Leila Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 If you have done SOTW 3 with your kids, what books do you recommend reading aloud. My son is in 5th Grade and I love to have your suggestions. So far we have done: Robinson Crusoe Sign of the Beaver Justin Morgan had a horse The Witch of the Blackbird pond The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Poor Richard Little Pilgrims Progress Thank you for taking time to read my post.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hscherger Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 My son really enjoyed "Ben and Me" and Mr. Revere and I" by Robert Lawson and "Of Courage Undaunted" by James Daugherty. We (and he) read many of the Childhood of Famous Americans biographies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in WI Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Some that we enjoyed were: The Story of the Thirteen Colonies by Clifford L. Alderman Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham The Minute Boys of Lexington by Edward Stratemeyer Fighting For Freedom or The Birth of the Stars & Stripes by Lieutenant Lionel Lounsberry Our Independence and the Constitution by Dorothy Canfield Fisher and Trail Blazer of the Seas by Jean Lee Latham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchfire Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Johnny Tremain My Name Is Not Angelica The Jean Fritz books are a little below 5th grade level but oh-so-hysterical, and most libraries will have at least some of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyNellen Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I, Juan de Pareja Elizabeth Borton de Trevino The Broken Blade William Durbin Mr. Revere and I Robert Lawson Jungle BookKipling Johhny Tremain Esther Forbes Stowaway Karen Hesse Lewis and Clark and Me: A Dog's Tale Laurie Myers I Remember the Alamo D. Anne Love Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leila Posted December 9, 2009 Author Share Posted December 9, 2009 Thank you for your replies.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penny Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 All three of mine loved Bound for Oregon. Of course many of the others mentioned were great (Johnny Tremain, Moccasin Trail (another don't miss, but much better as a read a loud), plus many more). The Boy in the Alamo (I'm pretty sure it is called) is the best book on that subject for kids (in my oh so humble opinion)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grammar Stage Parent Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 We haven’t started Stage 3 yet, but here is what we have purchased for it: Abigail Adams - Francene Sabin Abraham Lincoln (Bicentennial Edition) - Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire America's Paul Revere - Esther Hoskins Forbes An American Army of Two (Carolrhoda on My Own Books) - Janet Greeson Beethoven Lives Upstairs Teacher's Notes (Grades K-8): A Comprehensive Study in Music with Connections Across the Curriculum (Classical Kids Teacher's Notes) - Susan Hammond Benjamin Franklin - Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire Benjamin Franklin's adventures with electricity (Science stories) - Beverley Birch The Boy Who Held Back the Sea - Lenny Hort and Thomas Locker Buttons for General Washington (Carol Rhoda on My Own Book) - Peter Roop Daniel Boone : Frontier Adventures (Easy Biographies) - Keith Brandt The Drinking Gourd: A Story of the Underground Railroad (I Can Read Book 3) - F. N. Monjo George Washington - Ingri d'Aulaire Hallelujah Handel Teacher's Notes (Grades K-8): A Comprehensive Study in Music with Connections Across the Curriculum (Classical Kids Teacher's Notes) - Susan Hammond Hannah's Fancy Notions: A Story of Industrial New England (Once Upon America) - Pat Ross Jamestown, New World Adventure (Adventures in Colonial America) - James E. Knight John Paul Jones : Hero of the Seas (Easy Biographies)- Keith Brandt The Matchlock Gun - Walter D. Edmonds Mozart's Magic Fantasy: A Journey Through "The Magic Flute" - Classical Kids Presents Mozart, Young Music Genius - Francene Sabin Mr. Bach Comes to Call: Teacher's Notes (Grades K-8): A Comprehensive Study in Music with Connections Across the Curriculum (Classical Kids Teacher's Notes) - Susan Hammond N.C. Wyeth's Pilgrims - Robert San Souci The Orchestra - Mark Rubin Pasteur's Fight Against Microbes (Science Stories Series) - Beverly Birch Patrick Henry Voice of the American Revolution - Louis Sabin Paul Revere's Ride - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Peter the Great - Diane Stanley Phoebe the Spy - Judith Griffin Pocahontas - Edgar Parin D'aulaire Vivaldi's Ring of Mystery Teacher's Notes (Classical Kids Teacher's Notes) - Classical Kids The Winter at Valley Forge, Survival and Victory (Adventures in Colonial America) - James E. Knight The Young Artist - Thomas Locker Young Thomas Jefferson – Francene Sabin ____________________________________________________________ Daughter: 8; Singapore Primary Mathematics 3A; Story of the World Level 2; First Language Lessons Level 3; Writing with Ease 3; Science experiment books recommended in WTM Son: 5: First Language Lessons Level 1; Singapore Primary Mathematics 1A; general handwriting practice and reading practice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 We just finished At The Sign of The Sugared Plum and its sequel, Petals in The Ashes. They take place in London in 1665 and 1666--first one is about the Plague and the second about the Great Fire. Although they have girls as protagonists, they are well-written and, esp in the sections where the main characters deal directly with plague and fire, contain great descriptions that really bring the time period and its challenges alive. Once on This Island takes place during the War of 1812 on Mackinaw Island (MI) and is supposed to be quite good. I can't wait to read it. Fever 1793 is a story about the Philadelphia outbreak of yellow fever--very nicely done. Lyddie is another favorite about the mill girls in the 1843. Good descriptions of that life (again, girl is protagonist, but it's still very interesting for boys). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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