StephanieF Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 What would you recommend for a Brit who has no knowledge of American history teaching a 3rd grader? There are lots and lots of books I see which can be used as a supplement but I'm unsure of my spine Thanks Stephanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeanne in MN Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Not an SOTW type spine, but this is what was recommended to me when I was in your shoes and I really liked it. Just an option. http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Book-U-S-History/dp/1561896799/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1298535164&sr=8-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelbe5 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 You may consider "This Country of Ours" by H. E. Marshall. You can read it online at The Baldwin Project or purchase a hard copy. You may also listen to it by downloading the free audio recording from Librivox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieF Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 Thank you, those are both excellent suggestions! Stephanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalphs Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 You might want to take a look at "The American Story" by Jennifer Armstrong, "DK Smithsonian Encyclopedia of American History" by David C. King, or "The Rainbow Book of American History" by Earl Schenck Miers and James Daugherty. The books can be viewed and purchased at www.amazon.com or www.amazon.co.uk An excellant resource is Christine Miller's "All Through the Ages." This book can be viewed at www.rainbowresource.com :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 _History of US_ by Hakim is something I'd consider as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelotmom Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 (edited) You may consider "This Country of Ours" by H. E. Marshall. You can read it online at The Baldwin Project or purchase a hard copy. You may also listen to it by downloading the free audio recording from Librivox. This was my thought, too. I haven't actually read/listened to it yet, but we're currently listening to Our Island Story by the same author, and it's great. (Though, being published in 1905, it won't cover modern history and contains ideas and biases that aren't really acceptable today which would need to be addressed or changed.) Edited February 24, 2011 by ocelotmom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 I just got The Complete Book of US History yesterday, based on recommendations here, and I love it! Also on the way are others recommended: The American Story History of US by Joy Hakim (first book) - this is for older kids, but I'm thinking my daughter and I would love it anyway as a read-aloud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skueppers Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 This was my thought, too. I haven't actually read/listened to it yet, but we're currently listening to Our Island Story by the same author, and it's great. (Though, being published in 1905, it won't cover modern history and contains ideas and biases that aren't really acceptable today which would need to be addressed or changed.) Interesting. I listened to the first few hours of this, and thought it was more like the mythology of Britain, rather than making any effort to be historically accurate. It would be good for making sure a child knew the commonly-told stories about Britain, but that wouldn't be what I would expect out of a spine. (To be fair, the author does not claim it is historically accurate.) Based on my experience with Our Island Story, I would expect This Country of Ours to be full of American mythology, which would be particularly unhelpful for a Brit without the knowledge of US History to separate fact from fiction. If you've used it, what's your opinion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBee Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.