Monday 24 June 2013

Fascinating Historical Non Fiction Books For Your Kids

By Kathy Kaufman


Historical non fiction books have writings which cover true life experiences and normally they are meant to be records for reference by the future generation. Such manuscripts cover issues such as politics, science, biography, true crime and history itself. The documentaries always give a general overview of the real event that took place in given area, over given time and the exact date it occurred.

A great number of resources are available online with the view of inspiring action by going back in time to significant events. Among the best reading material to avail to children include Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier and The Diary of a Young Girl. Each resource bears its own significance that is substantial and of immense importance to child development.

Leadership defines the progress and bearing of any nation at any one time. David Rubel for instance, has information on the way of governance of the presidents who have been in power in the United States of America. It highlights their struggles in decision, their style of leadership and impact on the American thereby establishing a platform of visionary leadership from the young people.

Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman written by Dorothy Sterling brings to light the immense courage that kids ought to possess by picturing the life of Harriet Tubman. Overcoming the challenges of hunger by hard work, she escapes the place of adversity, North, and found refuge prompting her to take the risk of facing death by helping her people to safety. The story of her dangerous journey stands to inspires confidence in children as well as concern over others dispelling selfless that is detrimental to society.

Biography writing seeks to explain the lives of given individuals who established themselves with what they did at given time in the historical perspective. Mainly they are about what those people did in their respective countries to bring about development over given spun of time. People worth noting in such cases include Nelson Mandela who helped abolish apartheid rule, Abraham Lincoln who fought for the blacks in America and many others.

Another great book whose theme revolves around courage and perseverance is The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank. The writings talk about her problems during the Nazi oppression; the struggle of the author and the people around her. In as much as she passed on, her story still reflects on the confidence and hopes people ought to have in during touch times.

There are books, which explain true crime in the society. Such crimes include assassinations, robbery and even rape. Some people have taken to crime to meet the living standards and it sad noting that they have been apprehended of the same. Such books advice those who resort to crime.

These historical non fiction books also suffice for adults. They are good informative resources which can be useful to all in society. With the right idea of the past, all effort is rightly geared to better the future by building on strong platforms and improving on the failed areas.




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