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Adamson, Lynda C. (1998) Literature Connections to American
History, K-6: Resources to Enhance and Entice. Englewood, CO: Libraries
Unlimited. 542 p., ISBN 1-56308-502-X, $36.95.
This reference tool is invaluable in planning social studies units. The aspects of
American History covered are relevant (Native Americans,
Colonial America, for example). Materials - book, CD-ROM, and video - are listed under
each topic and then all materials are annotated.
Audience: Teacher.
Subjects: American History.
Standard: 1,2,3,4,5,6
Strand: History
Adamson, Lynda C. (1998) Literature Connections to World History, K-6: Resources
to Enhance and Entice. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited. 326 p., ISBN
1-56308-504-6, $33.95.
As with the companion volume on American History, this reference tool is invaluable in
planning social studies units. Aspects of World History covered are relevant (Ancient
Civilizations, Medieval Europe, for example). Materials - book, CD-ROM, and video - are
listed under each topic, and in the final section, all materials are annotated.
Audience: Teacher.
Subjects: World history.
Standard: 1,2,3,4,5,6
Strand: History
Ajmera, Maya and Ivanko, John D. (1999) To Be a Kid.
Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge. 32 p. ISBN 0-88106-842-X, $8.90.
Using photographs of children from around the globe, this title shares the diversity and
exuberance of children for activities universal to all people.
Audience: Grades K - 3.
Subjects: Children - Social life and customs.
Standard: 3,4,5
Strand: History
Alrawi, Karim. (2000) The Girl Who Lost Her Smile. Delray Beach, Florida: Winslow Press.
32 p., ISBN: 1-890817-17-1$16.95.
Inspired by the Mathnawi by Jallal al-Din Rumi, this original Persian tale tells of Jehan and how a young man and bird return her to a happier state.
Audience: Grades K - 2.
Subjects: Persia - Fiction.
Standard: History
Strand: 5
Ansary, Mir.
(1999). Columbus Day. Des Plaines, IL:
Heinemann Library. 32 p., ISBN: 1-57572-702-1,
$12.00.
In this beginning resource, the origins of the holiday and how it is celebrated are
presented with maps, photographs, and historical illustrations. Glossary, bibliography, and index included. Other titles in the Holiday Histories include
Memorial Day, Martin Luther King Day, and Presidents’ Day.
Audience: Grades K, 1, 2
Subjects: Columbus Day,
Columbus, Christopher, Holidays.
Standard: History
Strand: 1,2,4
Barchers, Suzanne I. and Patricia C. Marden. (1999) Cooking
Up U.S. History: Recipes and Research to Share with Children. Englewood,
CO: Teacher Ideas Press. 203 p., ISBN 1-56308-682-4,
This resource is divided by topic of study such as Colonial Period, Native American
Indians, and by region. For each topic, recipes, resources and short research questions
are suggested.
Audience: Teacher.
Subjects: United States--History--Study and teaching. Cookery, American.
Standard: 2,4
Strand: History
Barker, Henry. (1999) Egyptian Gods and Goddesses.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap. unpaged. ISBN 0-448-42029-5. $3.99. All Aboard Reading
Series.
This title provides basic, readable information about the major Egyptian gods as well as
information about the process of mummification and the importance of the afterlife to the
ancient Egyptians.
Audience: Grades 1,2,3.
Subjects: History-Ancient Egypt, Mummification, Mythology-Ancient Egypt
Standard: 2,4,5,6
Strand: History
Beres, Cynthia. (2000) Longhouse. Vero Beach, FLA.:
Rourke Book Co. 32 p., 1-555916-247-3, $18.95.
In looking at the construction of an Iroquois longhouse, the culture and way of life of
Iroquois Native Americans is introduced. Includes index and references. Native American
Dwellings series.
Audience: Grades 2-5
Subjects: Longhouses, Indians of North America - Dwellings
Standard: 4, 5, 6
Strands: History
Blyton, Enid. (1998) Tales of Ancient Greece. New
York: Penguin Putnam. 104 p., ISBN 1-901881-67-9, $4.95.
This most readable (for students as well as adults) collection of sixteen Greek myths
contains well known stories such as Pandora, Icarus, and Pygmallion and lesser known ones
such as Arion and Io. Because these myths are so student accessible, one flaw that needs
to be addressed is that Roman names are sometimes used for the gods.
Audience: Grades 3, 4.
Subjects: Mythology, Ancient Greece
Standard: 5
Strand: History. Literature in History
Borden, Louise. (2000). Sleds on Boston Common. New
York: M.K. McElderry. 40 p., 0-689-82812-8, $14.95.
