Notable Social Studies Trade Books 2014

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Notable Social Studies Trade Books

Presented by Karen HildebrandCommittee member for CBC/NCSS

Notable Social StudiesTrade Books

2014

Presented by Karen HildebrandSelection committee member

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The National CouncilFor Social Studies

The Children’s Book Council

Since 1972

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For children in grades K-12Published in 2013

Criteria:~ emphasize human relations~ represent a diversity of groups ~ sensitive to a broad range of cultural experiences ~ present an original theme or a fresh slant on a traditional

topic ~ easily readable ~ high literary quality ~ pleasing format~ where appropriate, include illustrations that enrich

the text

Thematic Strands of the NCSS Curriculum Standards for Social Studies

• Culture• Time, Continuity, and Change• People, Places, and Environments• Individual Development and Identity• Individuals, Groups, and Institutions• Power, Authority, and Governance• Production, Distribution, and Consumption• Science, Technology, and Society• Global Connections• Civic Ideals and Practices

Key Ideas and Details:~ cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources~ determine central ideas of information of primary or secondary source~ provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions~ identify key steps in a text’s description of a process related to history/social studies

(how a bill becomes a law; how interest rates are raised or lowered

Craft and Structure~ determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in text~ vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies~ describe how a text presents information (sequentially, comparatively, causally)~ identify aspects of text that reveal author’s point of view or purpose

(loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts)

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas~ integrate visual information (charts, graphs, photographs, videos ,maps)~ distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text~ analyze relationship between a primary and secondary source on same topic

Range of Reading Level of Text Complexity~ read and comprehend history/social studies texts in grades 6-8 text complexity band

independently and proficiently

PICTURE BOOKS

Jonathan Bean

Laura Vaccaro Seeger

Alvaro F. Villa

Gujarat,India

HinduCaste system

Set in Mauritania.

Tradition of the malafa.

Rachel Isadora

http://www.reading.org/General/Publications/blog/BlogSinglePost/engage/2013/07/17/planting-seeds-for-fiction-one-fact-at-a-time#.Ut89k470AdU

http://www.chitradivakaruni.com/

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Barbara Brown

P A U L F L E I S C H M A N

Picture BooksBased on Actual events orFamily stories

Helen Foster James & Virginia Shin-Mui Loh

Icy Smith

Illustrator and Author Allen Say

http://authorsforearthday.org/blog/?p=302

T.NeillAnderson

PICTUREBOOK BIOGRAPHIES

JENNIFER BERNE

Laban Carrick Hill

Henrietta Leavitt,Pioneering Woman Astronomer

1890s

Author: Julie Cummins

How Ruth Elder Soared intoAmerica’s Heart

H. Joseph Hopkins

Kate Sessions:The True Story of How One Tree-Loving WomanChanged a City Forever

Nonfiction/Informational TextPicture Books

Aleksandra & Daniel Mizielinski

https://www.teachervision.com/tv/printables/macmillan/frog-song_tg.pdf

Judith & Dennis Fradin

Katie Yamasaki

Jane Kohuth

http://deborahleerose.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Jimmy-the-Joey-Teachers-Guide-FINAL-lo-res.pdf

Port Macquarie,Australia

Jill RobinsonChengdu, China

Barbara Kerley

Roxane Orgill

Roxane Orgill

Russell Freedman

Kathleen KrullandKathryn Hewitt

NON-FICTION -INFORMATIONAL TEXT

http://www.hbook.com/2013/08/authors-illustrators/five-questions-for-mitali-perkins/#_

Ronald A. Reis

SteveSheinkin

Russell Freedman

Martin W. Sandler

Mary Losure

AmyEhrlich

Sean Callery

Sean Stewart Price

http://shelleypearsall.com/JumpInToTheSky_EG_WEB.pdf

Wartime secret agent

Pearl Witherington Cornioley

Leon Leyson

HISTORICAL &CONTEMPORARY FICTION

Monica Edinger

Tuscarora NativeReservation,New York State1975

1830Mississippi

http://media.bloomsbury.com/rep/files/teachers-guide-the-weight-of-water.pdf

MAL PEET

Katie Quirk

Tanzania, 1970s

1854

“The Wonders of a London Water Drop”

Punch magazine. 1850

The image depicts a cartoonist's impression of a drop of water, from the River Thames, under a microscope. It reveals what 'creatures' might live there and, in turn, what Londoners could be swallowing on a daily basis.

The Broad Street PumpDr. John Snow Memorial

Rev. Henry Whitehead

Dr. John Snow

Victoria McKernan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZE_xydfsOc

http://alinesax.be/warpers/

Poetry

http://www.annburg.com/SerafinaTheCommonCore.html

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/70368812901363882/

http://myaamiahistory.wordpress.com/2013/11/12/faqssalt/

Tula: Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda, mid 1800’s

but …

Scott O’Dell Historical Fiction Award

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPmmh_h2c9U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYnJSpiufUU

As seen byMatt James

The Mad Potter of Biloxihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1TY2JNDxdU

http://www.socialstudies.org/notable

http://delightfulchildrensbooks.com/2013/08/22/social-studies-nonfiction-picture-books/

Barbara KerleyJeanette WinterMonica BrownKadir NelsonDeborah HopkinsonBetsy and Giulio MaestroAndrea Davis PinkneyJoseph BruchacJean FritzRussell Freedman

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