What in the world?
historical fiction
Outside the United States
Why?
Your research is focused primarily on the United States, but remember that the rest of the world is still going on! We're going to dive into some of those events.
Plot: Follows a Japanese white pine bonsai tree that survives the Hiroshima bombing and is later gifted to the United States as a symbol of peace.
Listen to the story "The Peace Tree from Hiroshima." Era of story: 1625-present
Japan
Mount Fuji (drawn 1902)
The true story of Alia Muhammad Baker, who saved thousands of books from her library during the Iraq War.
The Pyramids of Giza (1859)
Listen to the story "The Librarian of Basra". Era: 2003-2011
Giza Plateu, Egypt
Listen to the story "The Whispering Town". Era: During WWII (1939-1945)
Based on a true story, a Danish community whispers directions to guide a Jewish family to the harbor and safety.
German troops parade in Copenhagen, Denmark on April 20, 1940, to celebrate Hitler’s birthday.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Based on the true story of Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, a Chinese-African-Cuban girl who broke a cultural taboo to become a female drummer.
Listen to the story "Drum Dream Girl". Era: 1930s.
Havana, Cuba
Cuba in the 1930s
Mount Fuji (drawn 1902)
Listen to the story "When I Was Eight". Era: 1940s.
Vancouver, Canada
Plot: A younger-reader version of Fatty Legs, about an Inuit girl's determined struggle to learn to read at a residential school.
Historical Fiction: What in the World?
JACY JENKINS
Created on October 29, 2025
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What in the world?
historical fiction
Outside the United States
Why?
Your research is focused primarily on the United States, but remember that the rest of the world is still going on! We're going to dive into some of those events.
Plot: Follows a Japanese white pine bonsai tree that survives the Hiroshima bombing and is later gifted to the United States as a symbol of peace.
Listen to the story "The Peace Tree from Hiroshima." Era of story: 1625-present
Japan
Mount Fuji (drawn 1902)
The true story of Alia Muhammad Baker, who saved thousands of books from her library during the Iraq War.
The Pyramids of Giza (1859)
Listen to the story "The Librarian of Basra". Era: 2003-2011
Giza Plateu, Egypt
Listen to the story "The Whispering Town". Era: During WWII (1939-1945)
Based on a true story, a Danish community whispers directions to guide a Jewish family to the harbor and safety.
German troops parade in Copenhagen, Denmark on April 20, 1940, to celebrate Hitler’s birthday.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Based on the true story of Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, a Chinese-African-Cuban girl who broke a cultural taboo to become a female drummer.
Listen to the story "Drum Dream Girl". Era: 1930s.
Havana, Cuba
Cuba in the 1930s
Mount Fuji (drawn 1902)
Listen to the story "When I Was Eight". Era: 1940s.
Vancouver, Canada
Plot: A younger-reader version of Fatty Legs, about an Inuit girl's determined struggle to learn to read at a residential school.