Once On This Island
Publication Information
Author:  Whelan, Gloria	Illustrator:
Title:  Once On This Island	Date:  1995
Publisher:  HarperCollins	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-06-026249-4	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:
General Information:
Book Type(s):    fiction, historical fiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading| social studies
Summary:
Twelve-year-old Mary and her older brother and sister tend the family farm on Michigan's Mackinac Island while their father is away fighting the British in the War of 1812.
Teaching Ideas:
The book provides history of a little-known period of the War of 1812. The maps encourage tracing the events of the story. Students might enjoy discussing topics such as interracial marriage or marriage of opposing peoples.
Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
Social Studies > anthropology > island life Family > family history Family > marriage History > topic > war > War of 1812 History > topic > war > children and war Family > family life

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