Katie's Trunk
Publication Information
Author:  Turner, Ann	Illustrator:  Himler, Ronald
Title:  Katie's Trunk	Date:  1992
Publisher:  Macmillan	City:  New York, NY
ISBN, paperback:  0-02-789512-2	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    fiction, true story
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
This book, which provides a glimpse of the beginnings of the American Revolution, is based on a true incident that happened to one of the author's ancestors. It's set around the time of the Boston Tea Party and tells the story of what happened to Katie, a Tory child, on the day the "rebels" came to her house near the woods.
Teaching Ideas:
Since this is based on a true story, it works well within a unit about telling or writing true stories or family history. Among books about the Revolutionary War, the "Tory" perspective in this book is probably unique and will provoke interesting discussion, comparisons, etc. For example, students may wish to develop the political positions of the Tories and the Revolutionaries. Teachers may want to pair this book with others that describe people hiding during war times. Katie's character is well developed and could be used for character study. The text contains many effective uses of language--details, simile and metaphor, pacing--that could also be examined. www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/revolution.htm
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Family > oral history History > region > U.S. history > American Revolution History > region > U.S. history > American Revolution > Boston Tea Party Literature and Language > figurative language History > topic > war > children and war

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