George vs. George

George Vs. George: The American Revolution as Seen from Both Sides is a non-fiction children's book by. Rosalyn Schanzer.  This is story the story of both George's.  It explains how similar they really were even though they were enemies in the revolutionary war.  It explains both of their sides, as some people do not know this.  It tells you everything from the Boston Tea Party to the Boston Massacre.   It is a great read for children when learning about their first president!

http://www.powells.com/biblio/2-9781426300424-1

Rosalyn Schanzer who writes about the adventures in History seems to have many adventures of her own, including seeing lions and elephants and kayaking with whales.  This may be what gives her the inspiration to write and illustrate her stories.  She began to write in 1993.

http://www.rosalynschanzer.com/BioPage.html

Activities in the class:

Children love to make treats in the class.  So since this story mentions the Boston Tea Party, I thought that making tea, and bringing in cookies, so that the students could have their own tea party like the British do. 

I also thought that we could make our own British and American flags in the class too. This way students will be able to see the differences in the flags.

 

 

 

I think this would be a great story to read to a class.  It explains things in a very simple way.  I cannot wait to teach my class about their presidents.  It is a really fun topic to teach and learn about!