British Regulars are camped on Boston Common in exactly the place where Henry and his
friends go sledding. After a conversation with General Gage, a satisfactory agreement is
reached.
Audience: Grades 3-5
Subjects: American Revolution, Colonial America
Standard: 1, 2, 3, 4
Strands: History
Bruchac, Joseph.
(1999). The Trail of Tears. New York : Random House. 48 p., ISBN: 0-679-99052-6, $8.95.
A respected Native American author details the Cherokee removal of 1838 for a Step into Reading title. Background information and the status of the
Cherokee Nation today is included. No
suggestions for further reading.
Audience: Grades 1,2,3,4
Subjects: Trail of Tears -
1838, Cherokee Indians - History - 19th century.
Standard: 1,2,4
Strand: History
Cuyler, Marjorie. (2000) Roadsigns: A Harey Race with
Tortoise. New York: Winslow Press. 32 p., ISBN 1-890817-23-6, $15.95.
This is a companion book set in modern time for Aesop’s Tortoise and the Hare.
Readers will enjoy comparing the tales and appreciating all the roadsigns the animals meet
along the way.
Audience: Grades K,1,2
Subjects: Animals - Fiction, Literature - Aesop
Standard: 5
Strand: History
Daly-Weir, Catherine. (1998) Knights. New York:
Grosset & Dunlap. unpaged. ISBN 0-448-41857-6. $3.99 All Aboard Reading series.
A young reader will come away with detailed information about the life of a page and other
personages in an English castle. Research information from the Higgins Armory Museum,
Worcester, MA.
Audience: Grades 1,2,3.
Subjects: Knights and knighthood, England-Social life and
customs-1066-1485.
Standard: 2,4,5,6
Strand: History
Day, Nancy. (2001) Your Travel Guide to Ancient Greece.
Minneapolis, Runestone. 96 p., 0-8225-3076-7, $19.95.
How would one prepare for a trip back in time to Ancient Greece? This title provides
information about clothing, housing, transportation, customs, well-known personalities,
etc.
Audience: Teacher, upper grades
Subjects: Greece Civilization to 146 B.C.
Standard: 2, 4, 5, 6
Strand: History
(1998) Dr. King: Letters from Today’s Children to Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Hyperion Books for Children.
59 p., ISBN 0-7868-1462-4, $10.20.
This is a compilation of letters written by children ages seven to thirteen to the late
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Their thoughts and wishes are revealing and poignant and help
to move readers beyond the plasticness of the January holiday. Photographs will also lend
to discussion.
Audience: Grades K - 4.
Subjects: King, Jr., Dr. Martin Luther, Children - America.
Standard: 1,2,3,4, 19
Strand: History, Civics and Government
Ench, Rick and Jay Cravath. (2002) North American Indian Music. New York: Franklin Watts.
64 p., ISBN: 0-531-11772-3, $
Richly illustrated and with detailed sidebars, this title explores Native American music - instrument and vocal - from past to modern time. Contents, index, glossary, resources, and source
notes included.
Audience: Grades K - 4.
Subjects: Indians of North America - Music.
Standard: History
Strand: 2,4
Erdosh, George. (1997) Food and Recipes of the Thirteen Colonies.
New York: PowerKids Press. 24 p., 0-8239-5114-6, $14.50.
A beginning collection of food information with recipes from northern and southern
colonies. Important words in bold. Illustrated and indexed. Cooking Through American
History series.
Audience: Grades 2-5
Subjects: Cookery, American History, United States History Colonial
period, ca. 1600-1775.
Standard: 2, 6
Strand: History
Fisher, Leonard Everett. (1999) Gods and Goddesses of the
Ancient Maya. New York: Holiday House. 33 p., ISBN 0-8234-1427-2, $16.10
After an introductory overview of the culture, Fisher presents twelve gods and goddesses
from Mayan civilization. The illustrations are bold and detailed as is Fisher’s style
and captivating. A glossary, bibliography, and short description of the Mayan number
system complete the book. Also, The Olympians: Great Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece
and The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt.
Audience: Grades 3,4
Subjects: Mayas - Religion, Indians of Central America - Religion
Standard: 2,4,5,6
Strand: History
Gaylord, Susan Kapuscinski. (1994) Multicultural Books to
Make and Share. New York: Scholastic Professional Books. 136 p.,
ISBN 0-590-48921-6, $10.95.
This reference provides the simple, complete directions for making many types of books
from many cultures. An Egyptian scroll book, a Roman pugillares, and a Medieval Book of
Days are among the ones closely aligned with social studies topics.
Audience: Grades 2, 3, 4. Teacher.
