[CALIBK12] 6th historical fiction

[Susan Dubin]

There are some excellent books about early Hebrews:

Pharaoh's Daughter by Julius Lester
Path Beneath the Sea by Devorah Omer
Masada by Gloria Miklowitz
Story of Ruth by Isaac Asimov
I Am Joseph by Barbara Cohen
Clouds of Glory by Miriam Chaikin
King Solomon and His Magic Ring by Elie Wiesel
King Solomon's Horses by Nora Kubie
The Five Brothers Maccabee by Libby Klaperman

Hope this gives you a start!
Susan Dubin
Off-the-Shelf Library Services
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From: "MURPHY, NORA" <nmurp1 at lausd.net>
To: "Thomas Nixon" <Thomas.Nixon at fresnounified.org>; "Kelly Benning" 
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Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 2:52 PM
Subject: [CALIBK12] 6th historical fiction


>I am currently trying to beef up my collection of historical fiction that 
>supports the 6th grade social studies content standards.  Although I've 
>found a lot of great titles dealing with Greece, Rome, and Egypt, I am 
>striking out for the most part when it comes to the rest.  I've got a few 
>titles in mind for prehistoric man, but only one for ancient China, and 
>ZERO for ancient India and the ancient Hebrews.
>
> Any suggestions?  My school is populated by mostly ELLs, so Rosemary 
> Sutcliff isn't going to cut it here.  I need books that struggling readers 
> can access.  Action-packed is a plus.  Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson 
> series, for example, lets kids get into Greek mythology thtrough a 
> seriously engaging text.
>
> If any of you have lists or ideas, I would love to know about them.
>
> Thanks,
> Nora Murphy
> LA Academy MS
>
>
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