Module 10- Pink and Say

A. In a true story, Pinkus Aylee, a black Union soldier, finds Sheldon Curtis left for dead and carries him home to be tended by his mother, but when the two boys attempt to rejoin the Union troops, they are captured and sent to Andersonville Prison. B. Polacco, P. (1994). Pink and Say. New York: Philomel Publishers. C. I think this book has some fantastic insights and painted a wonderful picture of what life was like for soldiers in the Civil War. That’s about the only positive I experienced from it. I will not be reading it to my students as it was one big sob fest for me! I am so uncomfortable with the idea of war and men fighting against each other in general, and then the shooting and then subsequent dying of one of the main characters was too much for me! It was a good thing for me to read once, but never again! D. This heart-wrenching historical picture book, based on a true story, presents us with two men from the Union army who meet after a battle of the Civil War. Say, the white younger man, has been wounded. Pink, a black man, carries him home to where his mother is surviving in ruins of a deserted plantation. Pink is determined to rejoin his unit in spite of mother's protest. Say, who was deserting when wounded, only agrees because of the danger they present to Pinks mother. Marauders come and kill her while they hide in the cellar. On the way to the front lines they are captured by confederates and taken to Andersonville prison, Pink is hung. Say survives to become author's great-great grandfather. Hurst, C.O. (1996). Hurst, C. O. (1996). Pink and say review. Teaching K-8 Magazine. Retrieved fromhttp://www.carolhurst.com/titles/pinkandsay.html. E. This book is great for students who are interested in the military or in the Civil War as it is fairly accurate and an emotional portrayal of what that event was like. It’s definitely a book to be shared or highlighted for when the older grades study the Civil War.