Subjects: Bookmaking
Standard: 2,4
Strand: History
Haskins, James and Benson, Kathleen. (2001) Building
a New Land: African Americans in Colonial America. New York: Harper
Collins. 44 p., ISBN: 0-06-029361-3, $17.95.
The presence and activities of Africans in each geographic area of the American Colonies
are detailed. A map and James Ransome’s
illustrations complement the text. Dates,
bibliography, and index are included.
Audience: Teacher &
Grades 3,4
Subjects: Afro-Americans -
History - To 1863, United States - History - Colonial Period, ca. 1600-1775.
Standard: 1,2,4,5,12,13
Strand: History, Economics
Heinrichs,
Ann. (2002).
La Salle and the Mississippi River (Exploring the World).
New
York: Crabtree. 48
p. 0756501784.
$16.00.
Each
book in this series has primary source documents, time lines, and
attractive illustrations.
Each title looks at the impact that the explorers had on native
people and the conflicts that arose.
Audience:
Grades
4, 5, 6
Subjects:
La
Salle, Robert Cavalier; Explorers; Mississippi River – Discovery and
Exploration
Standard:
1,
2
Strand:
History K-4
Hoose,
Philip.(2001). We
Were There, Too: Young People in U.S. History.
New York: Farrar Straus
Giroux.
264 p
0374382522. $26.00.
Biographies
of dozens of young people who made a mark in American history, including
explorers, planters, spies, cowpunchers, sweatshop workers, and civil
rights workers
Audience:
Grades
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Subjects:
United
States – Biography – Anecdotes,
United States – History – Anecdotes
Standard:
1,
2, 3, 4
Strand:
History K-4
Hunt, Jonathan. (1993) Illuminations. New York:
Aladdin Paperbacks. unpaged. ISBN 0-689-71700-8. $6.99.
Hunt’s medieval alphabet book provides a glimpse into life of the Middle Ages and a
closer look at bookcraft of the time. Following the single word entry, one gets increasing
detail by reading the paragraph.
Audience: Grades 2,3,4.
Subjects: Medieval ages in art, Illumination of books and manuscripts,
medieval.
Standard: 2,4,6
Strand: History
Irwin, Margaret. (1997) My Little House Sewing Book.
New York: HarperFestival. 60 p., 0-694-00903-2, $10.95.
The detailed, clear instructions in this book make it indispensable when planning a
project for the 1800s. The patchwork pillow, braided rug, and embroidered sampler are
class friendly and manageable.
Audience: Grades 3-4, Teacher.
Subjects: U.S. History, Sewing
Standard: 2,4
Strand: History
January,
Brendan. (2000).
Explorers of North America.
New York: Children’s Press.
47 p.
0516271954.
$7.00.
Describes
the activities of explorers in North America from 1000 to 1804 including
Leif Ericsson, Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, John Cabot, and
Lewis and Clark
Audience:
Grades
4, 5, 6
Subjects:
Explorers
– North America – History.
North America – Discovery and Exploration
Standard:
1,
2
Strand:
History K-4
January,
Brendan. (2001).
New York Public Library: Amazing Explorers.
New York: Wiley.
169 p. 047139291X.
$13.00.
Includes
the exploration of the Nile, Antarctica, the Silk Road, and more.
Audience:
Grades
4, 5, 6
Subjects:
Explorers
Standard:
1,
2
Strand:
History K-4
Kalman,
Bobbie. (1992).
Colonial Crafts (Historic Communities).
New York: Crabtree.
32 p.
0865055106.
$8.00.
Photographs
from restored historic villages allow students to visit the workshops of
the wheelwright, the cooper, the founder, the shoemaker, the milliner, and
the gunsmith.
Audience:
Grades
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Subjects:
Artisans
–History -18th century
Standard:
2,
3
Strand:
History K-4
Kalman,
Bobbie. (1997).
Colonial Times from A to Z.
New York: Crabtree.
32
p. 086505407X.
$8.00.
Photographs
and drawings allow students to learn about apothecaries, clothing, trades,
education, and more.
Audience:
Grades
1, 2, 3, 4
Subjects:
United
States – Social Life and customs –To 1775
Standard:
2,
3
Strand:
History K-4
Kapowski, Samuel. (1997) I Am Polish
American. New York: PowerKids Press.
24 p., ISBN: 0-8239-5010-7, $12.95.
This single title in the Our American Family series provides beginning information about the culture and history of Polish Americans. Contents, index, and current photographs make this
an appealing beginning source.
Audience: Grades K - 2.
Subjects: Polish Americans
Standard: History, Geography.
Strand: 2,4,8
Kent,
Deborah.
(1996).
African-Americans in the Thirteen Colonies.
New York: Children’s Press.
30 p.
0516066315.
$16.00.
