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
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> >> [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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