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IL Classrooms in Action Social Science Children’s Books: September 2018

3rd Grade Theme: Communities Near and Far This packet provides a list of potential children’s books that may assist teachers with connections to the Illinois Social Science Standards. The Illinois Social Science Standards referred to in this document fall into two complementary categories: inquiry skills and disciplinary concepts. The categories are expected to be used simultaneously. The inquiry skills found within the inquiry standards, involve questioning, investigating, reasoning, and responsible action. These inquiry skills are to be used when learning about the disciplinary concepts of civics, economics, geography and history. Included are the following:

1. Grade Level Social Science Standards 2. Books to assist with the Inquiry Standard of taking informed action. 3. Books to assist with the Civics Standards 4. Books to assist with the Geography Standards 5. Books to assist with the Economics Standards 6. Books to assist with the History Standards

These books listed can be a great resource when teaching the Illinois Social Science Standards. Of course, just reading a book does not teach a standard. However, they can be used to reinforce the learning standard by:

• introducing a lesson, unit or concept • supplementing a lesson or unit • providing additional information for specific topics/standards

Children’s Literature Connections to the Illinois Social Science Standards

It is books that are the key to the wide world; if you can’t do anything else, read all that you can. —Jane Hamilton

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Illinois Third Grade Social Science Standards Inquiry Skills

Developing Questions and Planning Inquiries Constructing Essential Questions: SS.IS.1.3-5: Develop essential questions and explain the importance of the questions to self and others Constructing Supporting Questions SS.IS.2.3-5: Create supporting questions to help answer essential questions in an inquiry. Determining Helpful Sources: SS.IS.3.3-5: Determine sources representing multiple points of view that will assist in answering essential questions.

Evaluating Sources and Using Evidence Gathering and Evaluating Sources: SS.IS.4.3-5.: Gather relevant information and distinguish among fact and opinion to determine credibility of multiple sources. Developing Claims and Using Evidence: SS.IS.5.3-5: Develop claims using evidence from multiple sources to answer essential questions.

Communicating Conclusions and Taking Informed Action Communicating Conclusions: SS.IS.6.3-5: Construct and critique arguments and explanations using reasoning, examples, and details from multiple sources. Critiquing Conclusions SS.IS.7.3-5: Identify a range of local problems and some ways in which people are trying to address these problems. Taking Informed Action: SS.IS.8.3-5: Use listening, consensus building, and voting procedures to decide on and take action in their classroom and school.

Civics Standards Civic and Political Institutions SS.CV.1.3: Describe ways in which interactions among families, workplaces, voluntary organizations, and government benefit communities. SS.CV.2.3: Explain how groups of people make rules to create responsibilities and protect freedoms. Participation and Deliberation: Applying Civic Virtues and Democratic Processes SS.CV.3.3: Compare procedures for making decisions in the classroom, school and community Processes, Rules, and Laws SS.CV.4.3: Describe how people have tried to improve their communities over time.

Geography Standards Geographic Representations: Spatial Views of the World SS.G.1.3: Locate major landforms and bodies of water on a map or other representation. Human-Environment Interaction: Place, Regions, and Culture SS.G.2.3: Compare how people modify and adapt to the environment and culture in our community to other places. Global Interconnections: Changing Spatial Patterns SS.G.3.3: Show how consumption of products connects people to distant places.

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Economics and Financial Literacy Standards Economic Decision Making SS.EC.1.3: Compare the goods and services that people in the local community produce and those that are produced in other communities. Exchange and Markets SS.EC. 2.3: Generate examples of the goods and services that governments provide. Financial Literacy SS.EC.FL.3.3: Describe the role of banks and other financial institutions in an economy. SS.EC.FL.4.3: Explain that when people borrow, they receive something of value now and agree to repay the lender over time.

History Standards Change, Continuity, and Context SS.H.1.3: Create and use a chronological sequence of events. Perspectives SS.H.2.3: Describe how significant people, events, and developments have shaped their own community and region. Historical Sources and Evidence SS.H.3.3: Identify artifacts and documents as either primary or secondary sources of historical data from which historical accounts are constructed.

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Children’s Book List

Books Description Standards Connection

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer When a young boy in Malawi realizes his village is starving, he takes action, teaching himself to make a wind turbine out of trash. That wind turbine powers electricity for his home, and later inspires a turbine strong enough to pump water and bring needed water to the fields.

