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Main Author: Schwab, Watts
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2005
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ726230
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  • Now I Get What It Was Really Like: Reading Historical Fiction to Understand History Schwab, Watts Literature Appreciation Fiction Childrens Literature Social Studies History Instruction Learning Motivation Encouraging students to read historical fiction can lead to greater interest in historical events and fictionalizing history enables young people to feel what it is like to be there. "The Bear that Heard Crying" by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock, "A Lion to Guard Us" by Clyde Robert and "Meet Felicity: An American Girl (Book 1)" by Valerie Tripp are some of the historical fictions that students might enjoy reading.