My new fascination is Chairman Mao. I'm so glad Mr. Chenowith and Mrs. Giblin asked Mrs. Bligh and I to work with them on a Long March project.
I can't tell you what we have cooked up - but it's going to be great!
To prepare for this unit, I read Jean Fritz's China's Long March. It sums up the Long March in an easy-to-understand format. Why were they "marching"? Why were the Communist forced out of their land? Who led the way? What did they eat? (boiled grass) Drink? (when no water, were reduced to drinking horse urine - it is sanitary, after all).
Fascinating, fascinating stuff.
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