SS.IS.8.3-5. Use listening consensus-building and voting procedures to decide on and take action in their

classroom and school.

Boxes for Katje by Candace Fleming A family in America sends hard-to-find items to a family in Holland. When two young girls write letters across the ocean, the American girl realizes how much children in Holland are in need. She organizes people in her community to send needed items in care packages.



Emmanuel’s Dream by Laurie Ann Thompson and Sean Qualls Emmanuel has a disability and isn’t able to have the same opportunities as other children in Ghana, but his spirit is fierce. After his mother dies, he is determined to bring awareness to other children with disabilities in his country. He takes action by riding his bike almost four hundred miles. His determination made others realize that people with disabilities can do great things.



Grandpa’s Corner Store by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan Lucy’s Grandpa’s store might not make it when the big grocery store comes to town. But Lucy organizes her neighbors and helps to spruce up Grandpa’s store. Her action helps him stay in business and raises awareness in the community.



The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig Sometimes it’s a small action—a kind word or encouragement—that can make a big difference. Brian is so quiet that he is almost invisible to everyone else. But when other students make fun of a child’s lunch, Brian steps in and in turn, makes a new friend.



GRADES 3-5: INQUIRY STANDARD #8 The following books address standard #8 of the Inquiry Standards for 3rd Grade by providing students examples of how

they can take informed action.

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Waiting for Biblioburro by Monica Brown Inspired by the story of real-life librarian Luis Soriano, this book tells the story of the most beautiful sight that book-loving Ana has ever seen: a traveling library, brought by a kind man on the backs of two burros. In Colombia, where Soriano works to bring literacy to isolated villages, there are thousands of children just like Ana, who sit and wait excitedly for the BiblioBurro to come.



Mama’s Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation by Edwidge Danticat A mother is separated from her family because she doesn’t have the proper immigration papers. The child writes the story of her family, and her father sends it off to the local paper. Her story reaches the public and causes a judge to take action and allow the family to be reunited.



Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans by Phil Bildner Marvelous Cornelius has always picked up trash in the city of New Orleans with joy, but after Hurricane Katrina destroys the city, he realizes he cannot save the city on his own. It takes the actions of the community and thousands of others to bring the city back again.



One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia by Miranda Paul In this book, Isatou Cessay takes action in her small village in the Gambia by taking plastic bags that have littered her villages and weaves them into purses.



Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry This book only shows two friends having fun, it also has a friend sticking up for another—one small action that cements their friendship and changes a bully’s ways.



Tia Isa Wants a Car by Meg Medina Tia Isa wants to buy a car to go to the beach, so she does jobs for people in her community to earn money. This book can also help you piggyback on economics concepts likes needs, wants, and savings. There are tons of ways to tie this book into the curriculum, but at its heart, it’s a book about a family in America caring for their family in another country, homesickness, and getting a taste of home in your new country.



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The Red Bicycle: The Extraordinary Story of One Ordinary Bicycle Book by Jude Isabella In this unique nonfiction picture book, the main character is a bicycle that starts its life by being owned and ridden by a young boy. The boy, Leo, loves his bicycle so much he gives it a name -- Big Red. But eventually Leo outgrows Big Red and he decides to donate it to an organization that ships bicycles to Africa. Big Red is sent to Burkina Faso, in West Africa, where it finds a home with Alisetta, who uses it to gain quicker access to her family's sorghum field and to the market.



The Impossible Patriotism Project by Linda Skeers Explore the big idea of patriotism and celebrate heroes with this wonderful story. You'll meet Caleb, a boy stumped by an impossible assignment: make something showing patriotism. The big, bold ideas of his classmates only make Caleb feel worse. How can he show them that patriotism is more than maps and statues? His final project is stunning in its simplicity and power. Visit the following project site to write thank you letters to soldiers and their families.



New Shoes by Susan Lynn Meyer Ever since she can remember, Ella Mae has worn her cousin Charlotte's hand-me-down shoes. But today she is going to get a brand-new pair. In the shoe store, a girl is trying on a pair of pretty red Mary Janes. Because she's black, Ella Mae isn't allowed to try on shoes. Her mother traces Ella Mae's feet on a piece of paper, and the salesman looks for a pair of shoes that will fit. Ella Mae is upset. But not for long!



