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- Historical fiction teaches children the significance of the past. It allows them to come close to history in a manner that fits their needs. Having relatable characters and situations, along with creative outlooks on historical events, helps children adhere to the content historical fiction authors provide.
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Good historical fiction opens a dialogue between the past and the present. The attitudes of the past, from the more enlightened perspective of a present-day reader, may seem wrong-headed, even ugly; many social norms were not questioned, not then.
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- Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich. This is the book I hand kids and parents who tell me they love Little House on the Prairie. Set in the 1840s, it’s about an Ojibway family living near Lake Superior.
- Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan. When Esperanza and her family are forced to flee their privileged lives on a ranch in Mexico to a farm camp in California during the Great Depression, Esperanza must adapt to a new life of hard work and rise to meet the challenges of her new home.
- Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm. Jobs are scarce in the 1930s, so when Turtle’s mama gets a job as a housekeeper for a lady who doesn’t like children, she’s sent to live with family she’s never met in Key West, Florida.
- One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia. When sisters Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern are sent to stay with their mother, Cecile, in Oakland, California, for the summer, they’re excited for Disneyland and reconnecting with their mother.
- Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park (ages 8 – 12)
- Park writes a wonderfully touching multilayered story about a young half-Asian girl’s life during western expansion, frontier times. After Hana’s mother dies, her father moves the two of them to a small midwestern town.
- The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (ages 8 – 12)
- Gladiator School Book 1 Blood Oath by Dan Scott (ages 8 – 12)
Apr 28, 2021 · April 28, 2021. Historical fiction has a number of benefits for children, from early readers through to young adults. Stories set against past events and time periods open up reading enjoyment, contextual learning and intergenerational connections – not to mention, learning about history itself!
- Historical Fiction Includes Relatability
- Historical Fiction Takes Creative Liberties
- Historical Fiction Gives Kids Perspective on History
- Reflection on Why Historical Fiction Is Important For Children’s Learning
Children learn in various ways. From visual to mathematical cues, children acquire skills and knowledge from a myriad of opportunities. However, when it comes to stories, they tend to appreciate a book where characters are relatable. Historical fiction focuses on potential real-world events and periods. Like in magic and fantasy novels, historical ...
Historical fiction would not be what it is without a fictional aspect to disrupt the historically accurate setting. Children’s attention spans vary based on their age. Having an abundance of purely historical information in a book garnered towards children doesn’t succeed with its target audience. With this in mind, taking creative liberties with h...
Children’s fiction tends to include important moral themes and messages. Ranging from fantasy and science fiction to mystery and horror, fiction genres give children perspective on several topics. Historical fiction is no different from these other genres. Many historical fiction novels leave the audience with a message about the morals of a histor...
Historical fiction teaches children the significance of the past. It allows them to come close to history in a manner that fits their needs. Having relatable characters and situations, along with creative outlooks on historical events, helps children adhere to the content historical fiction authors provide. Children need a foundation where they can...
Most of these seem to be written more for girls, but The Golden Goblet, The Wind in the Door, Johnny Tremain, and The Bronze Bow are all good for boys. Plus the the Time Warp Trio books are a sort of skewed historical fiction that is really funny for kids. |. message 3: Susanna - Censored by GoodReads.
Jun 23, 2021 · Historical fiction books are a great opportunity to give kids a taste of a life they have never lived. It add color to the black-and-white outlines made from all those names and dates they’ve been hearing. I like teaching from actual books, fiction and non-fiction. Historical fiction novels are a great mix of the two.
