The Battle of Bunker Hill (Perspectives Library Series)

by Marcia Amidon Lusted

Overview

This book relays the factual details of the Battle of Bunker Hill that took place during the American Revolutionary War. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a Minuteman, a British soldier, and a colonial woman running an inn. This book offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in a text while gathering and analyzing information about an historical event.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781631887574
Publisher:	Cherry Lake Publishing
Publication date:	05/15/2014
Series:	Perspectives Library Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	6 MB
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2013
Gr 4–6—À la Edgar Lee Masters's Spoon River Anthology (1915), this set present history from a variety of viewpoints. Grounded in fact, each title provides three fictionalized first-person accounts. For instance, Orphan Trains is told from the perspectives of an orphan, a farmer's wife, and a placing agent. The text is accessible, yet seasoned to suit the identity of the narrator. In Dust Bowl, for example, a young man remembers his reaction to a dust storm: "We thought it was a tornado. Momma told us to hightail it down into the root cellar." Reproductions complement the diarylike tone of the narratives. Sidebars with suggestions for activities and critical-thinking activities round out each title.

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