Smithsonian in Your Classroom Fall 2005
Type:
Publications & Products
Description:
The lessons in this issue introduce students to the life and work of American authors Louisa May Alcott and Samuel Clemens through portraits and writings.
Subject(s):
Language Arts
Visual Arts
Grade:
4-8
9-12
Fee:
$5.00
Museum:
Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies
The Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies is the Smithsonian’s central education office, offering programs and publications for teachers and museum professionals.
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Resources:
Web Sites
Mark Twain in His Times
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/railton/
This magnificent site by University of Virginia scholar Stephen Railton includes the complete texts of six books by Twain and lavishly illustrated contexts.
National Portrait Gallery
www.npg.si.edu
National Postal Museum
www.postalmuseum.si.edu
Orchard House – Home of the Alcotts www.louisamayalcott.org
The official site of the Louisa May Alcott house includes a room-by-room tour, biographies of the Alcott family, and information on joining the Scrap-Baggers, a club for young enthusiasts.
Books for Teachers
Kaplan, Justin.Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain. Simon and Schuster, 1983.
Shealy, Daniel, ed.The Journals of Louisa May Alcott. University of Georgia Press, 1997.
Shealy, Daniel, and Joel Myerson, eds.The Selected Letters of Louisa May Alcott. University of Georgia Press, 1995.
Stern, Madeline B.Louisa May Alcott: A Biography. Northeastern University Press, 1999.
Ward, Geoffrey C., Ken Burns, and Dayton Duncan. Mark Twain: An Illustrated Biography. Alfred A. Knopf, 2001.
Books for Students
Ages 4–8
Brown, Don. American Boy: The Adventures of Mark Twain. Houghton Mifflin, 2003.
Collins, David R. Mark T-W-A-I-N! A Story about Samuel Clemens. Lerner Publications, 1993.
Gormley, Beatrice. Louisa May Alcott: Young Novelist (Childhood of Famous Americans Series). Simon and Schuster, 1999.
Ages 9–12
Aller, Susan Bivin. Beyond Little Women: A Story about Louisa May Alcott. Lerner Publications, 2004.
Anderson, William. River Boy: The Story of Mark Twain. HarperCollins, 2003.
Ditchfield, Christin. Louisa May Alcott: Author of Little Women. Scholastic, 2005.
Graves, Kerry A. Girlhood Diary of Louisa May Alcott, 1843–1846: Writings of a Young Author. Capstone Press, 2000.
Lasky, Kathryn. A Brilliant Streak: The Making of Mark Twain. Harcourt, 1998.
Mason, Miriam E. Mark Twain: Young Writer (Childhood of Famous Americans Series).Simon and Schuster, 1991.
Meigs, Cornelia. Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women. Little Brown, 1995. Prince, April Jones. Who Was Mark Twain Penguin Putnam, 2004.