There’s Something About Hensley's by Patricia Polacco It's almost magical the way the Hensley’s store manager, Old John, seems to know what the townsfolk need before they do! But then a new family moves to town. The youngest child, Molly, has asthma—but her mother doesn't have money to treat her, or for anything else. But leave it to Old John to find a way to use Hensley's to give the family exactly what it needs, even if it can't be boxed or bagged.



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Ordinary Mary’s Extraordinary Deed by Emily Pearson Can one child's good deed change the world? It can when she’s Ordinary Mary―an ordinary girl who stumbles upon ordinary blueberries. When she decides to pick them for her neighbor, Mrs. Bishop, she starts a chain reaction that multiplies around the world.



Maddi’s Fridge by Lois Brandt Best friends Sofia and Maddi live in the same neighborhood and attend the same school, but when Sofia looks for a snack in Maddi's fridge one day, she is shocked to discover that her friend Maddi spends many of her days hungry. Maddi makes Sofia promise not to tell, but it's hard for Sofia to enjoy all the good food on her own family's table when she knows Maddi's family has none. This compassionate look at hunger in local communities also provides some great tips on how even young girls can make a difference.



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What is Government? By Ann-Marie Kishel This title offers emergent readers an introduction to the levels and duties of government in the United States

SS.CV.1.3. Describe ways in which interactions among families,

workplaces, voluntary organizations, and government

benefits communities.

Being a Good Citizen: A Kid’s Guide to Community Involvement by Rachel Kreisman This book presents ways students can get involved in their communities, from volunteering at an animal shelter to helping out senior citizens.

SS.CV.1.3. Describe ways in which interactions among families,



What Are Community Services? by Lisa Idzikowski Many communities are large and diverse, supporting a lively and interesting mix of people and places that deliver a variety of services. Small and large businesses, shops, public and private organizations, places of learning, health facilities, and more all serve the citizens of a community.

CV.1.3. Describe ways in which interactions among families,



Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen by Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan A gentle and age-appropriate introduction to two key issues of our time—hunger and homelessness—from a kid's point of view.

CV.1.3. Describe ways in which interactions among families,



My Grandma The Mayor by Marjorie White Pellegrino Annie's grandmother used to be lots of fun, but things have changed. Now Grandma is the mayor, and she doesn't have much time to spend with Annie anymore. With Grandma suddenly very busy and important, Annie feels left out. But late one night, after a terrible fire breaks out in a neighborhood apartment building, Annie comes to feel proud of her capable, caring grandmother and of herself, too!.

SS.CV.2.3. Explain how groups of people make rules to create responsibilities and protect

freedoms.

Civics

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Why Do We Have Laws? (Know Your Government) This book is a simple way to introduce laws to primary students who are beginning a unit on government. The simple nonfiction text features make it easy to read and follow.


freedoms.

Marching with Aunt Susan: Susan B. Anthony and the Fight for Women's Suffrage by Claire Rudolf Murphy All Bessie wants is to go hiking with her father and brothers... but girls don't get to go hiking in 1896, so she's left behind at home. Soon after, however, she gets to meet an intriguing visitor: Susan B. Anthony, in town for a rally in hopes of passing the first referendum on women's suffrage. Inspired by Anthony's speech, Bessie recruits a friend to join her as she helps at the suffrage headquarters.


freedoms.

Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel Clara Lemlich arrived in the US expecting a better future; she didn’t know that future meant long hours of labor, low pay, and no education. Rather than find the ample opportunities she had dreamed of on her voyage, she found a job at a sweatshop, the best she was told she could expect as an unschooled immigrant who didn't even speak English well. But she was undeterred, and spent hours taking night classes to pursue the education she had dreamed of. And when she got fed up with how she and her fellow laborers were treated, she organized the largest walkout of female workers in the country’s history, the Uprising of the 20,000.

CV.2.3. Explain how groups of people make rules to create responsibilities and protect

freedoms.

We the Kids by David Catrow This book beautifully illustrates the Preamble. Using the illustrations, students can discuss what these phrases mean and how to interpret them.


freedoms.

This is the Dream by Diane Shore and Jessica Alexander The United States of America was founded on the declaration that all men are created equal. But nearly two hundred years after that proclamation, America was still deeply segregated. Slowly but surely, powerful leaders as well as everyday citizens spoke up for their dreams and beliefs.


freedoms.

