| Description |
xii, 394 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Contents -- Acknowledgements viii -- Introduction ix -- Section I: American History -- 1 Prior to 1600 3 -- 2 American Colonial Experience: 1600 to 1774 5 -- 3 American Revolution: 1775 to 1783 13 -- 4 Westward Expansion and Settlement, Including -- Native Americans: 1784 to 1916 17 -- 5 Slavery and Abolitionists: 1814 to 1865 37 -- 6 The Civil War: 1861 to 1865 47 -- 7 Immigration, Ethnicity, and American Assimilation: -- 1800 to the Modern Era 55 -- 8 Reconstruction to Pre-World War I: 1866 to 1916 65 -- 9 World War I, Roaring Twenties, and the Great Depression: -- 1917 to 1940 77 -- 10 World War II: 1941 to 1945 91 -- 11 Mid-20th Century to the Present 99 -- Section ll: World History -- 12 Prehistory and the Ancient World to the 5th Century 111 -- 13 Europe - 5th to 15th Centuries: Dark Ages, Middle Ages, -- and Renaissance 115 -- 14 Europe - 16th to 18th Centuries: Discovery, Reformation, -- Enlightenment, and Liberty 123 -- 15 Europe - 19th Century 133 -- 16 Europe - First Half of the 20th Century: World War I, -- World War II, and the Holocaust 139 -- 17 Europe - Mid-20th Century to the Present 155 -- 18 Africa 159 -- 19 Armenia, Turkey, Israel, and the Middle East 165 -- 20 China, Korea, India, Pakistan, and Tibet 171 -- 21 Vietnam and Thailand 177 -- 22 Japan 181 -- 23 Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands 187 -- 24 Canada 191 -- 25 Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean 195 -- Section III: Myths and Folktales -- 26 American 201 -- African American 201 -- Native American 204 -- Southern 213 -- Southwestern 214 -- Multiregional 215 -- 27 International 221 -- African 221 -- Armenian 225 -- Australian 226 -- British 226 -- Cambodian 227 -- Canadian 228 -- Central American and the Caribbean 229 -- Chinese 232 -- Czech 236 -- Danish 237 -- Finnish 238 -- French 238 -- German 240 -- Greek 241 -- Hungarian 244 -- Indian 244 -- Indonesian 246 -- Irish 246 -- Israeli and Jewish 247 -- Italian 251 -- Japanese 252 -- Korean 254 -- Mexican 255 -- Middle Eastern 256 -- Norwegian 258 -- Russian 259 -- Scottish 261 -- Slovakian 263 -- South American 263 -- Thai 264 -- Turkish 264 -- Ukrainian 265 -- Vietnamese 265 -- Welsh 265 -- Multicultural 266 -- Appendix -- A A Guide to the Awards 275 -- B Sources 299 -- Index 000 -- About the Author 000 |
| Summary |
"In this handy guide to nearly 800 award-winning historical fiction books from kindergarten through eighth grade, Zarian spans the globe. Entries are divided into three sections: American history, world history, and myths and folklore; then arranged chronologically from prehistoric times to present day; and finally listed by grade level. Each entry is accompanied by a short annotation."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Historical fiction -- Bibliography.
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Tales -- Bibliography.
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Children's stories -- Bibliography.
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Children -- Books and reading -- United States.
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Best books -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Bibliographies.
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| LC no. |
2004004427 |
| ISBN |
0810848163 paperback alkaline paper |
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