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. Books selected for this bibliography are written primarily for children in grades K-8. The Notable Trade Books for Young People list is published each year as an insert to the May/June issue of Social Education. 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.
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