NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People2006

Given by National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)

Other Names: National Council for Social Studies Notable Children’s Book Award, NCSS/CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, Social Education notable children's trade book
117 Works 31,713 Books 2,081 Reviews 4.2
The books that appear in these 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 show more 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 selection committee looks for books that emphasize human relations, represent a diversity of groups and are sensitive to a broad range of cultural experiences, present an original theme or a fresh slant on a traditional topic, are easily readable and of high literary quality, and have a pleasing format and, when appropriate, illustrations that enrich the text. Each book is read by several reviewers, and books are included on the list by committee assent.

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Categories:
All, 3-5 (26), 3-8 (2), 6-8 (28), 9-12 (24), American Heritage (60), American History and Culture (25), Autobiography and Biography (12), Biography (28), Biography and Autobiography (34), Contemporary Concerns (26), Contemporary Concerns—Careers (5), Contemporary Concerns—Handicaps (7), Contemporary Concerns—Human Rights (5), Contemporary Concerns—Immigration (4), Contemporary Concerns—Minorities (5), Contemporary Concerns—Other (31), Contemporary Concerns—Special Children (4), Contemporary Concerns—The Environment (6), Contemporary Concerns—The Future (5), Contemporary Concerns—Women's Studies (12), Contemporary Interests and Controversies (19), Environment, Energy, and Ecology (4), Folktales, Legends, and Religion (15), Folktales, Myths, and Legends (13), Geography, People and Places (27), History, Life and Culture in the Americas (62), K-2 (52), Kindergarten to Fifth Grade (13), Kindergarten to Second Grade (173), Language, Arts, and Crafts (13), Legends, Traditions, and Religions (33), Native Americans (26), Ninth to Twelfth Grade (69), Other Places and Cultures Today (34), Sixth to Eighth Grade (142), Sixth to Twelfth Grade (5), Third to Eighth Grade (5), Third to Fifth Grade (161), Understanding Oneself and Others (41), Understanding Oneself and Others—Aging (5), Understanding Oneself and Others—Aging and Death (11), Understanding Oneself and Others—Family Relations (7), Understanding Oneself and Others—Family and Interpersonal Relations (34), Understanding Oneself and Others—Other (5), World History (31), World History and Culture (14), [2016], Ninth to Twelfth Grade, 2016 (1), [2018], Ninth to Twelfth Grade, 2018 (1), [2019], Kindergarten to Second Grade, 2019 (2), No Category (2,645)
Years:
All, 2023 (143), 2022 (189), 2021 (145), 2020 (127), 2019 (160), 2018 (134), 2017 (132), 2013; Sixth to Eighth Grade, 2016 (1), 2016 (142), 2015 (126), 2014 (127), 2013 (75), 2012 (82), 2011 (119), 2002, 2010 (1), 2010 (138), 2001, 2009 (1), 2009 (132), 2008 (90), 2001, 2007 (1), 2007 (145), 2006 (117), 2005 (102), 2004 (168), 2003 (143), 2002 (204), 2001 (188), 2000 (207), 1999 (143), 1996 (1), 1994 (1), 1993 (1), 1989 (1), 1985 (1), 1983 (107), 1982 (106), 1981 (102), 1981? (1), 1980 (100), 1979 (98), 1976 (1)
WorkYear
Elizabeth I: The Outcast Who Became England's Queen by Simon Adams
2006
Joe Louis: America's Fighter by David A. Adler
2006
Recess at 20 Below by Cindy Aillaud
2006
The Real Revolution: The Global Story of American Independence by Marc Aronson
2006
How High Can We Climb?: The Story of Women Explorers by Jeannine Atkins
2006
Back to Year Zero by Frances Bacon
2006
Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
2006
Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX: The Law That Changed the Future of Girls in America by Karen Blumenthal
2006
The Journey That Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H.A. Rey by Louise Borden
2006
