Story of Ourselves Teaching History Through Children's Literature

A rich collection of essays by both educators and the authors of children's and young adult books... - The New Advocate Students across the country have tagged history as their number one most-disliked subject in school. In The Story of Ourselves, the contributors focus on the need for a stimulating history curriculum with the application of children's trade book literature as an indispensable ingredient for such a curriculum. The book is a collection of writings by trade book authors and public school and college-level educators, designed to offer support and instruction for teachers who decide to use children's literature in their history/social studies programs. Included here are such well-known authors as Russell Freedman, Pam Conrad, Milton Meltzer, Joan Blos, and Leonard Everett Fisher.Tunnell, Michael O. is the author of 'Story of Ourselves Teaching History Through Children's Literature', published 1992 under ISBN 9780435087258 and ISBN 0435087258.