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Teachers
in the Strengthening
Civic Education in Colorado Schools project have
expressed interest in literature that can be used to develop
civic knowledge while supporting students’ literacy skills.
The Civic Bookshelf has been developed to help teachers identify
books that could be used to link civic education and literacy.
The Civic Bookshelf list is organized into the following categories: |
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Many
books could fit within several categories; for example, many
of the books listed under “Individual Liberties”
could also be placed under “Citizenship,” since
they tell stories of people who worked for civil rights. Thus,
users may find it useful to scan the entire list rather than
focusing on one category.
Within each category, books are organized into three categories:
picture books, chapter and young adult books: fiction,
and chapter and young adult books: nonfiction.
We have not attempted to identify specific grade levels for
each book, as we know that what is appropriate depends on your
specific students, how you plan to use a book, and the purposes
for your use of the book. Note that some of the books listed
are out of print; however, with the availability of numerous
online services for ordering out-of-print works, teachers should
be able to get all of the titles fairly readily.
The list far from comprehensive and we encourage teachers to
check other sources. Three of particular use are: |
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The
annual list of “Notable Trade Books in the
Social Studies,” which appears in the issue
of Social Education, the flagship journal of the
National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS).
Access
past lists of notable trade books. |
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The
regular “Children’s Literature”
column in Social Studies and the Young Learner,
another journal of NCSS. |
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Children's
Literature is one of many websites on children’s
literature, but the themed booklists it provides
are current and helpful. |
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If
users of this page have suggestions for books that should be
listed, please send your suggestions to Laurel
Singleton. Thanks to the Constitutional
Rights Foundation Chicago for annotations of some books.
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