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AMERICAN FOLKLORE & HISTORY

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• Online links to American Folklore and History
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ONLINE LINKS TO AMERICAN FOLKLORE AND HISTORY

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• http://www.americanfolklore.net/
American Folklore website. This is a wonderful source and covers all 50 states, plus many historical characters and stories.

• http://www.kidsolr.com/history/
This is a fabulous site. There's a huge American history section at KidsOLR (Kids Online Resources):

• http://www.kids.gov/k_history.htm
Another great site: First Gov for Kids. History notes from this site: Our past is an important part of our lives. There are so many amazing facts that we should know. Pop quiz: What year did Columbus arrive in the Americas? Answer: 1492. Now you're ready for Jeopardy!

• http://www.christianparents.com/histmnu0.htm
American History Menu from a Christian point of view.

• http://dmoz.org/Society/History/By_Region/North_America/United_States/
A huge site of references:

• http://www.eyeintheear.com/
Eye in the ear - classic children's audio
Living Adventures from American History - 5 volumes

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SOS: SEARCHING OUT STORIES/INFORMATION ABOUT AMRICAN FOLKLORE AND HISTORY
Advice, Comments and References from Storytellers, Teachers and Librarians
(excerpts from Storytell posts plus original research)

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1) The first link has quite a few stories. The second could be used for background material or a jumping off point to fashion your own. Hope this helps. The Baldwin Project: American History Stories, Volume I by Mara L. Pratt.
http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=pratt&book=ahs1&story=_contents

America's Library
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi
Karen C. 1/10/06

2) I'm wondering if some of Kendall Haven's collections would be of help to you? He has one book on the Civil War, another on the Revolution and still another on women. Each book contains 25 to 30 stories and the grade span is right on target.

Check out "Kendall Haven - Books"
http://www.kendallhaven.com/works.htm

Amazing American Women: 40 Fascinating 5-Minute Reads

Voices of the American Civil War: Stories of Men, Women, and Children Who Lived Through the War Between the States

Voices of the American Revolution: Stories of Men, Women, and Children Who Forged Our Nation

Another possibility you might be able to find at a used book sale are those sets that used to come with encyclopedias. We still have The Young Folks' Shelf of Books that came with a Collier's encyclopedia that's now 45 years old. Volume 8 is Stories from History and includes stories about Molly Pitcher, The Boston Tea Party, Davy Crockett Legends, Abe Lincoln's books (by Carl Sandburg), Louise Alcott, War Nurse, and an Ernie Pyle story from World War II.

Here's the book referred to above:

The Young Folks' Shelf of Books Stories From History (The New Junior Classics, Volume 8) by Marcia Dalphin, Mabel Williams (Editor), Albert Durer, Reginald Birch, Tom Hall, H. I. Ford, Joseph E. Sandford, James Daugherty, Warren Chappell, and Tom Hall Wilfred Jones (Illustrator), with introduction by William Allan Neilson (Introduction)

Here's the book referred to above:

Stories From History (The Young Folks' Shelf of Books, Vol 8) by Marcia Dalphin, Mabel Williams (Editor), Albert Durer, Reginald Birch, Tom Hall, H. I. Ford, Joseph E. Sandford, James Daugherty, Warren Chappell, and Tom Hall Wilfred Jones (Illustrator), with introduction by William Allan Neilson (Introduction)

Covers Leonidas; The Greek Slave and the Little Roman Boy; The Lance of Kanana; The Boy Viking, Olaf II of Norway; Knighted by King Henry IV; Joan the Maid; The Great Discoveries; Christmas with Queen Bess; The Mountain Man; Salt-Water Tea; The Story of Molly Pitcher; Daniel Boone's Rifle; Davy Crockett Legends; Napoleon; The Tree of Jade; Emmeline; Abe Lincoln's Books; and others.
Judy S. 1/10/06

3) Still another great site from the Multnomah County Library:
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/amhsthc.html
Samples of web pages:
American history megasites
17th Century (1600s)
18th Century (1700s)
19th Century (1800s)
20th Century (1900s)
California Missions
Civil rights
Colonial America
Countries & flags
Expansion & The West
Explorers
Ghost Towns
The Great Depression
Historic documents
Immigration & citizenship
Imperialism
Industrial Revolution
Japanese-American Internment
Lewis & Clark Expedition

4) From the American Library Association:
HISTORY & BIOGRAPHY
• Biographies 
• US History--General 
• US History--Pre-Colonial-1865 
• US History--Post Civil War 
• World History 
http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm

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Created 2005; last update 7/2/09