Sheldon Russell Curtis, a white Union soldier was wounded and left for dead when Pinkus Aylee, an African American Union soldier found him and took him to his mother Moe Moe Bay. This story revolves around the fears and decisions that two young men, fighting for the same cause, must go through.

This story is a great introduction to Civil War era studies. It contains a lot of the vocabulary and situations that these soldiers would use and experience.

Standard Alignment

PO 2. Interpret political and physical maps using the following map elements:
a. title
b. compass rose (cardinal and intermediate directions)
c. symbols
d. legend
e. scale
f. road map index
g. grid (latitude

Has written and illustrated multiple childrens' books that would tie in to cultural and racial identity as well as historical events. Her works include; Thank you Mr. Falker, The Keeping Quilt, Chicken Sunday and more than 40 other books.

1) Research a Civil War battle on the interactive site thehistorykids.net

2) Have the students write a GeoPoem about the battle/location of the battle that they researched

3) Students can present the poem to the class

This is the APA citation for the book.