Dec 18, 2009

Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule | Related Titles/Adaptations

Robinet takes young readers into the drama of other historical events, including the War of 1812 (in Washington, D.C., and New Orleans), the Civil War, the Great Chicago Fire, and the early civil rights movement. Each story is told through the lives of young children. Children of the Fire (1991) deals with Chicago's catastrophic event. Virginia, a young slave serving.President Madison in 1814, uses her position to help slaves escape in Washington City Is Burning (1996). The Twins, the Pirates, and the Battle of New Orleans takes a look at the War of 1812 through the...