An interactive history adventure by allison lassieur 7931066 life as a samurai. An interactive adventure, a somewhat dummieddown version of the book, reorganizes hawkings ideas into playful multimedia slide shows. Now comes this latest youchoose adventure, world war ii pilots. I found it to be an excellent book for introducing readers to life on the home front. Each book focuses on a different event in history, but its up to the reader to choose the point of view to take. Highly recommended for children curious about history. The retro setting and the idea of choosing your own adventure plays into a nostalgic 80s favorite. The you choose books book series by multiple authors includes books the revolutionary war. An interactive history adventure by elizabeth raum its the late 1700s. History by lassieur, allison and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Experience the life of a viking and you make the decisions along the way.
Dramatic, nailbiting, truehistory tales of livingor dyingas a world war ii spy. Heather adamson describes the life and times of the era known as ancient egypt. You choose interactive history adventures i loved these kinds of chooseyourownadventure books when i was a kid and incorporating historical events and. An interactive history adventure by rachael hanel 5001500 life as a viking. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. An interactive history adventure informs the reader of what life was like in ancient rome. History can take many paths and these entries in the you choose.
I bought this for a small group of kids taking a 7th grade history class. Allison lassieur has written more than 100 books on many topics, including history, biography, science, and current events. History by elizabeth raum and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. An interactive history adventure you choose books you choose.
Two of her capstone you choose books, orphan trains. An interactive history adventure by burgan, michael. The middle ages capstones bestselling you choose format, set in the middle ages. Historical fiction for kids arranged by time period. When you come to the end of a storyline, its your turn to add a chapter. And you choose what side youre on and what you do next. Elizabeth raum describes the events of the american revolutionary war and explains the significance of the war today.
Librarything has 3 suggested works for this series. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. In this fun, awardwinning activity, you take on the role of a history detective to investigate what really happened at the famous 1621 celebration. A good book for introducing different aspects of the revolutionary war in an engaging way. Experience the war under coveras a danish resistance fighter shuttling weapons, as. The choices you make could lead you to survival or to death. An interactive history adventure you choose and it was written by elizabeth raum. And the new book adventure is much more than just our 16,000 book quizzes. At the end of each chapter, readers are given a few plot choices and must choose the direction of the story.
The series was based upon a concept created by edward packard and originally published by constance cappels. I preferred the hard cover edition, but if you have amazon prime try it out in the kindle version first. Along the way, you will read a letter written by an eyewitness to the event, learn about wampanoag traditions of giving thanks, and visit pilgrim. Explore the history, educational use and literary merit of reading and writing interactive fiction and choose your own adventure books. One of the best known interactive book series is, of course, the choose your own adventure books cyoa which celebrated their 30th anniversary in 2009. You choose interactive history adventures rainbow resource.
For now, avoid forcing the issue with mere lists of works possessing an. Archival art and detailed maps support the text, and a glossary and sources for further study make this interactive thriller both a history book and an adventure story. In this interactive nonfiction adventure, only you can choose which path to take through history, the choices you make could lead to survival or death with fullcolor illustrations, actionpacked text, and more than 15 endings, this you choose book is a truly dynamic reading experience. The books are part of the interactive history adventure series by capstone, and theyre modeled after the old choose your own adventure books from the 1970s and 80s. Available as a kindle unlimited title, this choose your own adventure will make a book young fighter pilots can read again and again. In the you choose books set, only you can choose which path you take through history. I brought home a few books from the series to read to see what the buzz is about, and i found myself sucked into the stories. Its the 1950s and 1960s, and the united states and soviet union are in a race to be the first to reach the moon. Interactive book apps 10 of the best apps the guardian. The revolutionary war by elizabeth raum scholastic. An interactive history adventure by matt doeden 11001600 a single shard by linda sue park 1170s.
