Week 9-10 Flashcards
(20 cards)
is realistic fiction set in a time remote enough from the present to be considered history.
Historical fiction
An example of this type of historical fiction is the classic novel
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes.
Some older historical fiction novels have been criticized for portraying some cultural groups in an extremely negative light. For example, two Newbery Medal winners,
Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink and The Matchlock Gun by Walter D. Edmonds, have been faulted for their negative portrayals of Native Americans.
Section 1
Historical fiction
is realistic fiction set in a time remote enough from the present to be considered history.
Historical Fiction
An example of this type of historical fiction is the classic novel
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes. Set in the U.S. Revolutionary War period, this story tells of Johnny, a fictitious character, who is apprenticed to a silversmith.
Carolyn Meyer’s Mary, Bloody Mary, written from Mary’s point of view, is set in sixteenth-century England.
is one in which elements of fantasy are found, and therefore the story does not qualify as historical fiction. For example, time warps and other supernatural features may be found in Jeanette Winterson’s Tanglewreck and in Margaret Peterson Haddix’s Found. These stories are historical fantasy and are included in Chapter 7.
A third type of historical story
the most outstanding work of children’s historical fiction published in the previous year.
The scot o’dell award established in 1982
The work must be written by a U.S. citizen and be set in the New World.
a list of the most notable trade books in the field of social studies from the preceding year in the April/May issue of its journal, Social Education.
The National Council of Social Studies
historical stories were written for children as early as the
1800s
The early books placed an emphasis on exciting events and idealized real-life characters—much in the style of
Heroic legends
Between 1932 and 1943, the first eight books of the
Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder were published.
considered a children’s classic
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
Newbery Medal in 1944 and is considered a children’s classic
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
the best-selling, Newbery Medal–winning book The
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare,
This award, the “Hall of Fame” of children’s authors and illustrators, honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made a substantial and lasting contribution to children’s literature.
Laura Ingalls Wilder, an author of historical fiction.
Section 2
Biography
In this section the definition, description, evaluation, selection, types of biographies, and history of biography for children are addressed:
Section 2: Biography
gives factual information about the lives of actual people, including their experiences, influences, accomplishments, and legacies.
Biography
is similar in every respect to biography, except that the author tells about his or her own life.
Autobiography
