Storytelling provides the key to unlock the child's imagination and makes the past intelligible to them. Historical fiction serves children's need for wonder while at the same time helping children to understand human situations and the human condition and thus connect the past to the present.
This book-list has been put together to create awareness of the range of children‘s fiction available to support the teaching of History in the Primary Curriculum.
Storytelling provides the key to unlock the child's imagination and makes the past intelligible to her/him. Historical fiction serves children's need for wonder while at the same time helping children to understand human situations and the human condition and thus connect the past to the present. This book-list has been put together to create awareness of the range of children‘s fiction available to support the teaching of History in the Primary Curriculum.