Newsletter, Volume 9, Number 7

In Times Past: Integrating US History with Literature in Grades 3-8

Now available on CD.

Tired of the same old routine when teaching about the past in the classroom?

Recent fiction and non-fiction can make the American past come alive for young students. New activities can make studies both educational and fun.

Our ever popular book on using kids' books to teach US History is now newly updated and available on CD. We've taken the best new books from the last few years and added them to our comprehensive guide for integrating your curriculum. 336 pages of practical ideas for activities, research and discussions using kids books. More Information.

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A Killing in Plymouth Colony

by Carol Otis Hurst and Rebecca Otis

There had never before been a murder in Plymouth Colony. In a community founded on such high ideals and strong principles, the very idea was unthinkable, but the facts were undeniable: John Newcomen had been shot and killed by someone. But by whom?

This historical novel brings together the drama of a murder mystery and the complexities of the evolving relationship between a father and son to provide a glimpse of what life might have been like growing up in the young Plymouth Colony as it too struggled to determine its course and its identity.

More Information:

http://www.carolhurst.com/titles/killinginplymouth.html