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The Last Brother: A Civil War Tale (Tales of Young Americans)
The third installment of "Tales of Young Americans" takes place in 1863 Gettysburg, site of the Civil War's bloodiest battle. Gabe, an 11-year-old bugler in the Union Army, is eyewitness to this event. But more important to him is watching over his older brother Davy, who is in the thick of the fighting. Two of Gabe's older brothers have already perished, and he ...more
Hardcover, 48 pages
Published
June 30th 2006
by Sleeping Bear Press
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This is a junior reader book...perhaps grades four and five although the typeset screams second or third...I picked it up for my homeschooled child...it was a sweet story about a very real time...what stuck me most though was the illustrations by Robert Papp...the were beautiful and made the book just that much more real
Set in the Civil War, the main character is a boy of 11 years old. He is a bugler from Pennsylvania in the Union Army. His first battle is Gettysburg. Before the fighting, he meets another bugler, same age, for the Confederates. This is a touching story without dealing with loss of life.
Trinka Hakes Noble has relayed a Hakes family story about the Battle of Gettysburg. After his two oldest brothers are killed in the Civil War, Gabriel signs up as a Union bugler, lying about his age. His brother Davy is in the same regiment. During a quiet moment before the battle, Gabe fishes with Orlee, a Confederate bugler his own age. During the bloody Pickett's Charge, Gabe is able to trick the Rebel army into briefly holding their fire, perhaps saving his brother's life.
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This book is certainly more appropriate for an older child (maybe age 8-12) as it deals with the Civil War. The story is a bit idyllic but I had to keep in mind that it was written for children. Very well done.
Amazing art and a wonderful story. I like the feelgood ending.
The illustrations seem too idyllic for the subject.
11 year old Gabe enlists in the Union Army in Pennsylvania as a bugler. He tries to protect his older brother, Davy, especially since two other brothers enlisted awhile ago and never returned.
This lovingly-told and beautifully-illustrated book was based on the author's own family history at the Battle of Gettysburg. Readers will see, through Gabe's eyes, that issues of war can be complicated, often having to choose between service to country, to kin, or even to a new friend.
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This lovingly-told and beautifully-illustrated book was based on the author's own family history at the Battle of Gettysburg. Readers will see, through Gabe's eyes, that issues of war can be complicated, often having to choose between service to country, to kin, or even to a new friend.
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Really good mature picture book about a young boy during the Civil War.
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