绘本故事《I Survived The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863》- 适合 11-14岁,青少年

绘本《I Survived The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863》，Scholastic

绘本内容

The bloodiest battle in American history is under way . . .

It’s 1863, and Thomas and his little sister, Birdie, have fled the farm where they were born and raised as slaves. Following the North Star, looking for freedom, they soon cross paths with a Union soldier. Everything changes: Corporal Henry Green brings Thomas and Birdie back to his regiment, and suddenly it feels like they’ve found a new home. Best of all, they don’t have to find their way north alone-they’re marching with the army.

But then orders come through: The men are called to battle in Pennsylvania. Thomas has made it so far . . . but does he have what it takes to survive Gettysburg?

　　1863年，托马斯和他年幼的妹妹柏蒂在农场里被奴役着，他们被长期关在一所房子里，被迫做很多的家务活。柏蒂无意中听说：哥哥要被抓去当兵，并告诉了哥哥。情急之下，托马斯带着年幼的妹妹逃离了他们从小被奴役的农场。兄妹俩向着北极星，一路北上寻找自由。逃亡不久，他们就与一名联盟军士兵不期而遇。一切都在发生巨大的变化：下士亨利·格林将托马斯和柏蒂带回自己的团里一起生活。兄妹俩顿时觉得，他们已经找到了一个新家。最重要的是，他们不必再向北一路寻找自由。
　　然而，当兄妹俩正为新归宿欣喜之时，国家突然下达征兵指令：所有的男性公民都要为宾夕法尼亚之战参军。托马斯也不例外。他能从盖茨堡战役中幸存下来吗？兄妹俩将经历怎样的坎坷？
　　这是一堂生动的历史课，它告诉我们很多历史课本上不曾记载的真实的故事。它能给予年轻人们很多生活的启迪。

Lauren Tarshis is the editor of Scholastic’s Storyworks magazine and group editorial director for language arts for Scholastic classroom magazines, in addition to being the author of the I Survived series and the critically acclaimed novels Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree and Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell in Love. She lives in Westport, Connecticut.