Paula Sjogerman

on 11/16/03 6:10 PM, [email protected] at
[email protected] wrote:

> << Any history buffs out there? How can a kid over time,
> understand where we came from, politically, and how it evolved to where
> we are now. Where do you start? >>
>
> He doesn't need to go in order. He can figure out the same/past/present.

My husband is really into reading Harry Turtledove's alternative histories
and he ends up talking a lot about the plots. So sometimes my kids hear
about something the first time because things are switched around in the
book in an interesting way. In the latest one, Shakespeare has to write
plays both for the ruling Spanish crown (who rules Britain also) and for the
British rebels.

Fascinating! One of these days, I'll read one too <g>.

Paula