tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post5794756514813035176..comments2024-03-25T02:43:49.115-05:00Comments on Karen Edmisten: More WWII Picture BooksKaren Edmisten http://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-49004393089604656682007-03-14T20:07:00.000-05:002007-03-14T20:07:00.000-05:00Ana, The Dunkirk Ships by Borden is on my wish lis...Ana, The Dunkirk Ships by Borden is on my wish list! And, we did read Snow Treasure and loved it. I just finished a long post as a response to Jennifer and basically rambled on for a long time, saying what you said so succinctly here. :-) Perfect. Thank you.Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-33415752801416888462007-03-14T16:56:00.000-05:002007-03-14T16:56:00.000-05:00Karen, we own or have read all of these books (exc...Karen, we own or have read all of these books (except the baseball one)--and have enjoyed them too! I would add to the collection the Dunkirk Ships also by Borden, and Snow Treasure (chapter book). Jennifer, i think the answer to your question relies precisely on books such as these. I have found them to be a very useful way to introduce the children to the seriousness of the war issues without overwhelming them: the injustice of the obligatory use of the yellow star, the effort people in the USA did to help Europeans, the fear children felt during the war years in Holland... . Children can handle these bits and form a good idea in their hearts of what the war meant before they ever hit WWII in textbooks and learn the magnitude of the holocaust, or D-Day, or Hiroshima-Nagasaki. Thanks, Karen!Ana Braga-Henebryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590301615909326119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-1422162807822798382007-03-14T08:28:00.000-05:002007-03-14T08:28:00.000-05:00Jennifer, that's a great question, and you've prom...Jennifer, that's a great question, and you've prompted a new and separate post that I hope to write later today. <BR/><BR/>For now, I'll just quickly say that we started slowly into the issues of WWII, and their ability to deal with it has been a developing thing over this school year. Also, they've not yet been exposed to realistic photos of the concentration camps, and reading aloud often allows for selective editing. Those things have helped, but it's definitely an area in which I would follow your child's lead regarding how sensitive she is. I would *not* have done this unit with my oldest when she was only 10, but my current 10 yo handles things differently, and I felt it was okay to move ahead as we have. <BR/><BR/>More later!Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-20932856767664072602007-03-13T23:46:00.000-05:002007-03-13T23:46:00.000-05:00Karen, how do your daughters deal with the very se...Karen, how do your daughters deal with the very serious and tragic stories that are associated with World War II? As you are aware, I dread having to cover these topics with my daughter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com