Heidi in CA Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 I would love some suggestions for a read aloud book about WWII. My boys are 9 to 14 yo. They still love read alouds. Thanks, Heidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle T Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 My DS is 11.5, and loves learning about WW2. Some others we enjoyed: House of Sixty Fathers Number the Stars Little Riders Code Talker Michelle T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 Some of the things we've just been reading for WWII (I have a 9 year old, too): My Friend, the Enemy, J. B. Cheaney Number the Stars, Lois Lowry Also good were Auschwitz, the story of a Nazi death camp; and Hiroshima, the story of the first atom bomb, both by Clive Lawton Son has read himself: Toro! Toro! Michael Morpugo Anne Frank: A Life in Hiding, Johanna Hurwitz Usborne Famous Lives: Adolf Hitler, Katie Daynes Twenty and Ten, Claire Bishop Hiroshima, Laurence Yep Mieko and the Fifth Treasure, Eleanor Coerr Hitler's Daughter, Jackie French The Gadget Memories of Survival, Esther Krinitz, et al We've liked all these, Regena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zee Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 The Winged Watchman. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 I was also going to suggest Winged Watchman. FOr the Pacific conflict, I recommend Year of Impossible Goodbyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi in CA Posted February 24, 2008 Author Share Posted February 24, 2008 These are great! I had forgotten about Snow Treasure. It was one of my favorites as a kid... I can't wait to look at all the others. I really appreciate your suggestions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in CA Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 Nothing to Fear by Koller. This one is not WWII, but about The Great Depression. It was a good one though! Whenever I think about that time period (1930's-40's) I fondly remember reading this aloud to my boys; they thoroughly enjoyed it. Not really what you were looking for, but thought I'd mention it just in case. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. The author was a journalist, as I recall, and it reads like a huge string of articles, but more cohesive. The language is not high-flalutin in any way and you get a feeling of how the people back home got the news, a day at a time. This really fleshed out the war for me. I read it while I walked to and from school (although back then I walked everywhere and read all kinds of books while I walked...often singing at the same time!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 There is actually a children's condensed version by Shirer. It is a Landmark book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate CA Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Escape from Warsaw (Original title: The Silver Sword). This was very good and the main characters are all children. We loved it. Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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