
Recreating the Past
A Guide to American and World Historical Fiction for Children and Young Adults
- 520 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Recreating the Past
A Guide to American and World Historical Fiction for Children and Young Adults
About this book
Spanning grades 1-10+, this annotated bibliography of 970 recommended American and world titles published through early 1994 includes adult titles suitable for young readers; at least 200 of the titles are award winners. In support of interdisciplinary English and social studies curricula, librarians and teachers can easily assemble a basic list of books on a geographical place and time period. Geographical sections are divided into historical time periods within which entries are organized alphabetically by author. Each entry contains both reading and interest grade levels, a short incisive annotation about the historical event, setting, plot, protagonist and theme, current publication availability, and awards won. Seven reference appendices allow for easy searching. These helpful appendices and an authors, a titles, and an illustrators index help to make this volume a critical professional tool.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- How to Use This Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- PREHISTORY AND THE ANCIENT WORLD
- ROMAN EMPIRE TO 476 AD
- EUROPE
- THE BRITISH ISLES
- THE AMERICAN COLONIES
- THE UNITED STATES
- CANADA
- SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
- AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, AND THE PACIFIC
- AFRICA
- CHINA
- INDIA
- ISRAEL
- JAPAN
- KOREA
- THAILAND AND CAMBODIA
- VIETNAM
- Appendix A. Readability Level
- Appendix B. Interest Level
- Appendix C. Highlights of History
- Appendix D. Works with Protagonists or Plots Concerning Minority Groups
- Appendix E. Famous Groups and People in the Works
- Appendix F. Works with Sequels, Same Characters, or in Series
- Appendix G. Country and Dates of Setting in Europe and the British Isles
- Index: Authors, Titles, and Illustrators