Tag Archives: Historical Fiction

Private Peaceful. World War One Literature.

Posted on December 6, 2021 by ofamily

The kids and I have recently finished reading Private Peaceful. What a brilliant book and it was an excellent way to integrate our History (World War One topic) and our English Literature. But I have to warn anyone who has … Continue reading →

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Soldier Dog – a World War I story for older kids.

Posted on October 25, 2021 by ofamily

We have been covering World War One in our history and as I always like to do, I have linked our History with our English. The book I chose to start our World War One reading is probably not one … Continue reading →

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Eliza Rose by Lucy Worsley

Posted on May 16, 2021 by ofamily

My daughter has read two different Lucy Worsley Books and she loved both of them. She appreciates the way Lucy manages to tell a story about interesting Historical characters and weave in all those historical details that just make the … Continue reading →

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The Last Wolf. Book and Free Resources

Posted on February 10, 2021 by ofamily

One of the books we choose to read this year was The Last Wolf by Michael Morpurgo. I am not quite certain how we got around to choosing it as one of our books – possibly because we enjoy Michael … Continue reading →

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WW1 fiction for kids

Posted on February 19, 2020 by ofamily

We like finding historical fiction books and since we have been reading quite a bit about the First World War I thought I would share two WW1 fictional stories that the kids have recently read and enjoyed. The first is … Continue reading →

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