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High Interest Topics - Social Studies

History is full of spectacular adventures, discoveries, victories, and also epic failures. Each book features short humorous stories about a variety of historical events within a specific subject (War, Advertising, Invention, Exploration, Diplomacy).
This set takes readers back to times when conditions were very different from today. Engaging text, period photos and illustrations, and primary source excerpts bring each era to life.
An appealing way to bring history to life in your classroom. Examine important events that shaped the history of the United States and the World.
Leveled Texts for Social Studies is a resource designed to help all students grasp important historical people and events through high-interest text written at four different reading levels ranging from 1.5 to 7.2.
Graphic novel format paired with gripping stories of history's most compelling disasters make these books true page-turners.
New! One day life was going on as usual. Then something shocking happened that forever marked the nation. 4th-5th grade readability.
New! History meets science in these books about famous events. 4th-5th grade readability.
Colorful images, supporting text, a glossary, table of contents, and index all work together to help readers better understand the content and be fully engaged from cover to cover.
Help elementary students achieve literacy in the social studies strand of civics with this set of books that introduces complex civics concepts at a level that students understand.
Learn all about maps, schools, rules, responsibilities, and more with this Kindergarten 10-book set of Primary Source Readers. These dynamic primary sources meet the four strands of social studies: history, civics, geography, and economics.
Learn all about American culture, government, civic values, holidays, and more with this Grade 3 10-book set of Primary Source Readers. These dynamic primary sources meet the four strands of social studies: history, civics, geography, and economics.
Learn all about families, leaders, maps, the government, and more with this Grade 2 10-book set of Primary Source Readers. These dynamic primary sources meet the four strands of social studies: history, civics, geography, and economics.
Learn all about families, leaders, holidays, and various important responsibilities with this Grade 1 10-book set of Primary Source Readers. These dynamic primary sources meet the four strands of social studies: history, civics, geography, and economics.
Full of amazing details, these engaging books are sure to deepen students' understanding of social studies content and challenge them to analyze multiple perspectives through the use of primary source images, a primary source activity, and a document-based assessment.
Build literacy skills and social studies content knowledge with Grade 5 Civics Set. Read about topics such as Forming a new Government, George Washington, James Madison and Abigail Adams.
This set offers social studies content that helps build literacy skills. Texts are appropriate for all students including English language learners.
Readers of Graphic U.S. History books acquire content knowledge, vocabulary, and learning strategies as they read about topics they might otherwise avoid.
Organized in the form of a job posting, the highly designed and interactive series lays out the requirements, roles, and responsibilities of some of the most important and influential jobs in the United States.