Not Exactly Normal by Devin Brown
2006
Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac
2006
Georgia's Bones by Jen Bryant
2006
Oskar Schindler: Saving Jews From The Holocaust (Holocaust Heroes and Nazi Criminals) by Ann Byers
2006
The Tequila Worm by Viola Canales
2006
Red Hot Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Being Young and Latino in the United States by Lori Marie Carlson
2006
Sweetgrass Basket by Marlene Carvell
2006
Bach's Goldberg Variations by Anna Harwell Celenza
2006
Celia Cruz: Queen of Salsa by Veronica Chambers
2006
Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World by Cynthia Chin-Lee
2006
Lunch Money by Andrew Clements
2006
Under A Stand Still Moon by Ann Howard Creel
2006
We Beat the Street: How a Friendship Pact Led to Success by Sampson Davis
2006
Bodies From the Ash: Life and Death in Ancient Pompeii by James M. Deem
2006
American Heroes: Fifty Profiles of Great Americans by Marfé Ferguson Delano
2006
50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet by Dennis Denenberg
2006
Voices from Colonial America: New Jersey: 1609-1776 (National Geographic Voices from ColonialAmerica) by Robin Doak
2006
Young Thomas Edison by Michael Dooling
2006
Julio's Magic by Arthur Dorros
2006
The Bus Ride that Changed History: The Story of Rosa Parks by Pamela Duncan Edwards
2006
Fairy Trails by Susan Middleton Elya
2006
The Baby on the Way by Karen English
2006
Helicopter Man by Elizabeth Fensham
2006
Late Modernism: Movements in Art by Anne Fitzpatrick
2006
Our Eleanor: A Scrapbook Look at Eleanor Roosevelt's Remarkable Life by Candace Fleming
2006
The Founders: The 39 Stories Behind the U.S. Constitution by Dennis Brindell Fradin
2006
Let It Begin Here!: Lexington & Concord: First Battles of the American Revolution by Dennis Brindell Fradin
2006
Understanding the Holy Land: Answering questions about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict by Mitch Frank
2006
Kallaloo!: A Caribbean Tale by David Gershator
2006
Good Brother, Bad Brother: The Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth by James Cross Giblin
2006
Willow Run by Patricia Reilly Giff
2006
Peace One Day by Jeremy Gilley
2006
The Fight for Peace: A History of Anti-War Movements in America by Ted Gottfried
2006
A Season for Mangoes by Regina Hanson
2006
Delivering Justice: W.W. Law and the Fight for Civil Rights by Jim Haskins
2006
Theories of Relativity by Barbara Haworth-Attard
2006
The Young Hans Christian Andersen by Karen Hesse
2006
Going to School in India by Lisa Heydlauff
2006
Gwendolyn Brooks "Poetry Is Life Distilled" by Christine M. Hill
2006
I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree: A Memoir of a Schindler's List Survivor by Laura Hillman
2006
New Boy by Julian Houston
2006
Chinese New Year by Judith Jango-Cohen
2006
A Sweet Smell of Roses by Angela Johnson
2006
The Forbidden Schoolhouse: The True and Dramatic Story of Prudence Crandall and Her Students by Suzanne Jurmain
2006
Worlds Apart by Kathleen Karr
2006
You and Me Together: Moms, Dads, and Kids Around the World by Barbara Kerley
2006
Where the Great Hawk Flies by Liza Ketchum
2006
Carl the Complainer (Social Studies Connects) by Michelle Knudsen
2006
Dangerous Crossing: The Revolutionary Voyage of John and John Quincy Adams by Stephen Krensky
2006
Houdini: World's Greatest Mystery Man and Escape King by Kathleen Krull
2006
Strong at the Heart: How It Feels to Heal from Sexual Abuse by Carolyn Lehman
2006
Smiler's Bones by Peter Lerangis
2006
Are We There Yet? A Journey Around Australia by Alison Lester
2006
Day of Tears by Julius Lester
2006
The Old African by Julius Lester
2006
Dust Bowl!: The 1930s Black Blizzards (X-Treme Disasters That Changed America) by Richard H. Levey
2006
Catch a Tiger by the Toe by Ellen Levine
2006
Heroes and She-roes: Poems of Amazing and Everyday Heroes by J. Patrick Lewis
2006
Mahjong All Day Long by Ginnie Lo
2006
Sled Dogs Run by Jonathan London
2006
