Today's children are bombarded with huge amounts of information from various sources. In addition to what they learn in school, children can watch movies, with big movie stars such as John Wayne and Mel Gibson, acting out major historical events. There are countless websites published on the Internet dedicated to sharing an author's view of history. Many children think if they see it on TV, read it in a book or find it on the Internet, then it must be accurate.

The purpose of this web quest is to help students learn to evaluate the accuracy of historical fiction, such as April Morning. Learning to evaluate the accuracy of information is one of the most important skills we can share with our children.