The Story of Gettysburg

by Patricia A. Pingry

Book Overview

Ages toddler and upwards. Only key moments of this three-day battle are mentioned and the emphasis is on the places and people. Artist Stephanie Britt has illustrated the book with bright colours. Central to the book is President Lincoln's dedication of the national cemetery with words that echo today: Government of the people, by the people, and for the people will not perish from the earth.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824965035
• ISBN13: 9780824965037
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Ideals Publications
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 5.0"
• Age Range: 2 to 5 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Kindergarten

Customer Reviews

very good

i bought this book while touring the gettysburg battlefield for my 4 and 7 year olds. written by patricia pingry and illustrated by stephanie mcfetridge britt, i think that it is a fine "board" booklet introducing the american civil war, the battle, and, of course, lincoln's gettysburg address. i've gotta give it to them - there've been hundreds of thousands of pages written about gettysburg. reviewing, selecting information for incorporation into a book such as this must be difficult. i thought that it was very good selection and writing. the illustrations were excellent. so many of the soldiers appeared to be quite young - this has the potential to bring the reader in and relate better but it also could instill some sense of fear that parents must address with their child. as a lover of history, i try everything to get my children interested in it. (i think i might be accomplishing this). overall, i think that this is a very good book for children that must be read with parents, so that they can explain and discuss peace, war, values, vulnerabilities ... i think that it is worth the new price (if you get free shipping).