Dreamer from the Village: The Story of Marc Chagall by Michelle Markel
2006
Jazz ABZ: An A to Z Collection of Jazz Portraits by Wynton Marsalis
2006
Shackleton's Stowaway by Victoria McKernan
2006
Abby Takes a Stand (Scraps of Time) by Patricia C. Mckissack
2006
Going Fishing by Bruce McMillan
2006
Happy Feet: The Savoy Ballroom Lindy Hoppers and Me by Richard Michelson
2006
Hidden Child by Isaac Millman
2006
Tsunami: Helping Each Other by Ann Morris
2006
Zen Shorts by Jon J. Muth
2006
The King of Mulberry Street by Donna Jo Napoli
2006
A Wreath for Emmett Till by Marilyn Nelson
2006
Remember World War II: Kids Who Survived Tell Their Stories by Dorinda Makanaonalani Nicholson
2006
Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life by Jerdine Nolen
2006
Dzání Yázhí Naazbaa': Little Woman Warrior Who Came Home: A Story of the Navajo Long Walk by Evangeline Parsons-Yazzie
2006
John Lennon: All I Want is the Truth by Elizabeth Partridge
2006
Crooked River by Shelley Pearsall
2006
Virginia, 1607-1776 (Voices from Colonial America) by Sandra Pobst
2006
Anne Frank by Josephine Poole
2006
Twenty-One Elephants and Still Standing by April Jones Prince
2006
The Secret Seder by Doreen Rappaport
2006
Let Them Play by Margot Theis Raven
2006
The AIDS Epidemic: Disaster & Survival (Deadly Disasters) by Jennifer Reed
2006
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson
2006
This Is America: The American Spirit in Places and People by Don Robb
2006
Many Ways: How Families Practice Their Beliefs and Religions (Shelley Rotner's Early Childhood Library) by Shelley Rotner
2006
The Flag with Fifty-Six Stars: A Gift from the Survivors of Mauthausen by Susan Goldman Rubin
2006
Eyes of the Emperor by Graham Salisbury
2006
America Through the Lens: Photographers Who Changed the Nation by Martin W. Sandler
2006
Supergrandpa by David M. Schwartz
2006
Americans Who Tell the Truth by Robert Shetterly
2006
The Travels of Benjamin of Tudela: Through Three Continents in the Twelfth Century by Uri Shulevitz
2006
Under the Persimmon Tree by Suzanne Fisher Staples
2006
Galileo: The Genius Who Faced the Inquisition (World History Biographies) by Philip Steele
2006
The Center of the World by Andreas Steinhöfel
2006
The Journey of the One and Only Declaration of Independence by Judith St. George
2006
Built To Last by George Sullivan
2006
Mudball by Matt Tavares
2006
Dad, Jackie, and Me by Myron Uhlberg
2006
Wise Guy: The Life and Philosophy of Socrates by M. D. Usher
2006
Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins by Carole Boston Weatherford
2006
I Could Do That!: Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote by Linda Arms White
2006
Black Storm Comin' by Diane Lee Wilson
2006
The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq by Jeanette Winter
2006
Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates by Jonah Winter
2006
Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson
2006
The Perfect Wizard: Hans Christian Andersen by Jane Yolen
2006
Sixteen Years In Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story by Paula Yoo
2006
Little Green: Growing Up During the Chinese Cultural Revolution by Chun Yu
2006

Descriptions

The books that appear in these 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 selection committee looks for books that emphasize human relations, represent a diversity of groups and are sensitive to a broad range of cultural experiences, present an original theme or a fresh slant on a traditional topic, are easily readable and of high literary quality, and have a pleasing format and, when appropriate, illustrations that enrich the text. Each book is read by several reviewers, and books are included on the list by committee assent.

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Continued by NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People after 1997. (English, Member-written)

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