Historical Literature For Kids
Newberry Award Winning children's writer Jean Fritz published her first history book for kids, The Cabin Faced West, in 1958.
Half a century later, kids still enjoy her portraits of famous people. In Cabin, a young George Washington comes to eat with a family in a rustic setting.
Other books that Fritz wrote about early America tackle such figures as Paul Revere, Ben Franklin, and the writing of the constitution.
For kids interested in more recent history, her books Return to China is set in the twentieth century.
For Civil War buffs, her books on Stonewall Jackson and the underground railroad will be of interest.
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