Kent
discusses the slave trade, economic issues propelling it, and the
contributions of some notable blacks
Audience:
Grades
3, 4, 5, 6
Subjects:
Afro-Americans
– History, Slavery – United States- History
Standard:
1,
2, 3, 4
Strand:
History K-4
Koller, Jackie French. (1999) Nickommoh!: a Thanksgiving Celebration.
New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers. 29 p.,
ISBN 0-689-81094-6, $13.60.
Koller presents the harvest festival, Nickommoh, of the Narragansett. The similarities to
the Plimoth celebration of the Pilgrims is striking and raises the question of who
influenced whom. Scratchboard illustrations by Marcia Sewall complement the text.
Audience: Grades K.1.2.3.4
Subjects: Indians of North America - Rhode Island - Social Life and
Customs
Standard: 1,2,4,5,6
Strand: History
Kroll, Steven.
(1994). By the
Dawn’s Early Light: The Story of the Star-Spangled Banner. New York: Scholastic.
40 p., ISBN: 0-590-45054-9, $15.95.
Kroll chronicles the days of Washington lawyer Francis Scott Key during 1814 when he
writes the poem which becomes our national anthem. Dramatic
illustrations, Notes on the War of 1812, an Author’s Note, maps, bibliography, and
index support the text.
Audience: Grades 1,2,3,4
Subjects: Star-Spangled
Banner (Song), Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843.
Standard: 1,2,4
Strand: History
Logan, Claudia. (2002) The 5,000 Year-Old Puzzle: Solving a Mystery of Ancient
Egypt. New York: Melanie Kroupa Books.
42 p., ISBN: 0-374-32335-6, $17.00.
For budding archaeologist and Egyptologist alike, this title is a treasure. Experience a 1925 dig in Giza, Egypt as seen through the eyes of young Will who joins his father’s expedition.
Rich.
Audience: Grades 3 - 4.
Subjects: Jazah (Egypt) - Antiquities, Tombs - Egypt - Fiction, Archaeology - Fiction.
Standard: History, Geography
Strand: 1,2,3,6,8,9
Longfellow, Henry. (2001). The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere. New York: Handprint Books.
40 p., ISBN: 1-929766-13-0), $17.95.
Christopher Bing’s artwork raises this classic to a new level. Use in conjunction with the National Geographic, Rand, and Parker versions.
Audience: Grades 3 - 4.
Subjects: U.S. History - Revolutionary War.
Standard: History
Strand: 1,2,3,4
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. (1999). The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.
Washington, D.C.: National Geographic
Society. 28 p., ISBN 0-7922-7674-4, $16.95.
Jeffrey Thompson illustrates this version of the well-known poem with spectacular scratch
board and computer illustrations and makes a worthy companion book to the version
illustrated by Ted Rand. Historical Note
included.
Audience: Grades K,1,2,3,4
Subjects: Revere, Paul,
1735-1818, Lexington, Battle of, 1775.
Standard: 1,2,5
Strand: History
Masoff,
Joy (1999).
Colonial Times 1600-1700 (Chronicle of America).
Scholastic Reference.
48 p. 043905107X.
$16.00.
Contemporary
photographs from reconstructed historic sites illustrate this informative
book, which covers topics such as religion, healthcare, food, and dress.
Audience:
Grades
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Subjects:
United
States – History –Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Standard:
2,
3
Strand:
History
K-4
Miller, William.
(2000) Tituba. San Diego: Gulliver
Books. 32 p., ISBN: 0-15-201897-2, $16.00.
The story of Tituba of Salem Village is told in picture book format and details the events
of 1692 as well as Tituba’s strength of character. Illustrations provide additional
information as does an Author’s Note.
Audience: Grades 2,3,4
Subjects: Tituba, Witches -
Massachusetts, Witchcraft - Massachusetts, Slaves - Massachusetts - Biography.
Standard: 1,2,3,4,5
Strand: History
Nardo, Don. (2002). Ancient Greece. San Diego, CA: KidHaven Press.
48 p., ISBN: 0-7377-0956-1, c $!6.00.
This carefully crafted work provides in-depth detail about government, sports, religion, home life in Ancient Greece. Contents, index, glossary, and additional references provided. Source
notes included. Daily Life series.
Audience: Teacher, Grade 4.
Subjects: Greece - Civilization - To 146 B.C.
Standard: History, Geography
Strand: 1,2,4,5,6,8,
O’Connor,
Jane.
(2002).
The Emperor’s Silent Army: Terracotta Warriors of Ancient
China.
New York: Viking.
48 p. 0670035122.
$18.00.
This
well-illustrated book recounts the story of China’s first emperor, Qin
Shihuang, who ordered the construction of an entire army of life-sized
pottery soldiers near present-day Xi’an.
