Way to learn history!

What more delicious way to learn about history than a good piece of historical fiction? The vivid descriptions of context, the personal views of the characters, and the compelling scenarios - it all adds up to history that means something. Kids learn that the events of history had immediate and important effects on people's - and kids' - everyday lives.

Once you make history come alive, kids are a lot more ready for a non-fiction analysis of broad social movements and world events.

An great example for kids ages 7-12 is Wingwalker by Rosemary Wells, which brings the dustbowl drought of the 1930s to life.

Read a review of Wingwalker on BigLearning.com.