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REFERENCE BOOKS 
for utilizing children's literature in social studies
 
 
Literature-Based Social Studies:  Children's Books and
Activities to Enrich the K-5 Curriculum

     Mildred Knight Laughlin and Patricia Payne Kardaleff
       Oryx/1991
Children's Literature and Social Studies
Selecting and Using Notable Books in the Classroom

     Ed/Myra Zarnowski and Arlene Gallagher
       Kendall-Hunt/1993
Understanding American History through Children's
Literature--Grades K-8

     Maria A. Perez-Stable and Mary Hurlbut Cordier
       Oryx Press/1994
The Story of Ourselves:  Teaching History through
Children's Literature

     Ed/Michael O. Tunnell and Richard Ammon
       Heinemann/1993
Doing History:  Investigating with Children in Elementary
and Middle Schools

     Linda S. Levstik and Keith C. Barton
       Lawrence Erlbaum/1997
Activities for Elementary School Social Studies
    
James W. Stockard, Jr.
     Waveland Press, 1995
My Backyard History Book
     David Weitzman
       Little,Brown/1975  (older but some wonderful ideas)