Audience:
Grade
4
Subjects:
China
– History, Qin dynasty
Standard:
1,
2, 5
Strand:
History
K-4
Nikola-Lisa, W.
(1997). Till Year’s Good
End: a Calendar of Medieval Labors. New York: Atheneum
Books for Young Readers. 32 p., ISBN: 0-689-80020-7,
$16.00.
This title shares the working life of the English peasant in the Middle Ages and pair
nicely with Castle Diary which chronicles a page’s existence. Handsome pen and ink illustrations accompany the
text.
Audience: Grades 2,3,4
Subjects: Civilization,
Medieval, Farm life - England, England - Social Life and Customs-1066-1485.
Standard: 2,5,6,11
Strand: History, Economics
Platt, Richard.
(1999). Castle Diary. Cambridge, MA:
Candlewick Press. 64 p., ISBN: 0-7636-0489-5,
$18.69.
The life of eleven year old Tobias Burgess, a page, is chronicled in this large-format
book. Details of castle life are in the text
and in the many
illustrations. Pair with Till Year’s
Good End.
Audience: Grades 2,3,4
Subjects: Castles - Fiction,
Middle Ages - Fiction
Standard: 2,5,6,11
Strand: History, Economics
Rees, Rosemary. (1997) The Ancient Greeks. Crystal
Lake, ILL, Heinemann Library. 64 p., ISBN 0-431-07790-8
This is a title for the beginning student of Greek history. Accurate information is
presented in moderate depth in both text and pictures. Information is varied and indexed.
Also, The Ancient Egyptians.
Audience: Grades 3,4
Subjects: Greece - Civilization to 146 B.C.
Standard: 1,2,4,5,6
Strand: History
Rockwell, Anne.
(2001). The Boy Who
Wouldn’t Obey: A Mayan Legend. New
York: Greenwillow Books.32 p.,
ISBN 0-688-14881-6, $15.95.
The Mayan god Chac is outwitted by a young boy who uses Chac’s own weather powers. A forward, source notes, and artwork further the
understanding of Mayan culture.
Audience: Grades K, 1, 2, 3,
4.
Subjects: Mayas - Folklore,
Indians of Mexico - Folklore.
Standard: 5
Strand: History.
Rumford, James. (2001). Traveling Man: The Journey of Ibn
Battuta. Boston: Houghton.
32 p., ISBN: 0-618-08366-9, $16.00.
From Morocco to Mecca, Ibn Battatua, traveler par excellence, makes a fabulous 75,000 mile journey in the 1300s. Richly illustrated.
Audience: Grades 2 - 4.
Subjects: Ibn Battuta
Standard: History, Geography
Strand: 1,2,3,4,5,8
Sakurai,
Gail. (2000).
The Thirteen Colonies.
New York: Children’s Press.
30
p. 0516216031.
$21.00.
Audience:
Grades
3, 4, 5, 6
Subjects:
United
States – History –Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Standard:
1,
2
Strand:
History
K-4
Schlessinger, Arthur. (1998) Ancient Greece. [Video].
(Available from Schlessinger Media) 1-57225-142-5, 23 minutes, $19.95
This title (and each in the Ancient Civilizations for Children series) provides a glimpse
into the civilization of Ancient Greece - to whet the appetite or as a checkpoint during
the course of study.
Audience: Grades 3,4
Subjects: Greece Civilization to 146 B.C.
Standard: 1,2, 4, 5, 6
Strand: History
Schanzer, Rosalyn.
(1999). Gold Fever!
Tales from the California Gold Rush. Washington,
D.C.: National Geographic Society. 40 p.,
ISBN 0-7922-7306-6, $17.95.
With detailed and charming illustrative matter, Schanzer chronicles the scarcely ten years
of the California Gold Rush. Included are
facts, maps, and quotes from newspapers and from those who experienced the times.
Author’s notes detail her process but do not include references.
Audience: Grades 1,2,3,4
Subjects: California - Gold
discoveries, California - History- 1846-1850.
Standard: 1,2,5,6
Strand: History
Whitehurst,
Susan. (2000).
The Colony of Massachusetts.
New York:
PowerKids Press.
24 p. 0823954757.
$20.00.
The
history of Massachusetts is covered from the Pilgrims leaving England for
Plymouth to the Salem Witch Trials, before turning to the colony's pivotal
role in the struggle for Independence. The back of the book includes a
look at Massachusetts today, along with a timeline, glossary, and index.
Each
of the books in this series is well-illustrated and easy to read.
Audience:
Grades
1, 2, 3, 4
Subjects:
Pilgrims (New
Plymouth Colony), Massachusetts – History – New Plymouth, 1620-1691
Standard:
1,
2
Strand:
History
K-4
Whitehurst,
Susan. (2002).
