Moreover, in any class
there will be few children who cannot claim either a relative or
a friend who has served in the War; and many, like Pierre and
Pierrette Meraut, will have had soldier fathers, thereby creating
a bond between themselves and the Merauts strong enough to
guarantee the pupils' interest throughout the reading of the
book. Like the other books of the "Twins Series," _The French
Twins_ adapts itself readily to dramatization.
In providing adequate background for the story, the teacher will
find fertile resources in newspapers and magazines. _The Red
Cross Magazine_, _The National Geographic Magazine_, the Boy
Scout and the Girl Scout publications, are readily accessible and
contain much valuable supplementary material for classroom use.
The Foreign Legion, the Battles of the Marne, Joffre's visit to
the United States, Rheims Cathedral, important events near the
scenes of the story, etc., can be made clear and real to the
children by the aid of maps, illustrations, and articles in these
magazines, and by means of picture post-cards, and other material
from other sources. The story of the founding of the Red Cross,
the origin of its flag, etc., will help to vivify the incidents
connected with this organization.
As for French history, the two focus points are the stoniest of
Joan of Arc and Bastille Day. Both furnish abundance of colorful
detail and incident upon which to build the pupils' conceptions
of the spirit and ideals of the French people.
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