Do your kids like history? It can feel a bit dry and boring, can’t it? That’s where historical fiction can walk through the door and help. It can help get children get interested in history by reading about fascinating characters who may or may not be real. Characters whose stories are told while weaving their adventures in amongst historical facts or settings.
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Historical Fiction on What To Read Wednesday
- I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
- I Survived the Attacks of September 11th, 2001
- The Mystery at Jamestown
- Who Was Albert Einstein?
- Babe Ruth Saves Baseball!
- Germ Hunter: A Story about Louis Pasteur (Creative Minds Biography)
- The Sign of the Beaver
- The Minstrel in the Tower (Stepping Stone)
- Mystery of the Egyptian Scroll: Secret Agent Zet Series Book 1
Teaching with Library Books:
Teaching with Library Books: The Librarian Who Measured the Earth (Let’s Talk Books), a post by Classes By Beth Plus.
Elizabeth says
Thank you so much for this. I homeschool and thus I am always looking for great reads for my kids.
Crystal McClean says
Fabulous! Please do link up and join us each Wednesday, I’d love to see what you’re doing in your homeschool 🙂
swapna says
The Mystery of the Egyptian Scroll sounds particularly interesting
Crystal McClean says
My son likes the look of that one, too!
Michele Morin says
Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres and I love using it when teaching history to my kids!
Crystal McClean says
I will admit I wasn’t a huge fan earlier in life, but they’re fun to read with the kids, now 😉
Do you have a favourite you’d recommend?