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Making the Grade (Decision is Yours) by Carl W. Bosch The reader must decide what to do when extra soccer practice has resulted in a poor report card

Bully on the Bus (The Decision Is Yours Series No.2) by Carl W. Bosch Jack is being teased by the fifth-grade bully on the school bus. Readers help Jack decide whether to ignore him, ask an adult for help, or fight back.

Finders, Keepers (A Decision Is Yours Book) by Elizabeth Crary The reader decides what Tyrone should do when he and his friend Jerry find a wallet.

SS.CV.3.3. Compare procedures for making decisions in the classroom,

school, and community.

Zoom in on Making Decisions as a Group (Zoom in on Civic Virtues) by Rita Santos The book explores how group decisions, like voting, affect students and their communities. It will show how the government uses group decisions every day to decide everything from laws to spending money. Students will learn the value of compromise and how their actions affect others.

SS.CV.3.3. Compare procedures for making decisions in the classroom,

school, and community.

Look Where We Live! by Scot Ritchie Five young friends spend the day traveling around their neighborhood and participating in activities designed to raise money for their local library. Along the way, they learn about the people and places that make up their community and what it means to be a part of one.

SS.CV.4.3. Describe how people have tried to improve their

communities over time.

Lillian's Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by Jonah Winter Today is election day, and nothing — not even the steep hill she has to climb to get to the polling station — will keep 100-year-old Lillian from placing her ballot. As she walks, she remembers the path through history that resulting in her path to the polls.



One Love by Cedalla Marley An exuberant little girl decides to become the catalyst that brings her community together in this charming adaptation of the classic Bob Marley song! She starts with the help of her friends, picking up trash, and eventually enlists all of the adults in the neighborhood to clean, build, fix, and plant; in the end, they all get to enjoy their new “One Love Park.”



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Earth’s Landforms and Bodies of Water by Natalie Hyde This informative book explains how Earth is covered by landforms and bodies of water, all of which change shape over time. Interesting images feature landforms such as mountains, valleys, and sand dunes, as well as waterways such as oceans, rivers, and ponds. Students will learn how they develop and why they change.

SS.G.1.3. Locate major landforms and bodies of water on a map or

other representations.

Amina's New Friends by Anne O'Brien Carelli The story of a Somalia refugee girl's first day in an American school, and her desire to make new friends.

SS.G.2.3 Compare how people modify and adapt to the

environment and culture in our community to other places.

What is a Community? by Bobbie Kalman This informative book discusses the common aspects shared by most communities--people, culture, government, economy, buildings, services, and transportation. The book highlights different kinds of communities and discusses how the physical features of their location impact their way of life. It also looks at how communities are interdependent and reminds children that planet Earth is their most important community.

SS.G.2.3. Compare how people modify and adapt to the

environment and culture in our community to other places.

Who Put the Cookies in the Cookie Jar by Shannon George After a hand dives into a cookie jar to pull out a treat, this rhyming picture book shows how many hands around the world help contribute to producing and selling cookies. The stylized folk-art illustrations depict metal operators making cookie sheets, sewers crafting oven mitts, harvesters gathering sugarcane, warehouse employees loading trucks, and many others at work.

SS.G.3.3. Show how consumption of products connects people to

distant places.

To Market, to Market by Nikki McClure This book depicts a young boy’s exploration of market day as he looks for items on his list (apples, honey, cheese, smoked salmon, napkins). Each item is featured over four pages, introducing the artisan or farmer responsible for it, the locale where it originated, and an explanation of its production. The final scene shows his family enjoying their fare.

SS.G.3.3. Show how consumption of products connects people to

distant places.

Geography

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One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference by Katie Smith Milway A child named Kojo lived with his mother in a tiny village in the Ashanti region of Ghana. The villagers came up with the idea of pooling their savings and making small loans to alternating village members for various business activities. When it was Kojo’s mother’s turn to receive a loan, she purchased a pushcart to help her sell more firewood at the market, and Kojo used the few leftover coins to buy a hen.

SS.EC.1.3. Compare the goods and services that people in the local

community produce and those that are produced in other

communities.

SS.EC.FL.4.3. Explain that when people borrow, they receive

something of value now and agree to repay the lender over time.

Goods and Services (Invest Kids) by Gillian Houghton Introduces the part goods and service play in the economy, how needs are different from wants, and the role consumers play.

SS.EC.1.3. Compare the goods and services that people in the local

community produce and those that are produced in other

communities.

