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In Times Past
an eBook on CD
by Carol Hurst and Rebecca Otis

Integrating US History with Literature in Grades 3-8.

Enliven your US History curriculum!

Teach US History using great kids books.

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Didax BookSets

The Civil War, Grades 4-6

This set of historical fiction, biography, voices of slaves and books that provide us with facts will help students study the Civil War from many approaches.

Set of 20 books $208.50. Item number 2-0016.

Call 1-800-458-0024 to order

The following is a list of current titles in this set. If any of these become unavailable they will be replaced by another appropriate title recommended by Carol Hurst.

All titles which appear here as links will take you to the corresponding review and (if there are any) related activities on Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site.

• The Story of John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry - by Zachery Kent
  
• Ulysses S. Grant - by Zachery Kent
  
• Behind Rebel Lines: The Incredible Story of Emma Edmonds - by Seymour Reit
  
• Perilous Road - by William Steele
  
• Bull Run - by Paul Fleishman
  
• Rifles for Watie - by Harold Keith
  
• Lincoln, A Photobiography - by Russell Freedman
  
• Charley Skedaddle - by Patricia Beatty
  
• The Tamarack Tree - by Patricia Clapp
  
• Turn Homeward Hannalee - by Patricia Beatty
  
• Behind the Blue and Grey - by Delia Ray
  
• To Be A Slave - by Julius Lester
  
• Stonewall - by Jean Fritz
  
• Thunder at Gettysburg - by Patricia Gauch
  
• Death of Lincoln - by Leroy Hayman
  
• Robert E. Lee - by Manfred Weidhorn
  
• Shades of Gray - by Carolyn Reeder
  
• The Mystery of Drear House - by Virginia Hamilton
  
• The Root Cellar - by Janet Lunn
  
• The Tin Heart - by Karen Ackerman

Special Features of the Literature Sets:

• The prices reflect at least 5% off full list prices.
• FREE carry-tote included with each set - a $12.00 value.
• We will replace any unavailable title with another appropriate book selected by Carol.
• Each set includes a complimentary copy of Carol's booklet, "Using Children's Literature in the Classroom."

Call 1-800-458-0024 to order

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Related Areas of Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site

• Civil War and Children's Literature
• US History and Children's Literature

Related Areas on the Internet

• http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/ is the American Civil War Homepage with links to lots of information and photographs about the Civil War
• http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/tl1861.html Is an illustrated timeline of the events in the Civil War
• http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html archives over 1000 photographs of the war