Teaching Elementary Social Studies with

Anby Marcia Williams

This comic style novel provides an introduction to Ancient Egypt. The 9 stories within cover the beliefs, culture, and technology of the civilization. Readers will also follow the rise of Cleopatra, the famous Egyptian queen.

Ages 6-9

by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón

This graphic version of the story of Anne Frank has all the heart and history of the original. Anne Frank was a young German Jewish girl who lived during the Nazi invasion of Europe. Her family attempted to hide from the genocide led by Hitler. This is her story, and the experience of millions of Holocaust victims throughout Europe in the 1940s.

Ages 12-18

by Gene Luen Yang

This popular graphic novel series takes place in China, 1898. This is the story of one Chinese boy, Little Bao, and his fight against the invasion of the Westerners and the spread of Christianity. Raising an army of commoners - Boxers, he incites a rebellion. Along the way he finds there is more to war than fighting foreigners.

Ages 12-17

by Terry Collins and Anne Timmons

Following the adventures of Isabel Soto, time traveler and archaeologist, this series is packed full of adventure and mystery. Izzy will lead the reader into learning more about different times and cultures - in this case, the history of the Great Wall of China.

Ages 8-14

by Neo Edmund

This natural history book is a great introduction to the world of dinosaurs. Readers will enjoy the timelines and and diagrams, along with the facts about various dinosaurs and how they lived. Look out for the names of famous paleontologists and their discoveries!

Ages 7-12

by Paul D. Storrie and Steve Kurth

This story follows Hercules, son of Zeus. It is action packed and full of drama. The author used well respected sources and includes map of the ancient Mediterranean world, glossary, bibliography and website references.

Ages 8-12

by Loic Dauvillier and Greg Salsedo

This Holocaust story follows Dounia, a young Jewish girl as she is hidden in Paris in order to escape the Nazis. The story is told by Dounia to her grandson.

Ages 6-10

by Matt Doeden

This nonfiction title goes through the events of the German airship disaster in 1937 in comic book format. This disaster was the end of the era of airships.

Ages 8-14

by Marcia Williams

This story includes several different stories of King Arthur and his knights and Merlin. IT is full color and illustrated in comic strip format.

Ages 5-10

by Na Liu

This is the story of two sisters growing up in the 1970’s in China. Chairman Mao has died, and the country is changing. The book is divided into 8 short stories.

Ages 9-12

by Susan K Leigh

This novel is a biography of Martin Luther and the Reformation in Europe. It is informative and easy to understand. It also includes a historical timeline of events.

Ages 9-12

by Nel Yomtov

The stories in this book are fictionalized versions of true stories. These are stories of the soldiers fighting on the front lines. The author of this book previously worked for Marvel.

Ages 9-12

by Nathan Hale

Nathan Hale takes true stories and turns them into exciting and funny graphic novels. Readers will learn about some of the well known battles through these stories.

Ages 8-12

by George O'Connor

This action packed series uses primary sources to create fun engaging and colorful stories. This is the first book in the series and includes myths about Zeus.

Ages 8-12