5th Grade Social Studies Booklist
|
Author |
Illustrator |
Title |
Reading
Level |
Book
Type |
Annotation |
Pages |
|
Brooks, Barbara |
NA |
The Sioux (Native American People) |
6.3 |
Non-Fiction |
Examines the history, traditional life styles, and current situation of the Sioux, or Dakota, Indians. |
30 |
|
Darling, David |
NA |
Could You Ever Build a Time Machine? |
5.7 |
Non-Fiction |
Are there really time machines? Learn that cameras and TVs are time machines because we can watch the past, but could people really travel into the future? |
60 |
|
Forbes, Esther |
Ward, Lynd |
America’s Paul Revere |
6.6 |
Non-Fiction |
Recalls the tale of Paul Revere and his contributions to American history. |
46 |
|
Forbes, Esther |
Ward, Lynd |
Johnny Tremain |
5.9 |
Newberry Award |
This book follows a young prentice from a tragic accident in a silversmith’s shop to his dramatic involvement as a patriot in the days prior to the American Revolution. |
256 |
|
Market, Jenny |
George, Michael |
The Grand Canyon (A Vision Book) |
5.3 |
Non-Fiction |
The author describes what she saw on a back packing trip to the Grand Canyon. |
32 |
|
Market, Jenny |
George, Michael |
Yellowstone National Park (A Vision Book) |
4.9 |
Non-Fiction |
Describes a trip to Yellowstone National Park and introduces the area’s biology and natural history. |
32 |
|
Pitts, Paul |
NA |
Racing the Sun |
4.4 |
Fiction Parents’ Choice Award |
When 12 year old Brandon’s Navajo grandfather comes to live with him, Brandon is forced to consider his heritage and his father’s rejection of the old ways. |
148 |
|
Ryan, Pam Munoz |
Cepeda, Joe |
Esperanza Rising |
5.3 |
Chapter Book Hispanic American Fiction Jane Addam’s Children’s Book Award |
Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave Mexico and all their wealth to come to Southern California and work on the labor camps during the great depression. |
262 |
|
Smith, David John |
NA |
If the World Were a Village: A Book about the World’s People |
5.0 |
Non-Fiction |
Tells us who we are, where we live, how fast we are growing, what languages we speak, what religions we practice, and more. |
32 |
|
Tuner, Nancy |
NA |
These are my Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901, Arizona Territories |
5.6 |
Fiction Novel |
A tale of adventure, love, and marriage, featuring a spunky, gun-toting heroine and the brave-hearted soldier she comes to love. |
384 |