'To teach kids history, try time travel. Cuate, a veteran schoolteacher, spins the tale of a seventh-grader Hannah, her brother Nick, and her friend Jackie. They are intrigued by a mysterious trunk belonging to Hannahs new history teacher. When they open it, something magical happens, and they travel back in time to the Alamo, where the famous siege is underway...Are they stuck in 1836 forever? - ""Southern Living"". Hannah stared a second time at the crumbling fossil of a building before her. Her eyes opened wide. This was the same building as the wooden figure Nick had taken from her. This building was the Alamo, the Alamo of the past! Mr. Barringtons voice echoed in her mind, You will choose an event in Texas history and become part of it. Hannah finds nothing adventurous about the seventh gradeuntil she meets her new Texas history teacher, Mr. Barrington, who brings in a mysterious trunk and assigns an unusual project: to become a part of history. While seeking inspiration among the historical artifacts contained in the trunk, Hannah, her brother Nick, and her friend Jackie are suddenly thrown back through time, finding themselves at an old Spanish mission in San Antonio. Its the Alamo, and the famous battle is about to begin! Join Hannah, Nick, and Jackie as they dodge cannonballs and bayonets; meet William Barret Travis, David Crockett, and Jim Bowie; and learn valuable lessons about honor and the importance of history.

 

This book is part of a book series called Mr Barringtons Mysterious Trunk .

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Texas Tech Press, U. S. .

Fourth-grade teacher Melodie A. Cuate draws from extensive research, travel and classroom experience for each new episode in Mr. Barrington's Mysterious Trunk . In addition to writing, she conducts teacher workshops with curriculum developed specifically for the series, as well as school visits. She lives with her husband, Tony, in McAllen, Texas.

This book has the following chapters: Book One, Mr. Barrington's Mysterious Trunk Series