The Mayflower (The Library of the Pilgrims). New York:
PowerKids Press.
24 p. 082395806X.
$20.00.
A
well-illustrated book that tells of the Pilgrims’ crossing aboard the
Mayflower, with a glossary, index, and list of relevant web sites.
Audience:
Grades
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Subjects:
Mayflower (ship), Pilgrims
(New Plymouth Colony), Massachusetts – History – New Plymouth,
1620-1691
Standard:
1,
2, 5
Strand:
History K-4
Wilmore,
K.
(2000).
A Day in the Life of a Colonial Blacksmith (The Library of
Living and Working in Colonial Times).
New York: PowerKids Press.
24 p.
0823954250.
$13.00.
Describes
the life of a blacksmith
in colonial Maryland, including his daily work, some of the many things he
made, and his importance to the town in which he worked. Each of the books
in this series provide excellent information o the lost skills, arts, and
practices of the early colonists.
Audience:
Grades
1, 2, 3, 4
Subjects:
Blacksmithing
– United States – History
Standard:
2
Strand:
History K-4
Winnick, Karen B.
(1996). Mr.
Lincoln’s Whiskers. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, Inc. 32 p., ISBN: 1-56397-485-1, $15.95.
Based on the true story of Grace Bedell, this title depicts her decision to write to
Abraham Lincoln and his response. Photographs
of original documents included.
Audience:
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham,
1809-1865, Bedell, Grace.
Standard: 1,2,4,5
Strand: History
Yin. (2001). Coolies. New
York: Philomel Books. 40 p., ISBN: 0-399-23227-3, $16.99.
A great granddaughter shares the story of her great grandfather and his brother who come
from China to work as labors building American railroads. The rich illustrations add to
the details of their experiences. Bibliography included.
Audience: Grades 3,4
Subjects: Chinese Americans
- Fiction, Central Pacific Railroad Company - Fiction, Railroads - Fiction.
Standard: History
Strand: 1,2,4,5
Young, Ed. (2001). Monkey King. New York:
Harper Collins. 32 p., ISBN: 0-06-027950-8,
$16.89.
With signature collage artwork, Ed Young transforms the exploits of Monkey as he tricks
his way through this Chinese story. An
Author’s Note and character list help establish context.
Audience: Grades: 2,3,4
Subjects: China - folklore.
Standard: 5
Strand: History
Younger, Barbara.
(1998). Purple Mountain
Majesties: The Story of Katharine Lee Bates and “America the Beautiful”. New York: Dutton.
32 p., ISBN: 0-525-45653-8, $15.99.
Bates’ travels across America and the writing of her poem are the stuff of a Miss
Rumphius-like character. Pleasing
illustrations by Stacey Schuett accompany the text but no bibliography.
Audience: Grades K,1,2,3,4
Subjects: Bates, Katharine
Lee, United States - Patriotic Songs
Standard: 5,7
Strand: History, Geography
Social Science
Grades K-4
History Resources
Skip to Print and Media Resources
Web Sites
A Virtual Visit to the Lowell Mills
(9/29/02)
URL: http://literacytech.worlded.org/docs/lowell/home.htm Free.
Just that! A student-created site.
Audience: Teacher.
Subjects: Lowell Mills
Standard: History
Strand: 1,2,3,4
Annenberg/CPB Exhibits (2/26/01) What Was It Really Like to Live
in theMiddle Ages?
From a central entry point and definition, use this site to locate basic information about
various aspects of life - such as homes, health, and arts during the Middle Ages.
Illustrated.
URL: http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/
Free
Audience: Teacher
Subjects: History - Middle Ages
Standard: 1,2,4,5,6
Strand: History
Bartell, Nick. (9/25/02). Travels of Ibn Battuta - A Virtual Tour with the 14th Century Traveler.
URL:
http://www.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch618/Ibn_Battuta/Ibn_Batutta_Rihla.html
Free.
Audience: Grades 2- 4.
A teacher/student created site in support of Rumford’s book - Traveling Man:The Journey of Ibn Battuta.
Subjects: Ibn Battuta
Standard: History, Geography
Strand: 1,2,3,4,5,8
Board of Supervisors and County Manager’s Office, Henrico County, VA (9/29/02).
Four Faces of Pocahontas.
URL: http://www.co.henrico.va.us/manager/pokeypix.htm Free.
For concise information with photographs, consult this site.
Audience: Teacher, Grades 2-4.
Subjects: Pocahontas
Standard: History
Strand: 2,3
Boston Children’s Museum and Wampanoag Indian Advisors
(2/26/01) The Wampanoag: People of the First
Light
The definitive site for information on the Wampanoag.
