NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People

Social studies books selected each year by NCSS and the Children's Book Council.

Published byNational Council for the Social Studies

Years available2018–2026

Editions9

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National Council for the Social Studies

Social studies books selected each year by NCSS and the Children's Book Council.

Ages and grades: Kindergarten to Second Grade · Kindergarten to Fifth Grade · Third to Fifth Grade · Third to Eighth Grade · Sixth to Eighth Grade · Sixth to Twelfth Grade · Ninth to Twelfth Grade
Selections: 138

National Council for the Social Studies

Social studies books selected each year by NCSS and the Children's Book Council.

Ages and grades: Kindergarten to Second Grade · Kindergarten to Fifth Grade · Third to Fifth Grade · Third to Eighth Grade · Third to Twelfth Grade · Sixth to Eighth Grade · Sixth to Twelfth Grade · Ninth to Twelfth Grade
Selections: 149

National Council for the Social Studies

Social studies books selected each year by NCSS and the Children's Book Council.

Ages and grades: Kindergarten to Second Grade · Kindergarten to Fifth Grade · Third to Fifth Grade · Third to Eighth Grade · Sixth to Eighth Grade · Sixth to Twelfth Grade · Ninth to Twelfth Grade
Selections: 107

National Council for the Social Studies

Social studies books selected each year by NCSS and the Children's Book Council.

Ages and grades: Kindergarten to Second Grade · Third to Fifth Grade · Sixth to Eighth Grade · Ninth to Twelfth Grade
Selections: 148

National Council for the Social Studies

Social studies books selected each year by NCSS and the Children's Book Council.

Ages and grades: Kindergarten to Second Grade · Third to Fifth Grade · Sixth to Eighth Grade · Ninth to Twelfth Grade
Selections: 183

National Council for the Social Studies

Social studies books selected each year by NCSS and the Children's Book Council.

Ages and grades: BIOGRAPHY · CONTEMPORARY CONCERNS · ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY/ECOLOGY · FOLKTALES · GEOGRAPHY/PEOPLES/PLACES · HISTORY/LIFE & CULTURE IN THE AMERICAS · REFERENCE · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY · SOCIAL INTERACTIONS/RELATIONSHIPS · WORLD HISTORY & CULTURE · OTHER (CIVICS)
Selections: 138

National Council for the Social Studies

Social studies books selected each year by NCSS and the Children's Book Council.

Ages and grades: Kindergarten to Second Grade · Third to Fifth Grade · Sixth to Eighth Grade · Ninth to Twelfth Grade
Selections: 128

National Council for the Social Studies

Social studies books selected each year by NCSS and the Children's Book Council.

Ages and grades: BIOGRAPHY · CONTEMPORARY CONCERNS · GEOGRAPHY/PEOPLES/PLACES · ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY/ECOLOGY · FOLKTALES · HISTORY/LIFE & CULTURE IN THE AMERICAS · SELF-IDENTITY · SOCIAL INTERACTIONS/RELATIONSHIPS · WORLD HISTORY & CULTURE
Selections: 163

National Council for the Social Studies

Social studies books selected each year by NCSS and the Children's Book Council.

Ages and grades: BIOGRAPHY · CONTEMPORARY CONCERNS · ENVIRONMENT/ECOLOGY · FOLKTALES · GEOGRAPHY/PEOPLES/PLACES · HISTORY/LIFE & CULTURE IN THE AMERICAS · SOCIAL INTERACTIONS/RELATIONSHIPS · WORLD HISTORY & CULTURE · WOMEN’S HISTORY
Selections: 137