It connects social studies learning to the rest of our school day. Historical fiction, while enhancing understanding of the past, can help you integrate social studies across the curriculum. There's an abundance of historical fiction in libraries, catalogs, and bookstores. To help select the best, use the following criteria and check out the resources listed below. This is the most reliable list I've found.
Careful attention is paid to authenticity and historical accuracy.
Social Studies and the Young Learner , a quarterly magazine published by NCSS, features a regular column on books appropriate for elementary social studies and suggestions for use. It's a challenge to select titles that are authentic, have a fresh slant, represent diverse groups, are easily readable, are of high literary quality, and are enriched with illustrations. I have added my own teaching strategies to each. This is a touching story of two brothers whose lives were affected by World War I. Casey fought and his younger brother, Aubrey, waited and worried. Aubrey's letter to Uncle Sam initiates a sensitive response from the president.