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Download full textRavitch, Diane – 1990
The lack of U.S. students' knowledge of history and geography has been portrayed on television and in the newspapers as a national problem. California's public schools are taking significant steps to ensure that all students have a well developed understanding of their society and the world. This guide for parents answers some of the most commonly…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Geography Instruction, History Instruction
Peer reviewedDyer, Minnie, Comp. – Social Education, 1994
Presents the 1994 children's trade book recommendations of the Joint Committee of the National Council for the Social Studies and the Children's Book Council. Discusses the six criteria for book selection. Includes an annotated bibliography of more than 140 books categorized by primary, intermediate, and advanced grade levels. (CFR)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Biographies, Childrens Literature, Content Area Reading
