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Title: A Day That Changed America: The Alamo

Author: Tanaka, Shelley


Illustrator: Craig, David
Format: Picture Book
Genre/Category: Nonfiction
Grade Level: 4-12

Plot Summary
The Battle of the Alamo lasted for twelve days. Texian soldiers were outnumbered twenty to one
and there were no reinforcements in sight. Inside the Alamo there were children, women and
men that defended their post until their last breath. March 6, 1836 was the last morning that The
Alamo defenders were overpowered and killed. Women and children were allowed to leave but
all of the men gave their lives defending the liberty they believed in.

Title: Enrique Esparza and the Battle of the Alamo


Author: Brown, Susan Taylor
Illustrator: Reeves, Jeni
Format: Picture Book
Genre/Category: Nonfiction
Grade Level: 1-8

Plot Summary
The year was 1836 and trouble aroused in Texas. At the time, Texas was part of Mexico and
President and General Santa Anna was disgruntled with Texians living in the Alamo. Santa Anna
came with an Army of Mexican soldiers to battle and take back what belong to them. Enrique
Esparza, an eight-year-old saw the battle of the Alamo and the fatalities it brought. He didnt
know if him and his family was going to be alive to tell the events that occurred.

Title: The Battle of the Alamo: An Interactive History Adventure


Author: Leavitt, Jane Amie
Illustrator: None
Format: Word Book
Genre/Category: Adventure, Historical Fiction
Grade Level: 4-8

Plot Summary
An interactive book with different outcomes depending on the story that one follows describes
the ferocious and deadly battle of the Alamo as Mexican soldiers surround and enter the Alamo
to overpower the Texian soldiers, volunteers and their leaders. As a reader, one has the option to
follow the path of a fighting Texian soldier and how their life plays out through the
commencement and ending of the battle until the Battle of San Jacinto.

Title: Voices of the Alamo


Author: Garland, Sherry
Illustrator: Himler, Ronald
Format: Word Book
Genre/Category: Nonfiction, Biography
Grade Level: 1-8
Plot Summary
Through poetry and images, a historical context is provided for the reader. Poems are voiced
through people that lived in the region that the Alamo as well as people that fought during the
battle. The story of the fall of the Alamo is described as well as events that occurred after such as
the rescue demolition in 1904.

Title: Susanna of the Alamo


Author: Jakes, John
Illustrator: Bacon, Paul
Format: Picture Book
Genre/Category: Nonfiction, Biography
Grade Level: 1-5
Remember the Alamo! is one of the most familiar battle cries in American history, yet few
know about the brave woman who inspired it. Susanna Dickinsons story reveals the crucial role
she played during that turbulent period in Texas-American history.
*Mexico let her live so that she can go spread the news about the Mexican forces

Title: The Boy in the Alamo


Author: Cousins, Margaret
Illustrator: Eggenhofer, Nicholas
Format: Chapter Book
Genre/Category: Fiction
Grade Level: 4-8
The classic story of the siege of the Alamo, as told for young readers. Originally published in
1958, thousands of children each year enjoy this story from the unique point of view of twelve-
year old Billy Campbell.
Fiction
Literary Qualities:

Title: With Santa Anna in Texas


Author: Enrique de la Pea, Jos
Illustrator: None
Format: Chapter Book
Genre/Category: Nonfiction
Grade Level: 4-8
In this expanded edition of With Santa Anna in Texas, Texas Revolution scholar James E. Crisp,
who discovered the new diary entries in an untranslated manuscript version of the journal,
discusses the history of the de la Pea diary controversy and presents new evidence in the matter.
With the missing week and the perspective Crisp provides, the diary should prompt a new
round of debate over what really happened at the Alamo.
Personal Narrative
Literary Qualities:
Title: Sam Houston: For Texas and the Union
Author: Woodward, Walter
Illustrator: None
Format: Chapter Book
Genre/Category: Nonfiction, Biography
Grade Level: 4-8
America as it grew from a colony to a world superpower. Through a chronological narrative,
enriched with diary entries, letters, and other primary documents, students will learn about the
various stages of the United States's development, as well as learn to think about history from the
perspective of both individuals and society
Biography:
Literary Qualities:

