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World War II for Kids: A History with 21 Activities (2)
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We must never forget the tragedies of World War II, and teaching kids about our country's efforts in this conflict is more important than ever.
This book is packed with information that kids will find fascinating—excerpts from actual wartime letters written to and by American and German troops, personal anecdotes from people who lived through the war in the United States, Germany, Britain, Russia, Hungary, and Japan, and gripping stories from Holocaust survivors—all adding a humanizing global perspective to the war.
These 21 activities show children how it felt to live through this monumental period in history. . Kids
• play a rationing game or try the butter extender recipe to understand the everyday sacrifices of rationing goods
• try their hands at military strategy in coastal defense, break a military code, and play a latitude-longitude tracking game
• interview a veteran to help preserve the memories of one of our country's greatest generations
And much more!
Whether learning how and why to grow a victory garden or staging an adventure radio program, kids will appreciate the hardships and joys experienced on the home front.
This book is packed with information that kids will find fascinating—excerpts from actual wartime letters written to and by American and German troops, personal anecdotes from people who lived through the war in the United States, Germany, Britain, Russia, Hungary, and Japan, and gripping stories from Holocaust survivors—all adding a humanizing global perspective to the war.
These 21 activities show children how it felt to live through this monumental period in history. . Kids
• play a rationing game or try the butter extender recipe to understand the everyday sacrifices of rationing goods
• try their hands at military strategy in coastal defense, break a military code, and play a latitude-longitude tracking game
• interview a veteran to help preserve the memories of one of our country's greatest generations
And much more!
Whether learning how and why to grow a victory garden or staging an adventure radio program, kids will appreciate the hardships and joys experienced on the home front.
176 pages, Paperback
First published September 1,2002
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176 pages, Paperback
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September 1, 2002 by Chicago Review Press
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9781556524554
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1556524552
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English
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Richard Panchyk is the author or editor of 14 books on a diverse range of topics, including children's nonfiction (science, history, art, politics/government) and adult nonfiction (history and folklore). His works have been translated into four languages.
Among his books are the award-winning and bestselling World War II for Kids, which is available at bookstores and museum gift shops across the nation. This book is considered as one of the top books ever published for teaching kids ages 9 and up about the war, and is used in schools and by homeschoolers from New York to Alaska. It features a foreword from the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, John McCain.
He is also the author of the lavishly illustrated Galileo for Kids, featuring a foreword by the astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
To order autographed copies of any of his books, or for more information, you may contact the author at [email protected].
Richard Panchyk's latest books are German New York City, published as part of the famous Images of America series by Arcadia and 101 Glimpses of Long Island's North Shore, published by The History Press.
German New York City is the first-ever major book to cover the story German population in one of the world's biggest cities. It features nearly 200 historic photographs.
101 Glimpses is a pocket-sized book offering a snapshot of different beautiful locales along the historic North Shore, and features a foreword by Thomas Suozzi.
Coming in 2009 - The Keys to American History, featuring more than 60 of America's most important documents and speeches.
Among his books are the award-winning and bestselling World War II for Kids, which is available at bookstores and museum gift shops across the nation. This book is considered as one of the top books ever published for teaching kids ages 9 and up about the war, and is used in schools and by homeschoolers from New York to Alaska. It features a foreword from the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, John McCain.
He is also the author of the lavishly illustrated Galileo for Kids, featuring a foreword by the astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
To order autographed copies of any of his books, or for more information, you may contact the author at [email protected].
Richard Panchyk's latest books are German New York City, published as part of the famous Images of America series by Arcadia and 101 Glimpses of Long Island's North Shore, published by The History Press.
German New York City is the first-ever major book to cover the story German population in one of the world's biggest cities. It features nearly 200 historic photographs.
101 Glimpses is a pocket-sized book offering a snapshot of different beautiful locales along the historic North Shore, and features a foreword by Thomas Suozzi.
Coming in 2009 - The Keys to American History, featuring more than 60 of America's most important documents and speeches.
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This is a great overview of World War II for kids, and a good refresher for adults as well. It's packed with information that still manages to be kid friendly. My nine year old son devoured this book over the course of about a week.
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I read this book and thought it was only a book about WW2 until I saw all of the activities that you could do. There were things like drawing a poster from the time period and also pack a lunch from WW2. For the lunch activity you had to have under a couple ounces of every main nutrient. This was very hard to do because what was supposed to be a lunch was more like a small granola bar.
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World War II for Kids is packed with the information children are curious about from the era that was World War II. The book includes powerful topics such the rise of Hitler in 1933 and the surrender of the Japanese. The collection of activities within the book allow children to feel the struggles and sacrifices that were necessary for families during this time.
I thought this book was a great informational text to include in a text set for race and segregation in American history. The book includes colorful photographs, timelines, and activities for children to engage in with peers and teachers.
"Recent history is so fascinating because you can still touch it. You can still meet and talk to people who were there when the events of World War II took place. It is up to us to take advantage of these eyewitnesses to history before it is too late."
I thought this book was a great informational text to include in a text set for race and segregation in American history. The book includes colorful photographs, timelines, and activities for children to engage in with peers and teachers.
"Recent history is so fascinating because you can still touch it. You can still meet and talk to people who were there when the events of World War II took place. It is up to us to take advantage of these eyewitnesses to history before it is too late."
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This is a great resource for ideas of making WWII more concrete to the students. It has a wealth of information to use in the forms of pictures, timelines, maps, etc. not to mention all the suggestions for simple activities to help make some of the information more accessible to students. I especially like the sections about the home front and think that some students would really enjoy exploring these activities.
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James read it and said it was excellent. He asked me to put it on my list so that if he wanted it again we could look up the name and get it from the library.
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It was a very good and historical book but I think the activities could have been better.
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This book looks like a great resource for kids to read about WWII and it seems to cover all aspects of the war in a great overview. There are helpful maps and a timeline at the beginning.
What I really love are the "activities with a purpose". Some of the activities include "Make a Ration Kit" (for soldiers), "Know Your Ranks", "Stage a Radio Adventure Program", "Rationing Game" (where you calculate how much food your family would actually need - there's a lot of great math involved!), and "Coastal Defense" - all of these activities look really impressive and so meaningful. As a historian who loves studying this era, this book gets me really excited. I think I'm going to have to buy it. I'm putting 4 stars based on flipping through it alone and I'll come back later for a more complete review.
What I really love are the "activities with a purpose". Some of the activities include "Make a Ration Kit" (for soldiers), "Know Your Ranks", "Stage a Radio Adventure Program", "Rationing Game" (where you calculate how much food your family would actually need - there's a lot of great math involved!), and "Coastal Defense" - all of these activities look really impressive and so meaningful. As a historian who loves studying this era, this book gets me really excited. I think I'm going to have to buy it. I'm putting 4 stars based on flipping through it alone and I'll come back later for a more complete review.
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