Not Just For Kids: Lauren Tarshis' 'I Survived' series tackles 9/11

Resilience is at the heart of 'I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001,' the author's latest installment in her historical fiction series for young readers.There's no easy way to talk with children about disasters. Parents and teachers can omit the disturbing details, but eventually the truth comes out. So how do we introduce kids to this kind of information? That's the question Lauren Tarshis seeks to answer with "I Survived" — a historical fiction series for middle-grade readers. The sixth book, which has just been published, is "I Survived the Attacks ofSeptember 11, 2001" (Scholastic: 112 pp., $4.99 paper). Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]

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