Teachers' Resources. History & Social Studies. Museum Box Homepage. Notable Social Studies Trade Books For Young People. 2016 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People (NCSS member login required) The following books were inadvertently left off of the printed list, but have been included in the online list: Seeds of Freedom by Hester Bass, published by Candlewick Press, and Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees by Franck Prévot, published by Charlesbridge.
Download pdfs of previous Notables (by year) that are attached at the bottom of this page. The books that appear in these annotated book lists were evaluated and selected by a Book Review Committee appointed by National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and assembled in cooperation with the Children's Book Council (CBC). NCSS and CBC have cooperated on this annual bibliography since 1972. Best of History Web Sites. Doing History, Keeping the Past Topics Menu. History Colorado. Scholastic digital magazine. Utah History to Go. All About Explorers. Legends of America - American History, People, Legends, Old West, Travel Destinations, and Lots More. For the Nostaligic and Historic Minded. Fold3 - Historical military records.
Thanksgiving Interactive: You are the Historian. What really happened at the First Thanksgiving?
Become a history detective and find out! In this fun, award-winning activity, you take on the role of a “history detective” to investigate what really happened at the famous 1621 celebration. Today In History. What Happened This Day In History – Facts Of The Day. Mission US. Free Lesson Plans and Games for Learning Civics.