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Peer reviewedButton, Kathryn – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1998
Contends that children's literature is a powerful tool for linking social studies learning and literacy development in primary age children. Describes a thematic unit on immigration and the transcontinental railroad that utilized literature and "read alouds" as a means to exploring these topics. Gives a list of children's books on immigration.…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Grade 2, Immigration, Learning Experience