Title: The Alamo from A to Z


Author: Chemerka, William R
Illustrator: Dillon, Wade
Format: Picture Book
Genre/Category: Nonfiction
Grade Level: 1-4
Twenty-six profiles tell the story of the most celebrated military engagement in all of Texas
history. The action unfolds as M for Mexican Army and W for Women of the Alamo take their
place in this tale of patriotic struggle. Although the battle was ultimately lost, it remained in the
minds of Sam Houston's army, spurring them on to win the Battle of San Jacinto and secure
freedom for Texas.
Alphabet Book
Literary Qualities:

Title: What was the Alamo


Author: Pollack, Pam and Belviso, Meg
Illustrator: Groff, David
Format: Chapter Book
Genre/Category: Nonfiction
Grade Level: 4-8
What Was the Alamo? by Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso (2013) ISBN-13: 9780448467108
"Remember the Alamo!" is still a rallying cry more than 175 years after the siege in Texas,
where a small band of men held off about two thousand soldiers of the Mexican Army for twelve
days. The Alamo was a crucial turning point in the Texas Revolution, and led to the creation of
the Republic of Texas. With 80 black-and-white illustrations throughout and a sixteen-page
black-and-white photo insert, young readers will relive this famous moment in Texas history.
Non-fiction
Title: Journey to the Alamo
Author: Cuate, Melodie A.
Illustrator: None
Format: Chapter Book
Genre/Category: Fiction
Grade Level: 4-8
Journey to the Alamo by Melodie A. Cuate (2006) ISBN-13: 9780896725928
Seventh-grader Hannah, her brother Nick, and her friend Jackie ravel back in time to the Alamo,
where a famous siege is underway. Experience the Battle of the Alamo through the eyes of
Hannah and her friends.
Fiction

Title: Battle of the Alamo (History of America)


Author: Temple, Teri and Temple, Bob
Illustrator: None
Format: Chapter Book
Genre/Category: Historical non-fiction
Grade Level: 4-6
Battle at the Alamo by Teri Temple (2013) ISBN-13: 9781621698296
Using Primary Sources, Historical Images, Chart, And Maps, students will learn about the events
that led to the Battle of the Alamo and the disputes between the United States and Mexico.
Historical non-fiction

Title: Battle of the Alamo: You are There


Author: Milligan, Bryce
Illustrator: Shaw, Charles
Format: Chapter Book
Genre/Category: Fiction
Grade Level: 6-7
Battle of the Alamo: You Are There by Bryce Milligan (1999) ISBN-13: 9781571682864
Experience the Battle of the Alamo like never before. You are fourteen year old Thomas Benton
and it is October 1835. You are about to take part in one of the most exciting battles of American
History. Your mission: to fight in the Texas Revolution. You are the star of the story. It is up to
you to decide to join Davy Crockett at the Alamo, or to fight at the Siege of Bexar or one of the
other exciting battlers in the Texas Revolution.
Fiction
Title: Gregorio Esparza: Alamo Defender
Author: Chemerka, William R.
Illustrator: Collins, Don
Format: Chapter Book
Genre/Category: Biography
Grade Level: 4-7
Celebrating the contributions of Tejanos to Texas history, this fascinating biography describes
the colorful life of one of the Texans of Mexican descent who helped defend the Alamo-
Gregorio Esparza. As a member of the Texas army, Esparza fought to force Mexican troops from
San Antonio. Though the Texans were initially successful, Mexican general Santa Anna returned
to recapture the city and Esparza and his family took refuge in the Alamo. Readers will learn
fascinating details about early nineteenth-century life in Texas, especially how Anglos and
Tejanos lived and worked together. Little-known nuances of the Battle of the Alamo add to this
moving and historically accurate tale of a man who devoted his life to his country and pays
tribute to all Tejanos who have played an important part in Texas history
Title: In the Shadow of the Alamo
Author: Garland, Sherry
Illustrator: None
Format: Chapter Book
Genre/Category: Histrical-Fiction
Grade Level: 6-8
Fifteen-year-old Lorenzo Bonifacio never intended to be a soldier. But when the soldados raid
his tiny Mexican village, Lorenzo finds himself forced to join General Santa Anna's army . . . all
because of the pesky goatherd Catalina and the haughty Esteban Equivel, son of the wealthiest
landowner in the region.
Taken under wing by the kind Sergeant Ildefonso, Lorenzo and Esteban endure boredom,
exhaustion, and hunger as the army makes its way across Mexico to San Antonio de Bexar,
where rebellious norte-americanos have barricaded themselves inside an old mission called El
Alamo. Neither boy can imagine what lies at the end of the march--defeat, death, glory?--and
neither can accept the price paid during the fight for Texas

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