Ideas for living books about War of 1812?

Kristin,

  This is what I have found in my All through the Ages:

Grades 1-3:

An American Army of Two-Janet Greeson (true story)

Cornstalks and Cannonballs-Barbera Mitchell

Dolley Madison Saves George Washington-Don Brown

Star Spangled Banner-F.S.Key and the d’Aulaire’s

Bios:

James Madison:Fourth President-Mike Venezia

Young John Quincy-Cheryl Harness (although his Presidency was the sixth, he was the Minister to Russia during the War of 1812 and was one of the five American commisioners to end the War by helping to draft the Treaty of Ghent with Britain)

Andrew Jackson: Frontier Patriot-Louis Sabin (Troll bios)-although a later President, he was a General at the Battle of New Orleans

Historical Fiction:

Battle for St. Micheals-Emily Arnold McCully

Grades 4-6:

First Book of the War of 1812-Richard B. Morris

War of 1812:Second Fight for Independence-Alden Carter

Old Ironsides, the Fighting Constitution-Harry Hanson (Landmark series)

Pirate LaFitte and the BAttle of New Orleans-Robert Tallant (Landmark)

General Brock and Niagara Falls-Samuel H. Adams

By the Dawn’s Early Light: The Story of the Star Spangled Banner-Steven Kroll

Bios:

Great Little Madison-Jean Fritz

Dolly Madison-Jane MAyer (Landmark)

Francis Scott Key, Maryland Boy (Childhood of Famous Americans Series) and F. S. K. by David Collins (Sower series)

Historical Fiction:

Once on this Island-Gloria Whelan (Michigan family maintains a farm while father is fighting War of 1812)

Farewell to the Island-Gloria Whelan (sequel to above, set after the war)

Return to the Island-Gloria Whelan (third installment)

HTH,

Rachel

My girls loved Once On This Island!