URL: http://tc.bostonkids.org Free
Audience: Teacher
Subjects: Indians of North America - Wampanoag
Standard: 2,3,4,5,6
Strand: History
Connecticut State Museum of Natural History (2/26/01) One Circle Home
There are six stops on the website tour of Native American life in southern New England.
Text as well as photographs provide information.
URL:
http://archnet.uconn.edu/museums/nathis/onecirc2.html Free
Audience: Teacher, Grades 2,3,4
Subjects: Indians of North America Standard: History
Standard: 2,3,4,5,6
Strand: History
Donn, Donald G. and Lin (2/26/01) Daily Life : Ancient Greece
As the title suggests, this is the site to locate information about daily life in Ancient
Greece. Site links to other social studies sites created by the Donns.
URL: http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Greeklife.html
Free
Audience: Teacher, Grade 4
Subjects: History - Ancient Greece
Standard: 1,2,3,4,5,6
Strand: History
Dowling, Mike. (2/26/01) Electronic
Passport to Ancient Greece
Use this site when collecting background information for study of Ancient Greece. Site
links to other useful passports such as Middle Ages, Chinese History, and Ancient Africa.
URL: http://www.mrdowling.com/701greece.html
Free
Audience: Teacher
Subjects: History - Ancient Greece
b: 1,2,3,4,5,6
Strand: History
Dwenger, Diane. (9/29/02). Study of Native Americans: "Dialogue of Respect"
URL: http://inkido.indiana.edu/w310work/romac/native.htm Free.
This site, created by second grade students, showcases Southwest, Northwest, and Plains Native Americans. Links are extensive.
Audience: Teacher, Grades 1-3.
Subjects: Indians of North America
Standard: History, Geography
Strand: 1,2,3,4,8
EdSITEment. (9/29/02). What Should a House Be?
URL: http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=341 Free.
This K-2 site provides complete lesson plans and resources for a unit comparing English housing styles with Native American ones. Universal need for shelter is considered.
Audience: Teacher, Grades 2 - 4.
Subjects: Indians of North America - Dwellings.
Standard: History
Strand: 1,2,3,4
EdSITEment. (9/29/02). Not 'Indians,' Many Tribes: Native American Diversity
URL: http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=324 Free.
This site provides complete lesson plans and resources for a 3-4 unit focusing on the influence of geography on Native Americans.
Audience: Teacher, Grade 3-4.
Subjects: Indians of North America.
Standard: History, Geography
Strand: 1,2,3,4,8,9
EdSITEment. (9/29/02). Native American Cultures Across the U.S.
URL: http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=347 Free.
This site provides complete lesson plans and resources for a K-2 unit focusing on five geographical regions of the United States and the Native Americans' customs and traditions,
housing, agriculture, and ceremonial dress.
Audience: Teacher, Grade 2.
Subjects: Indians of North America.
Standard: History, Geography
Strand: 1,2,3,4,8,9
Halsall, Paul. (9/29/02). Modern History Sourcebook: Harriet Hanson Robinson
URL: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/robinson-lowell.html Free.
A description of Lowell life from one of the girls herself.
Audience: Teacher, Grade 4.
Subjects: Lowell Mills
Standard: History
Strand: 1,2,3,4
Illinois Labor History Society. (9/29/02). Factory Rules from the Handbook to Lowell, 1848
URL: http://www.kentlaw.edu/ilhs/lowell.html Free.
What would be expected of you if you worked in a Lowell mill?
Audience: Teacher.
Subjects: Lowell Mills
Standard: History
Strand: 1,2,3,4
Lowell Mills (9/29/02).
URL: http://web.bryant.edu/~history/h364proj/fall_99/kroner/page3.htm Free.
A student-friendly history of Lowell from the Boston Manufacturing Company site.
Audience: Teacher, Grade 4.
Subjects: Lowell Mills
Standard: History
Strand: 1,2,3,4
Meyer, Steve. (9/29/02). Early Industrialization in Lowell. Massachusetts
URL: http://www.uwp.edu/academic/history/hist314/vmtedl/lowell.htm
Free.
Maps, photographs, and drawings from the Virtual Museum.
Audience: Teacher, Grade 4.
Subjects: Lowell Mills
Standard: History
Strand: 1,2,3,4
Mitchoff, Kate Houston, Creator and Web Manager, Multnomah County
(OR) Library (2/26/01)
Multnomah County Library
Homework Center
This exceptional site provides librarian chosen websites, related to school subjects, for
further consideration. Topics include States Information, American History, Ancient and
Classical Cultures, and European History. An invaluable site for initial information
collection.