What Are Goods and Services? by Carolyn Andrews This book is an introduction to various types of goods and services and discusses production, consumers' wants and needs, scarcity and surplus, specialization, and different types of economies.

SS.EC.2.3. Generate examples of the goods and services that

governments provide.

Goods and Services Around Town by Heather Schwartz Early readers will be introduced to goods and services, what makes them different, and examples of each. This title features plenty of eye-catching images and new vocabulary.



What Do We Buy? A Look at Goods and Services by Robin Nelson Have you ever ordered food in a restaurant? Then you've used goods and services! They're in stores, homes, schools, restaurants, farms, and factories. So, what is a good? And what's a service? Read this book to find out.



Economics and Financial Literacy

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Ace Lacewing Bug Detective: Bad Bugs Are My Business by David Biedrzycki Ace Lacewing, the best detective in town, has a new case to solve. The client, a small flea named Scratch Murphy who owns Six Legs Amusement Park, has a big problem: someone hit him on the head with a toolbox and stole his flea bag stuffed with money. Without that money, Scratch cannot pay back the construction loan he took out from the bank.

SS.EC.FL.3.3 Describe the role of banks and other financial

institutions in an economy.

SS.EC.FL. 4.3. Explain that when people borrow, they receive


Isabel’s Car Wash by Sheila Bair The doll Isabel wants more than anything else in the world has gone on sale for ten dollars, but she has only fifty cents to her name. Undaunted, she decides to earn the money. As a budding entrepreneur, Isabel soon encounters a stumbling block: she needs five dollars to purchase special car-washing soap and towels before she can start her business. Her solution is to borrow a dollar from each of her five friends, with the promise that she will pay them back from the profits, plus a small extra amount. Will Isabel’s friends see a return on their investment to compensate them for the risk they are taking?



Brody Borrows Money by Lisa Bullard Brody doesn't have enough money for a cool rock at the gift shop. He borrows some money from a friend, but he can't pay it back. Oops! Now Brody's dad has to help out. Sometimes Brody's dad borrows money too. He teaches Brody about when it's OK to borrow money and when it's not.



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Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman Russell Freedman covers Lincoln's life and career in a balanced treatment that is enhanced by period photographs and drawings.

SS.H.1.3. Create and use a chronological sequence of events.

SS.H.2.3. Describe how significant people, events, and developments have shaped their own community

and region. A Picture Book of Martin Luther King Jr. by David A.

Adler This book is about the life and ideals of an outstanding man.

SS.H.1.3. Create and use a chronological sequence of events.


and region.

One Hen by Katie Smith Milway and Eugenie Fernande This book is based on a true story of how one person can change a whole community. Kojo, a young boy, receives a loan to buy one hen in order to start his own business. That investment goes on to benefit a whole village.


and region.

Shh! We're Writing the Constitution by Jean Fritz This book chronicles the hot summer of 1787 where fifty-five delegates from thirteen states huddled together in the strictest secrecy in Philadelphia to draw up the constitution of the United States! (Includes a copy of the Constitution and those who signed it).


and region.

The Log of Christopher Columbus by Steve Lowe A simple adaptation of excerpts in Columbus’s diary, from his departure from Spain to his landing in the New World in 1492.

SS.H.3.3. Identify artifacts and documents as either primary or

secondary sources of historical data from which historical accounts are

constructed.

Children of the Wild West by Russell Freedman Historic photographs show what life was like for pioneer and Indian children growing up in the American West during the 19th century.



constructed.

History

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A Primary Source History of Westward Expansion by Steven Otfinoski Throughout the 1800s millions of people pushed into the western United States. They went for gold, opportunities, and a chance for a better life. But as settlers moved in, American Indians were often pushed out. Hear the words they spoke. Read the words they read. And see the differing points of view about westward expansion through the eyes of the people who lived it.



constructed.

Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges Ruby Bridges describes her experience as a six year old pioneer of school integration in New Orleans. Her narrative is interspersed with the testimony of her teacher and other people around her. The book is illustrated with period photographs.



constructed.

Osceola: Memories of a Sharecropper's Daughter by Alan Govenar This excellent resource describes racial discrimination and poverty in words children can understand. Page long chapters and warm, vibrant illustrations make this title a friendly independent read. As an oral history, this title is also well suited for reading aloud in class.

SS.H.3.3. Identify artifacts and

documents as either primary or secondary sources of historical data from which historical accounts are

constructed.

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