The inclusion of children's literature combined with a content area textbook can aid teachers in providing instruction within a student's zone of proximal development in a pleasing way (Dixon-Krauss 1996).
According to research, children's literature integrated into content area curriculum can have a positive effect on how students view abstract concepts often found in subject area like math, science, social studies, etc (Krauss 1992).
The following is a list of quality children's literature categorized by content area:
Historical
- Ballard, Robert D. Exploring the Titanic: How the Greatest Ship Ever Lost - was Found.
- George, Jean Craighead. The First Thanksgiving.
- Jones, James B., Jr. Every Day in Tennessee History.
- McGovern, Ann. ...If You Lived with the Sioux Indians.
- Spencer, Eve. A Flag for our Country.
- Waters, Kate. The Story of the White House.
Biographies
Aliki. A Weed is a Flower.
Beckner, Chrisanne. 100 African-Americans Who Shaped American History.
Bradby, Marie. More than Anything Else.
Bruchac, Joseph. A Boy Called Slow.
Cooper, Floyd. Mandela: From the Life of the South African Statesman.
Folsom, Franklin. Black Cowboy: The Life and Legend of George McJunkin.
Kindersley, Barnabas and Anabel. Children Just Like Me.
Krull, Kathleen. Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman.
Lyons, Mary E. Stitching Stars.
Miller, William. Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree.
San Souci, Robert D. Kate Shelley: Bound for Legend.
Towle, Wendy. The Real McCoy.
Folk Literature & Myths and Legends
Cohn, Amy L. From Sea to Shining Sea: A Treasury of American Folklore and Folk Songs.
Dadey, Debbie. Shooting Star: Annie Oakley, the Legend.
Isaacs, Anne. Swamp Angel.
Lester, Julius. John Henry.
Wood, Audrey. The Bunyans.
Related Literature with Social Studies Applications
Bunting, Eve. Smoky Night.
Cherry, Lynne. The Armadillo from Amarillo.
Clark, Ann Nolan. In My Mother's House.
Schuett, Stacey. Somewhere in the World Right Now.
Ecology and the Environment
Bang, Molly. Chattanooga Sludge.
Base, Graeme. The Sign of the Seahorse.
Cherry, Lynne. A River Ran Wild.
Cherry, Lynne. The Great Kapok Tree.
Jordan, Martin and Janis. Journey of the Red-Eyed Tree Frog.
Mac-Gill-Callahan, Sheila. And Still the Turtle Watched.
Mazer, Anne. The Salamander Room.
Animals
Carle, Eric. Animals, Animals.
Julivert, Maria Angels. The Fascinating World of... Spiders.
Lind, Alan. Black Bear Club.
Silverstein, Alvin, Virginia, and Robert. Eagles, Hawks, and Owls.
Related Science Topics
Bisel, Sara C. The Secrets of Vesuvius.
Burns, Khephra and William Miles. Black Stars in Orbit.
Frasier, Debra. One the Day You Were Born.
Heller, Ruth. Color.
Sis, Peter. Starry Messenger.
Stevens, Janet. Tops and Bottoms.
Axelrod, Amy. Pigs in the Pantry.
Axelrod, Amy. Pigs will be Pigs.
Anno, Masaichiro and Mitsumasa. Anno's Mysterious Multiplying Jar.
Burns, Marilyn. The Greedy Triangle.
Clement, Rod. Counting on Frank.
Dee, Ruby. Two Ways to Count to Ten.
Friedman, Aileen. A Cloak for the Dreamer.
McGrath, Barbieri. The M&M's Counting Book.
McKissack, Patricia C. A Million Fish... More or Less.
Pinczes, Elinor J. A Remainder of One.
Schwartz, David M. If You Made a Million.
Scieszka, Jon. Math Curse.
Vygotsky Links
**Vygotsky
Resources
**Lev
Vygotsky: Thinking and Speaking
**Learning
Theories
Vygotsky Centennial Project
TIP Theories: Social Development Theory
Vygotsky
and education: The sociocultural genesis of dialogic thinking in classroom
contexts for open-forum literature discussions
Social
Development Theory
Dialogic Inquiry in
Education: Building on the Legacy of Vygotsky
Vygotsky and Language
Acquisition
Beyond the
Individual-Social Antimony in Discussions of Piaget and Vygotsky
Dialogue,
Difference, and the "Third Voice" in the Zone of Proximal
Development
Vygotsky's
Cultural/Cognitive Theory Of Development
Social
Constructivism
Learning
and Teaching "Scientific Concepts": Vygotsky's Ideas Revisited
Socio-Cultural
Theory
**highly recommended
I am interested in receiving e-mail from people who are also interested in Vygotsky's learning theories. Feel free to e-mail me with questions, comments or suggestions.
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