[MOSAIC] Determining Importance

[Eve]

Here's a suggestion I saved.  I haven't checked it out, though.

Eve

George vs. George : The Revolutionary War as Seen 
by Both Sides by 
<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books&field-author-exact=Rosalyn%20Schanzer&rank=-relevance%2C%2Bavailability%2C-daterank/102-3130535-0876102>Rosalyn 
Schanzer From School Library Journal
Starred Review. Grade 3-6–A carefully researched, 
evenhanded narrative with well-crafted, vibrant, 
watercolor illustrations. Schanzer states that 
her challenge was to "
cram 20 years of history, 
biography, and philosophy into a picture book 
that kids could grasp and enjoy." She has been 
entirely successful. The introduction sets the 
tone, introducing both George Washington and King 
George III, mentioning their differing views, and 
noting that every story has two sides. The 
remainder of the book presents these two sides on 
spreads that alternate between the man and the 
monarch, with comparisons of the American and 
British governmental forms, views on taxation, 
the Boston Tea Party, and coverage of most of the 
major battles of the Revolutionary War. True to 
the author's intent, both Georges come off as 
decent men, with the interests of their 
respective countries at heart. The illustrations 
are amazing. Almost Brueghelesque in their 
detail, they show the major players as they 
actually looked. Speech balloons reproduce the 
exact words of the speakers, with appended "Quote 
Sources." This is a lovely book, showing 
historical inquiry at its best: consideration of 
both sides, a sound research basis, attribution 
of sources, and interesting writing.


At 09:11 PM 11/30/2006, Suzanne/VA wrote:
>Does anyone have any book suggestions for the Revolutionary War?  I am
>interested in novels and read a louds.
>Suzanne/VA