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 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> **************Need a new ride? 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