URL: http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework
Free
Audience: All
Subjects: All
Standard: All
Strand: History, Geography, Economics, Civics and Government
Native America Shelters
URL: http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/prehistory/settlements/index.shtml Free.
This information rich site highlights housing styles in seven regions of the U.S. and provides clear illustrations.
Audience: Teacher, Grades 2-4.
Subjects: Indians of North America - Dwellings
Standard: History, Geography
Strand: 2,3,4,8
Ouellet, Patricia. (9/29/02). Seeing Through Lyddie's Eyes
URL: http://boston.teachnet.org/Ouellet/Ouellet.htm Free.
A comprehensive unit on the Lowell Mills focusing on the book character, Lyddie.
Audience: Teacher, Grade 4.
Subjects: Lowell Mills
Standard: History
Strand: 1,2,3,4,5
Plimoth Plantation (2/26/01) Wampanoag People
Detailed information about the Wampanoag people of Massachusetts with special attention to
their relationships with the settlers of Plimoth, MA.
URL:
http://www.plimoth.org/Library/Wampanoag/wamp.htm Free
Audience: Teacher
Subjects: Indians of North America - Wampanoag
Standard: 2,3,4,5,6
Strand: History
Robert, Christopher C. (3/6/01) The American West.
This is a site to use for background information and ideas when preparinga unit involving
the history of the American West. Topics are many as are links to additional information.
URL: http://www.americanwest.com/
Audience: Teacher
Subjects: U.S. History - Westward Expansion
Standard: 1,2,4,5,6
Strand: History
Ruddell, Nancy. (3/6/01) Mystery of the
Maya.
This site was created in conjunction with the Imax film of the same name. Information
covers many aspects of Mayan civilization, such as crop
growing, astronomy, and calendar, with links to photographic material from the film.
URL: www.civilization.ca/membrs/civiliz/maya/mminteng.html
Audience: Teacher, Grades 3,4
Subjects: Indians of Mexico - Maya, Indians of Central America - Maya
Standard: 1,2,3,4,5,6
Strand: History
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (9/30/02). Welcome to Chumash Indian
Life.
URL: http://www.sbnature.org/research/anthro/chumash/index.htm Free.
This visually appealing and student friendly site makes use of artifacts to showcase the Chumash.
Audience: Teacher, Grades 2-4.
Subjects: Indians of North America
Standard: History, Geography
Strand: 2,3,4
Stohr-Hunt, Dr. Patricia (2/26/01) Voyage Back in
Time: Ancient Greece and Rome
This site provides accurate, beginning level, and clearly written information about two
ancient cultures. The site is straightforward in set-up. Reading is the key to information
gathering.
URL: http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webunits/greecerome/civ.html
Free
Audience: Grades 3 and 4
Subjects: History - Ancient Greece, History - Ancient Rome
Standard: 1,2,4,5,6
Strand: History
Sultzman, Lee. (9/29/02). Compact History
URL: http://www.dickshovel.com/up.html Free.
As the titles suggests, this work in progress provides a brief overview of many Native American cultures. Entries east of the Mississippi River are more complete at this time. Source
bibliography included.
Audience: Teacher, Grades 3-4.
Subjects: Indians of North America.
Standard: History, Geography
Strand: 1,2,3,4,5,6,8
ThinkQuest (2/26/01) The
Ancient Aztecs
This clearly organized site will provide detailed information about Aztec life and culture
as well as resources, glossary, and web links.
URL: http://library.thinkquest.org/27981/
Free
Audience: Teacher, Grade 4
Subjects: Aztecs
Standard: 1,2,3,4,5,6
Strand: History
ThinkQuest (2/26/01) Journey Through the Middle
Ages
Created by 4th grade students for their peers. Students will find accurate, beginning
information, a castle game, and a “look around” a castle as well as selected
references and credits.
URL:
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/4051/titlepg.htm Free
Audience: Grade 4
Subjects: History - Middle Ages
Standard: 1,2,4,5,6
Strand: History
Use of Liberty Rhetoric Among Lowell Mill Girls (9/29/02)
URL: http://womenshistory.about.com/cs/worklowellmill/ Free.
Links to original documents including maps, photographs, journals and other websites. A commercial site.
Audience: Teacher.
Subjects: Lowell Mills
Standard: History
Strand: 1,2,3,4
WisdomKeepers, Inc. (9/29/02). Native Web Cookbook
URL: http://www.wisdomkeepers.org/nativeway/ Free.
An extensive recipe collection can be accessed by both region and tribe.
Audience: Teacher, Grades 2-4.
Subjects: Indians of North Americas
Standard: History, Geography
Strand: 4,5,6,8 |