I loved these kinds of chooseyourownadventure books when i was a kid and incorporating historical events and. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys or studies history. When she isnt busy writing, allison enjoys knitting, spinning, and reading good novels. Our library is already stocked full of them, but my kiddos have been begging for more. There is a list of other you choose books on the back of each cover, so they even. With fullcolor illustrations, actionpacked text, and more than 15 endings, this you choose book is a truly dynamic reading experience. Tensions are brewing between the american colonies and great britain. Since not all students learn the same, book adventure strives to be inclusive of the different student learning styles and offers a variety of alternative assessment options for those students who might not be great test takers. Nonfiction this latest addition to the interactive you choose series allows readers to select one of three main paths.
Elizabeth raum has written many nonfiction books for children. With a format similar to the choose your own adventure stories, ancient rome. This outstanding series has been translated in over 38 different languages and has sold hundreds of millions of books since the first book was published in 1979. Choose your own adventure, or secret path books is a series of childrens gamebooks where each story is written from a secondperson point of view, with the reader assuming the role of the protagonist and making choices that determine the main characters actions and the plots outcome. With fullcolor illustrations, actionpacked text, and more than 15 endings, this you choose book is a truly. An interactive history adventure by allison lassieur online at alibris.
Book adventure is an interactive reading assessment, management and rewards program. You are aboard the titanic, the worlds largest ocean liner. Interactive fiction and choose your own adventure books. This set of three classroom videos examines the actions taken by suffragists in 1917 as they fought to win the right to vote. An interactive history adventure by michael burgan, 9781429656382, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. You choose interactive history adventures i loved these kinds of chooseyourownadventure books when i was a kid and incorporating historical events and facts into the stories makes them even more entertaining. An interactive history adventure by elizabeth raum. The readers choices reveal the historical details from the perspective of a young girl, a. Jump into this book in the series, an interactive history adventure, and choose what path the story will take. The readers choices reveal the historical details of life as a pyramid builder in the old kingdom, life as an artist in the new. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. The child has to stay involved while you read to them because they have to decide on several ways for the story to go. Learn about the life of vikings through this interactive adventure.
After a brief introduction to the time period, the books use a choose your own adventure style format that follows three fictional young people through historical ups and downsincluding, sometimes, death. Unlike videos or television, interactive book apps develop language comprehensionbackground knowledge, academic vocabulary, reasoning skills, and understanding of language structures. Those books tended to deal with fanciful topics like vampires, space aliens, monsters, etc. This is an engaging interactive way to teach history to young children.
The reader is able to choose to experience rome as a wealthy roman, a woman, or a poor roman citizen. She has also written fiction novels and short stories, puzzles, and activities. In this interactive nonfiction adventure, only you can choose which path to take through history, the choices you make could lead to survival or death. An interactive history adventure by burgan, zoe burkholder consultant editor online at alibris.
I loved these kinds of chooseyour ownadventure books when i was a kid and incorporating historical events and. The smithsonians national museum of american history presents a filmed version of its onthefloor program, the suffragist. Written in a choose your own adventure style, this book empowers children to make choices and see how these can carry various consequences much as in real life. The interactive film gives viewers watching on specific platforms the option to direct the choices of the main character, a programmer named stefan butler, as he begins work on a video game in 1984. Showalter 3 total resources 1 awards view text complexity submit text complexity. Students who enjoy the chooseyouradventure books will be able to learn some background on the choices faced by supporters of the british and the patriots, as well as on the ways that women contributed to the war. The book is of the old chooseyourownadventure type where you have multiple choices to make which can lead to different endings. Interactive stories are choose your own ending stories started by an author and continued by any writing. An interactive history adventure has 4 available editions to. The ship is sinking, and the ocean water is freezing. An interactive history adventure by michael burgan, matt doeden, allison lassieur, steven otfinoski there are 26 titles in this set. In between, readers get to choose their path to experience life as it would have been lived in that historical era. I enjoyed the book tremendously but it wasnt such a hit for my kids.
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