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Education - Children's Literature in the Classroom
A guide for locating grade-appropriate children's literature for use in the classroom.
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War - Remembrance - Peace
World War I 1914 - 1918
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Internment camps
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EDCI 591 – Research in Children’s Literature
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Internment - evacuation - relocation
Limited to the Curriculum Library
Professional resources
Prisoners of prejudice : Canada's first national internment operations, 1914-1920
ISBN: 155378135X
Websites
Japanese American Internment - Teachers Guide
There are suggested primary resources with links.
Enemies Within?
Learning Portal BC Museum Portal of the Royal BC Museum. Contains videos, primary documents, photographs, etc.
Featured books - internment
Silver Threads
by
Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch; Michael Martchenko (Illustrator);
ISBN: 1550419013
Publication Date: 2004-10-01
Naomi's Tree
by
Joy Kogawa; Ruth Ohi (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1554550556
Publication Date: 2009-03-01
The Bracelet
by
Yoshiko Uchida; Joanna Yardley (Illustrator)
ISBN: 039922503X
Publication Date: 1993-10-14
Torn apart : the internment diary of Mary Kobayashi
ISBN: 0439946603
Japanese Internment
by
Sandra Dooling
ISBN: 1770716882
Publication Date: 2011-08-26
Looking Like the Enemy
by
Mary Matsuda Gruenewald
ISBN: 0939165538
Publication Date: 2005-04-18
Located at McPherson
Aleutian Sparrow
by
Karen Hesse; Evon Zerbetz (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0689861893
Publication Date: 2003-10-01
Caged Eagles
by
Eric Walters
ISBN: 1551431823
Publication Date: 2001-01-01
The Reunion
by
Jacqueline Pearce
ISBN: 1551432307
Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Located at McPherson
Flags
by
Maxine Trottier; Paul Morin (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0773731369
Publication Date: 1999-05-01
Obasan
by
Joy Kogawa
ISBN: 0140067779
Publication Date: 1983
Silver Like Dust
by
Kimi Cunningham Grant
ISBN: 1605982725
Publication Date: 2012-01-12
Located at McPherson
PLEASE NOTE: This is an adult book which teachers may enjoy reading themselves
Prisoners of War, Prisoners of Peace
by
Bob Moore (Editor); Barbara Hately-Broad (Editor)
ISBN: 1845201566
Publication Date: 2005-04-23
Located at McPherson
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