NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young PeopleThird to Fifth Grade2017

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
38 Works 9,239 Books 463 Reviews 4.1
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.

Continues NCSS/CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies (since 1998)
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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, 2019 (37), 2018 (41), 2017 (38), 2016 (45)
WorkYear
Children's Illustrated Atlas (DK Smithsonian) by DK
2017
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions by Chris Barton
2017
Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story by Nora Raleigh Baskin
2017
Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille by Jen Bryant
2017
Grover Cleveland, Again!: A Treasury of American Presidents by Ken Burns
2017
The Secret Subway by Shana Corey
2017
Follow the Moon Home: A Tale of One Idea, Twenty Kids, and a Hundred Sea Turtles by Philippe Cousteau
2017
Cleo Edison Oliver, Playground Millionaire by Sundee T. Frazier
2017
The Honest Truth by Dan Gemeinhart
2017
Colonial Williamsburg (American Places: From Vision to Reality) by Meish Goldish
2017
Doing Her Bit: A Story About the Woman's Land Army of America by Erin Hagar
2017
Hillary Clinton: American Woman of the World (A Real-Life Story) by Cheryl Harness
2017
Saving Wonder by Mary Knight
2017
Liberty by Kirby Larson
2017
Fascinating: The Life of Leonard Nimoy by Richard Michelson
2017
The Quickest Kid in Clarksville by Pat Zietlow Miller
2017
She Stood for Freedom: The Untold Story of a Civil Rights Hero, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland by Loki Mulholland
2017
Mission Mumbai: A Novel of Sacred Cows, Snakes, and Stolen Toilets by Mahtab Narsimhan
2017
Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph by Roxane Orgill
2017
Mountain Chef: How One Man Lost His Groceries, Changed His Plans, and Helped Cook Up the National Park Service by Annette Bay Pimentel
2017
Why? by Nikolai Popov
2017
Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes
2017
We Came To America by Faith Ringgold
2017
Miss Paul and the President: The Creative Campaign for Women's Right to Vote by Dean Robbins
2017
Ada's Ideas: The Story of Ada Lovelace, the World's First Computer Programmer by Fiona Robinson
2017
Dorothea's Eyes: Dorothea Lange Photographs the Truth by Barb Rosenstock
2017
Children Just Like Me: A New Celebration of Children Around the World by Catherine Saunders
2017
The Music in George's Head: George Gershwin Creates Rhapsody in Blue by Suzanne Slade
2017
Awesome America: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the History, People, and Culture (Time for Kids) by Katy Steinmetz
2017
Crossing Niagara: The Death-Defying Tightrope Adventures of the Great Blondin by Matt Tavares
2017
Ghosts: A Graphic Novel by Raina Telgemeier
2017
Sound of All Things, The by Myron Uhlberg
2017
Things Too Huge to Fix by Saying Sorry by Susan Vaught
2017
A Dog Like Sam by Edward van de Vendel
2017
My Name Is James Madison Hemings by Jonah Winter
2017
Runs With Courage by Joan M. Wolf
2017
Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist by Susan Wood
2017
Pass the pandowdy, please : chewing on history with famous folk and their fabulous foods by Abigail Zelz
2017

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.

Continues NCSS/CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies (since 1998) (English, Member-written)
Continued by NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People after 1997. (English, Member-written)

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