History
Make history come alive! Here are two selections that will instruct young readers, as well as allow them to consider the emotional aspects of a tragedy.
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Reading Level: 5.1
ISBN: 375813578
This is the non-fiction companion to Osborne's Tonight on the Titanic. For readers who prefer the real story, the ever-popular Magic Tree House series also includes non-fiction guides to Jack and Annie's many adventures.
-ADC
Reading Level: 5.1
ISBN: 375813578
This is the non-fiction companion to Osborne's Tonight on the Titanic. For readers who prefer the real story, the ever-popular Magic Tree House series also includes non-fiction guides to Jack and Annie's many adventures.
-ADC
Author: Eleanor Coerr
Reading Level: 4.1
ISBN: 698118022
This true story is an excellent choice for peace education. A young girl from Hiroshima contracts leukemia after the dropping of the atomic bomb. A Japanese legend says that if she makes one thousand paper cranes, her wish (for health) will be granted.
-ADC
Reading Level: 4.1
ISBN: 698118022
This true story is an excellent choice for peace education. A young girl from Hiroshima contracts leukemia after the dropping of the atomic bomb. A Japanese legend says that if she makes one thousand paper cranes, her wish (for health) will be granted.
-ADC
Great Links:
Mary Pope Osborne's beloved Magic Tree House has a wonderful interactive website:
http://www.magictreehouse.com/
Here's an easy and instructional video on how to make a paper crane, just like Sadako!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9VF3gdf_Hk&feature=related
-MEL and ADC
