The Battle of Gettysburg

by Michael Burgan

Briefly describes the Civil War battle of Gettysburg and the events leading up to the first day of battle, July 1, 1863.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, American Civil War

48 pages, Library Binding

Published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Catherine Mustread · Rating 4 out of 5]

An easy to read summary of the Battle of Gettysburg, with large print and lots of illustrations make this a good book for early to mid-level elementary students.

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

another quality American History primer.

[Elizabeth Heuston]

By: Michael Burgan

Genre: Non-Fiction, Short Chapter book. Factual

Audience: 3rd - 6th grade

Topic: Civl War

Theme: What happened during the Battle of Gettysburg.

Curricular uses: The book would be useful to use as a resource guide for you or students. Also, if a student is very interested in the Civil War they could ready during independent reading.

Reading Level: Fluent

Illustrations: There is at least one picture for every two pages. The pictures are actual pictures or maps for the battle and that time period. They would not be useful for readers to figure out the story.

Literary Elements:Facts

Thoughts: As a teacher I would not read this book aloud entirely. But the book would be useful when talking about the Civil war or for a student interested in history.

[Shelli · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have read several of the We the People non-fiction series with my daughter for U.S. History. The series is very well done with clear photographs, maps, a glossary, timeline and additional interesting information in the afterward. Usually I would say they are perfect for any elementary/middle school classroom or library. This one however was not written well and unless students already have a good understanding of the Civil War they will not benefit much from this read.

[Stephen Snyder · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very educational book, that I've used in many of my substitute teaching days. It really peak some students interest and they further researched the topic. Excellent book! Thank you Franklin Public Library for the loan.

[James Crawford · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is another book in the We The People series. It examines each day of the battle, and it includes a lot of photos and drawings, along with a glossary, extra facts, important dates, important people, and additional sources of information. The book is for younger readers and is well done.

[Jill · Rating 3 out of 5]

Illustrations are nicely paced, clearly drawn. The accompanying map, cast of characters and intro will make this an intriguing intro to CW studies, etc.

[Patrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Probably a bit to hard for Rowan to read without help, but I think he'll like it.

[Chase Stauts · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's history: This isn't the book I read, I couldn't find it so this is close enough.