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Social Studies Genre
Books in the Social Studies genre:
Henry David Thoreau: A Man for Our Time (1967)
Selected writings of the author and philosopher for young people.
Author(s):
Henry David Thoreau
Illustrator(s):
James Daugherty
Kali and the Golden Mirror (1967)
Author(s):
Eva-Lis Wuorio
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Let’s Learn About Silk (1967)
The story of the making of silk.
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
James E. Barry
Read About the Fireman (1967)
This is a history of fire fighting brought up to today.
Author(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Happy Days (1969)
The story in words, music and pictures of how children throughout the world celebrate their special days.
Author(s):
Christine Price
Illustrator(s):
Christine Price
Richard Scarry’s Fun with Words (1971)
Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Pie Rats Ahoy! (1972)
Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
The Me Book (1974)
Animals demonstrate the things active kids can do.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Jean Tymms
Illustrator(s):
Tibor Gergely
My Head-to-Toe Book (1974)
Animals show some of the things active kids can do.
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Author(s):
Jean Tymms
Illustrator(s):
Tibor Gergely
Roots of Time (1974)
A brief sociological study of the lives of African peoples.
Author(s):
Margo Jefferson
Elliott Percival Skinner
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
At Work (1976)
Pictures and words about what people do all day.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
In My Town (1976)
A word book about my town.
Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Richard Scarry’s Busy Town, Busy People (1976)
This is an adaptation of What Do People Do All Day?
Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Richard Scarry’s Busy Town, Busy People (1976)
A shorter version of What Do People Do All Day?
Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1976)
A clear-eyed look at the American south at the time of the Great Depression through the eyes of a young African American girl.
Author(s):
Mildred D. Taylor
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
Arts of Clay (1977)
A survey of clay artwork made by various primitive cultures.
Author(s):
Christine Price
Illustrator(s):
Photographs
Christine Price
The Mystery of Masks (1978)
A look at masks and their meaning in the cultures that produce them.
Author(s):
Christine Price
Illustrator(s):
Christine Price
Richard Scarry’s Postman Pig and His Busy Neighbors (1978)
Postman Pig knows everyone in Busytown.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Dance on the Dusty Earth (1979)
Based on her travels, the author describes traditional dances in more primitive societies.
Author(s):
Christine Price
Illustrator(s):
Christine Price
The Flowering of New England 1815-1865 (1979)
A literary history of New England in the nineteenth century.
Author(s):
Van Wyck Brooks
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney