Alicia64 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 We're on the Civil War. Any suggestions for great books or DVDs are hugely appreciated. Although I should always give the caveat that my boys love animals: horses, dogs, pigs, cows, goats, cats especially etc. So if you have a favorite book where the animals get taken away or hurt, we'd have to pass. Thanks for any great ideas! Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Our favorite for fiction was one I don't see mentioned here so much because it's newer - The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg. I don't remember any animal trauma. There are also many good picture books that are still worthwhile at this age - I especially love Pink and Say, which is excellent and touching. The best nonfiction book we read was Fields of Fury - I really liked the layout of one large image with one page of solid narrative text. Very comprehensive and well-written introduction for kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoPlaceLikeHome Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Chester Comix has great comic books on US History including the Civil War. You can find on Amazon or Homeschool Buyers Co-op. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliotterae Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 My 10 year DD just read and really enjoyed Silent Thunder. I didn't read it but she couldn't put it down and she says there was nothing bad that happened to any animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 Thank you all! All of these great titles are ordered -- anymore? :bigear: Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Here's a recent thread on this same topic: Suggest Civil War books, movies for 10yos? Out of my list on that thread, these are all gentle, with nothing to upset an animal lover: readers: - Freedom Train: Story of Harriet Tubman (Sterling) -- biography; pre-Civil War, slaves escaping to freedom - The Daring Escape of Ellen Craft (Moore) -- biography; 1848, slaves escaping to freedom - Behind Rebel Lines (Reit) -- biography; true story of a teen girl who disguised herself as a boy and became a Union spy in the South - Civil War Sub: Mystery of the Henley (Boehm) -- non-fiction; one of the first submarines - The Monitor: The Iron Warship that Changed the World (Thompson) -- non-fiction; one of the first submarines - Bull Run (Fleishman) -- historical fiction; battle of Bullrun told from multiple points of view - The Perilous Road (Steele) -- historical fiction; Civil War non-fiction - The Boys War (Murphy) - Abraham Lincoln: A Photobiography (Freedman) - Cornerstones of Freedom: Fort Sumter (January) - Cornerstones of Freedom: The Battle of Bullrun (Kent) - Cornerstones of Freedom: The Battle of Shiloh (Kent) - Cornerstones of Freedom: The Gettysburg Address (Richards) - Cornerstones of Freedom: Surrender at Appomattox -- (there are 3 versions: one each by Kent, McGowen, and Benoit) - If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War (Moore) movies: 1. The General (1926)-- absolutely wonderful silent B&W with Buster Keaton, set in the Civil War 2. Friendly Persuasion -- southern Illinois Quaker family caught up in the start of the Civil War It's been too long, but I'm *pretty sure* these are all okay as far as animals, too -- older movies usually are: - The Horse Soldiers (1959) -- Union soldiers sent to destroy a RR supply depot; watch The General alongside this one, as it is the same plot, but a comedy - Springfield Rifle (1952) -- Gary Cooper as the North's first counter spy trying to discover who's stealing Union cavalry horses - How The West Was Won (1962) -- multi-generational saga of the West, including the Gold Rush, Civil War, and building railroads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 We're doing Civil War, too. My son loves "Two Miserable Presidents". It's great for explaining the whole war to kids. Also, "Mr. Lincoln's High Tech War". The "Addy" books from American Girl are great for helping to understand what is was like to be a child and a slave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 We are currently on the Civil War too. Here is part of our list: Graphic History comics: Harriet Tubman Landmark Books: Abe Lincoln from Log Cabin to White House Drama of American History- The Civil War (RA) The Last Brother Across Five Aprils (ds10 is listening to it right now, actually, on the library's Playaway digital audio) Stonewall Jackson by Jean Fritz Cornerstones of Freedom: The Gettysburg Address Landmark Books: Gettysburg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 These lists are just awesome. Thank you everyone. I wanted to make sure that you heard about these two books. They're super good for boys and girls: Be Ever Hopeful, Hanalee Turn Homeward, Hanalee both by Patricia Beatty The books depict the poor white experience during the Civil War. We couldn't put them down. Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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