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Children's Literature in Social Studies: a recommended book
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From: Ginny Moore Kruse <gmkruse>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 12:06:41 -0600
As we think together about non-fiction literature with historical themes and topics, I want to commend a book about books to you. The book is "Children's Literature in Social Studies: Teaching to the Standards" by De An M. Krey, Professor of Elementary Social Studies in the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Wisconsin River Falls.
De An Krey is a highly valued colleague who has spent a sabbatical leave here and even much more time than that in the CCBC. She's been evaluating illustrated books at an elementary school level in order to select "CCBC Choices" books published during the 1990s for inclusion in her fine reference book published by the National Council for the Social Studies. You may visit the CCBC web site to read an interview with Professor Krey conducted by Tana Elias in 1997 for the Friends of the CCBC Newsletter http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/friends/krey.htm.
University of Minnesota Professor H. Michael Hartoonian is a past president of the NCSS. In his introduction to De An Krey's book, Dr. Hartoonian writes in part, "...Dr. Krey has constructed a vehicle that now allows us to travel over an important region of the academic landscape. The model that she gives us to navigate this terain is eloquent and useful... [it] represents a wonderful marriage between cultural narratives and content patterns and theories. We have before us the exciting prospect of learning about the human condition...The books listed here are not just any books...they offer the opportunity to provide educators and students with a better way to find out who we are, how the social world works, and what is expected of us as citizens, as family members, and as human beings. A reflective journey through these books will lead us to a deeper understanding of our social convenant with one another. The storeis will make us cry, make us laugh, and bring us closer together. They will help us in our continuing work to build community, to develop character, and to create content."
The continuing commitment to excellent literature for the young by both De An and Mike have caused us here at the CCBC to meet and work with countless fine social studies teachers & prospective social studies teachers committed to finding and using excellent literature with children in the development and teaching of many aspects of social studies curriculum. I agree with Mike that De An's careful work
- based on her long career in classrooms and with her education students - has given us all a valuable resource. It's a reference book to remember and to use. Now, let's consider sharing final thoughts about nonfiction books about history.
Ginny Moore Kruse gmkruse at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Cooperative Children's Book Center http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/ A Library of the School of Education, UW-Madison
Received on Mon 27 Nov 2000 12:06:41 PM CST
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 12:06:41 -0600
As we think together about non-fiction literature with historical themes and topics, I want to commend a book about books to you. The book is "Children's Literature in Social Studies: Teaching to the Standards" by De An M. Krey, Professor of Elementary Social Studies in the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Wisconsin River Falls.
De An Krey is a highly valued colleague who has spent a sabbatical leave here and even much more time than that in the CCBC. She's been evaluating illustrated books at an elementary school level in order to select "CCBC Choices" books published during the 1990s for inclusion in her fine reference book published by the National Council for the Social Studies. You may visit the CCBC web site to read an interview with Professor Krey conducted by Tana Elias in 1997 for the Friends of the CCBC Newsletter http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/friends/krey.htm.
University of Minnesota Professor H. Michael Hartoonian is a past president of the NCSS. In his introduction to De An Krey's book, Dr. Hartoonian writes in part, "...Dr. Krey has constructed a vehicle that now allows us to travel over an important region of the academic landscape. The model that she gives us to navigate this terain is eloquent and useful... [it] represents a wonderful marriage between cultural narratives and content patterns and theories. We have before us the exciting prospect of learning about the human condition...The books listed here are not just any books...they offer the opportunity to provide educators and students with a better way to find out who we are, how the social world works, and what is expected of us as citizens, as family members, and as human beings. A reflective journey through these books will lead us to a deeper understanding of our social convenant with one another. The storeis will make us cry, make us laugh, and bring us closer together. They will help us in our continuing work to build community, to develop character, and to create content."
The continuing commitment to excellent literature for the young by both De An and Mike have caused us here at the CCBC to meet and work with countless fine social studies teachers & prospective social studies teachers committed to finding and using excellent literature with children in the development and teaching of many aspects of social studies curriculum. I agree with Mike that De An's careful work
- based on her long career in classrooms and with her education students - has given us all a valuable resource. It's a reference book to remember and to use. Now, let's consider sharing final thoughts about nonfiction books about history.
Ginny Moore Kruse gmkruse at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Cooperative Children's Book Center http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/ A Library of the School of Education, UW-Madison
Received on Mon 27 Nov 2000 12:06:41 PM CST
