Talia has a lot of interest in how people lived a long time ago. We went to the Franklin Institute, and she was fascinated by the exhibit about Franklin and all the things he did. So, I went to the library hoping to find a few good books about American history. She's also fascinated by maps, so I was looking for something that taught about maps and US geography.
First, much of what I found was patently false. Betsy Ross, happy little Indians at the first Thanksgiving dinner, etc. Second, so much of it was all Rah Rah America, aren't we great? I don't want to indoctrinate her, I want to teach her.
I've found a few good ones here and there. I loved the biography of Cesar Chavez, but she didn't find that one very interesting. I've found a lot of good books about issues like slavery, but they're tightly focused; she doesn't know the context to understand what those mean yet. Does anybody know of any other good alternatives for young kids? Things that describe real history, not doctored history, without the judgemental slant?
First, much of what I found was patently false. Betsy Ross, happy little Indians at the first Thanksgiving dinner, etc. Second, so much of it was all Rah Rah America, aren't we great? I don't want to indoctrinate her, I want to teach her.
I've found a few good ones here and there. I loved the biography of Cesar Chavez, but she didn't find that one very interesting. I've found a lot of good books about issues like slavery, but they're tightly focused; she doesn't know the context to understand what those mean yet. Does anybody know of any other good alternatives for young kids? Things that describe real history, not doctored history, without the judgemental slant?
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