Weve read many of the dear america books and dear canada and my america too as readalouds. I tore through the dear america books and their malecentric counterparts, my name is america, and even read a few from the royal diaries series in. Dear america is a historical anthology drama series set in various turning points in american history. Rent dear america 1999 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. This novel study includes lines for your students to write in. Unlike the royal diaries films, dear america has never been released on dvd. Find the most popular the dear america series audiobooks available for instant download to your mobile phone, tablet, laptop or desktop at. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The dear america book series by multiple authors includes books across the wide and lonesome prairie. The dear america living books are written as diaries by young girls from various time periods. The narrator is not an american, nor does the story originate there instead, margaret is a native of the british isles and is traveling to america as a companion to a wealthy patron, with the intent to settle in america permanently on arrival.
Sep 30, 2016 this feature is not available right now. Watch full episodes of dear america and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. Seven of the movies, excluding a line in the sand and when will this cruel. Dear america episode 102 journey to the new world on vimeo.
My america is a series of fictional diaries of children that take place during significant moments in american history. The oregon trail diary of hattie campbell, from the dear america series. Set of 7 dear america childrens history books a time for courage, journey to new world, voyage on great titantic, dreams in golden country, across wide and lonesome prairie. Letters home from vietnam is a 1987 american documentary film inspired by the anthology of the same title, directed by bill couturie in 1987. Based on the book of the same name, the program is devoted to poignant recitations of letters to and from american participants of the vietnam war. Dear america features the rich and spirited stories of fictional teenage women at various turning points in american history. The revolutionary war diary of abigail jane stewart, valley forge, pennsylvania, 1777, a coal miners bride the diary of anetka saminska, and several more. The civil war diary of emma simpson a picture of freedom. This includes comprehension questions for each chapter. Dear america series a picture of freedom the diary of clotee, a slave girl novel study by. Dear america is a series of short films based on scholastics dear america books. They were followed by three films based on the royal diaries. Dear america tv series 19992000 the movie database tmdb. Dear america features the rich and spirited stories of fictional teenage.
Watch dear america episodes online season 1 2000 tv guide. Mamma believes a new start will help nellie lees sister erma jean, who stopped speaking after a mysterious but horrifying event only she witnessed. She has also written the cabin creek mysteries, which are based on bedtime stories she told her sons when they were young and restless. What marine recruits go through in boot camp earning the title making marines on parris island duration. Red rose of the house of tudor and ending in 2005 with catherine. Created by scholastic, it is a spinoff of the series, dear america, geared toward younger children grades 35.
Jul 05, 2000 tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show dear america anytime, anywhere. With the might of angels by andrea davis pinkney 20110901 by andrea davis pinkney. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. This unit helps divide the books up by time era and also lists places to gather activities for many of the books with clickable links. Kristiana gregory is the bestselling author of many dear america titles, including the winter of red snow and its followup, cannons at dawn. Dear america diaries series chronological list dear america. Standing in the light by mary pope osborne hardcover book. Students will also watch selected video clips from the dear america television show. With barbara mamabolo, jim codrington, derwin jordan, barry kennedy. The hopes and dreams, trials and tribulations of a time period are captured by each young womans unique voice. Courageous feats in history are dramatized in this anthology series based on a series of scholastic. Like the book series upon which its based, the stories are told in first person by fictionalized girls who write of their experiences in their diaries. Parents need to know that dear america is a historical drama series based on scholastic books of the same name. It would be hard to imagine a more powerful documentary on the vietnam war than dear america.
Letters home from vietnam tv movie 1987 dear america. The itinerary provides links to historical background information, journal entries written by kids taken from scholastic s dear america, my name is america, and my america book series. Im so disappointed they didnt include hardly any of my favorites. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show dear america anytime, anywhere. Using real letters written by american soldiers which can be read in the book along with many more and archive footage, the film creates a highly personal. The series was published by scholastic, starting in 1999 with elizabeth i. Nellie lee love moves north with her family to chicago the land of opportunity hoping to escape the racism of the rural south. The royal diaries is a spinoff of the historical fiction series, dear america.
Letters home from vietnam, the hbo movie now being released theatrically, is the first film about vietnam to come to us free of bias, free of rhetoric. If there are additional titles from this series that you would like added, please let us know series resources 1. The diary of deliverance trembly, witness to the salem witch trials, massachusetts bay colony 1691 dear america series by lisa rowe fraustino. They are available for purchase on certain streaming services. It weaves the words of the soldiers who served into a poignant verbal history. The television films aired on hbo and were released on videocassette throughout 1999 and 2000. With her fantastic magic tree house series, mary pope osborne keeps the good times rolling for kids all over the world dear america. If there are additional titles from this series that you would like added, please let us know. Letters home from vietnam was first telecast april 3, 1988, over the hbo cable service. Dear america is a series of historical fiction novels for older girls published by scholastic in 1996. Dear america movie worksheets pilgrimsindians, civil war. While her father and beau are fighting for the confederacy, a southern girl melyssa ade deals with hardships on the homefront, including the death of her mother and the threat of yankee raiders.
Dear america across the wide and lonesome prairie 10 questions tough, 10 qns, mistyblue2927, aug 05 04 this quiz is about the wonderful book, across the wide and lonesome prairie. The story of a twelveyearold pilgrim girls first few months at plymouth colony. Archive footage of the war and news coverage thereof, augment the firstperson narrative by men and women who were in the war, some of whom did. Above are dear america series books that are currently on. Dear america book series unit study the dear america, my name is america, my america, and the royal diaries are series that lend themselves quite well to many activities. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Dear america features the rich and spirited stories of young women at various turning points in history. Dear america books listed by time period to use in your history studies. The website has a timeline so you can choose your books accordingly. The diary of abigail jane stewart, valley forge, pennsylvania.
Jan 01, 1998 voyage on the great titanic is unusual for a dear america installation for several reasons. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Each episode tells a different story from the point of view of a teen girl who writes in her diary of her observations and experiences during a point in american history, including the mexicanamerican war, the settlement at plymouth rock, and the precivil war south. The suffragette diary of kathleen bowen, washington, d. Like the book series upon which its based, the stories are.
Use these worksheets with the dear america movie series. The diary of remember patience whipple, mayflower, 1620 when will this cruel war be over. Mar 09, 2017 what marine recruits go through in boot camp earning the title making marines on parris island duration. The series was cancelled in 2004 with its final release, hear my sorrow. The diary of remember patience whipple, mayflower, 1620 by kathryn lasky. The dear america series audiobooks audiobook series. Each book is written in the form of a diary of a young womans life during important events or time periods in american. Easyfunschool unit study using the dear america book series. The oregon trail diary of hattie campbell, the winter of red snow. Watch dear america episodes online season 1 2000 tv.
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