkelman
>>>> President William McKinley Distinguished
>> Professor of Law
>>>> and Public Policy
>>>> Albany Law School
>>>> 80 New Scotland Avenue
>>>> Albany, New York 12208-3494
>>>>
>>>> 518-445-3386
>>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>>>>> [log in to unmask] 04/25/08 4:20 PM >>>
>>>>
>>>> In a message dated 4/25/2008 3:21:56 P.M. Eastern
>> Daylight Time,
>>>> [log in to unmask] writes:
>>>>
>>>> Hi, everyone. While we're on the subject of
>> book recommendations,
>>>> can anyone recommend a good book on the Battle of
>> Gettysburg
>>>> suitable
>>>
>>>> for a nine-year-old?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Jurretta
>>>> I would recommend a book titled "The Killer
>> Angels" by Michael
>>>> Shaara. It was also made into an outstanding
>> movie titled
>>>> "Gettysburg."
>>>> Don't let the book title put you off.
>>>>
>>>> Joe Mc
>>>>
>>>>
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