Where the Action Was
Publication Information
Author:  Colman, Penny	Illustrator:
Title:  Where the Action Was	Date:  2002
Publisher:  Crown Publishers	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-517-80076-4	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction, memoirs/reminiscences
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
These somewhat uneven memoirs chronicle the experiences of women journalists and photographers during WW II.
Teaching Ideas:
The photographs of this book are perhaps its most compelling feature and could be used as an introduction to many historical events. Teachers may want to excerpt vignettes of individual correspondents. Students may want to consider the role of journalists and photographers in chronicling history. Issues related to equal rights may also provide interesting discussion. Students might want to learn more about Margaret Bourke-White and Martha Gellhorn. For a WWW tour of a newspaper room, see The Write Site, http://www.writesite.org/; searching Yahooligans for WW II will yield dozens of links to more information.
Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
History > topic > war > World War II Work > careers Literature and Language > authors Art and Photography > photography > photographs Social Studies > sociology > women > women in history Work > careers > journalist

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