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2021 NOTABLE SOCIAL STUDIES TRADE BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Please note that this is a preview of the 2021 Notable Social Studies Trade Books list. The final list will be published by NCSS in the May-June 2021 issue of Social Education, and include annotations for each title, illustrations, and connections to the National Standards for Social Studies. KINDERGARTEN TO SECOND GRADE All the Way to the Top: How One Girl’s Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything. Annette Bay Pimentel. Illus. Nabi H. Ali. 32pp. ISBN 9781492688976. Sourcebooks Explore. K-2 The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story. Aya Khalil. Illus. Anait Semirdzhyan. 36pp. ISBN 9780884487548. Tilbury House. K-2 Black is a Rainbow Color. Angela Joy. Illus. Ekua Holmes. 40pp. ISBN 9781626726314. Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group / Roaring Brook Press. K-2 Can Bears Ski?. Raymond Antrobus. Illus. Polly Dunbar. 40pp. ISBN 9781536212662. Candlewick Press. K-2 Come Out and Play: A Global Journey. Maya Ajmera and John D. Ivanko. 32pp. ISBN 9781623541637. Charlesbridge. K-2 Earth Hour: A Lights-Out Event for Our Planet. Nanette Heffernan. Illus. Bao Luu. 32pp. ISBN 9781580899420. Charlesbridge. K-2. K-2 Equality’s Call: The Story of Voting Rights in America. Deborah Diesen. Illus. Magdalena Mora. 48pp. ISBN 9781534439580. Simon & Schuster / Beach Lane Books. K-2 Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away. Meg Medina. Illus. Sonia Sánchez. 32pp. ISBN 9781536207040. Candlewick Press. K-2 Flying Free: How Bessie Coleman’s Dreams Took Flight. Karyn Parsons. Illus. R. Gregory Christie. 48pp. ISBN 9780316457194. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. K-2 Fred’s Big Feelings: The Life and Legacy of Mister Rogers. Laura Renauld. Illus. Brigette Barrager. 40pp. ISBN 9781534441224. Simon & Schuster / Atheneum BFYR. K-2 Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood. Tony Hillery. Illus. Jessie Hartland. 40pp. ISBN 9781534402317. Simon & Schuster / Paula Wiseman Books. K-2 The Heart of Mi Familia. Carrie Lara. Illus. Christine Battuz. I 32pp. SBN 9781433832536. Magination Press. K-2 Hot Pot Night!. Written and Illustrated by Vincent Chen. 40pp. ISBN 9781623541200. Charlesbridge. K-2 I Want to Ride the Tap Tap. Danielle Joseph. Illus. Olivier Ganthier. 40pp. ISBN 9780374312145. Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group / Farrar, Straus and Giroux BYR. K-2 If Dominican Were a Color. Sili Recio. Illus. Brianna McCarthy. 32pp. ISBN 9781534461796. Simon & Schuster / Denene Millner Books. K-2 The Children’s Book Council | National Council for the Social Studies 2021 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People Just Like a Mama. Alice Faye Duncan. lllus. Charnelle Pinkney Barlow. 40pp. ISBN 9781534461833. Simon & Schuster / Denene Millner Books. K-2 Love Your Body: Your body can do amazing things…. Jessica Sanders. lllus. Carol Rossetti. 40pp. ISBN 9780711252424. Quarto Group / Frances Lincoln Children’s Books. K-2 Lulu the One and Only. Lynnette Mawhinney. lllus. Jennie Poh. 32pp. ISBN 9781433831591. Magination Press. K-2 Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration. Samara Cole Doyon. lllus. Kaylani Juanita. 32pp. ISBN 9780884487975. Tilbury House. K-2 Nana Akua Goes to School. Tricia Elam Walker. lllus. April Harrison. 40pp. ISBN 9780525581130. Random House Children’s Books / Schwartz & Wade. K-2 Ohana Means Family. Ilima Loomis. lllus. Kenard Pak. 40pp. ISBN 9780823443260. Holiday House / Neal Porter Books. K-2 One Boy’s Choice: A Tale of the Amazon. Sueli Menezes. lllus. Anika Siems. 32pp. ISBN 9781662650031. minedition / Astra House. K-2 One Little Lot: The 1-2-3s of an Urban Garden. Diane C. Mullen. lllus. Oriol Vidal. 32pp. ISBN 9781580898898. Charlesbridge. K-2 The One with the Scraggly Beard. Elizabeth Withey. lllus. Lynn Scurfield. 32pp. ISBN 9781459818552. Orca Book Publishers. K-2 Papa, Daddy, and Riley. Seamus Kirst. lllus. Devon Holzwarth. 32pp. ISBN 9781433832390. Magination Press. K-2 The Paper Kingdom. Helena Ku Rhee. lllus. Pascal Campion. 40pp. ISBN 9780525644613. Random House Children’s Books / Random House BFYR. K-2 The Power of One: Every Act of Kindness Counts. Trudy Ludwig. lllus. Mike Curato. 40pp. ISBN 9781524771584. Random House Children’s Books / Alfred A. Knopf BFYR. K-2 Respect: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul. Carole Boston Weatherford. lllus. Frank Morrison. 48pp. ISBN 9781534452282. Simon & Schuster / Atheneum BFYR. K-2 The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver. Gene Barretta. lllus. Frank Morrison. 40pp. ISBN 9780062430151. HarperCollins Children’s Books / Katherine Tegen Books. K-2 Sometimes People March. Written and Illustrated by Tessa Allen. 32pp. ISBN 9780062991188. HarperCollins Children’s Books / Balzer + Bray. K-2 Stand up! Speak Up!: A Story Inspired by the Climate Change Revolution. Andrew Joyner. 40pp. ISBN 9780593301586. Random House Children’s Books / Schwartz & Wade. K-2 Teatime Around the World. Denyse Waissbluth. lllus. Chelsea O’Byrne. 48pp. ISBN 9781771646017. Greystone Kids. K-2 V is for Voting. Kate Farrell. lllus. Caitlin Kuhwald. 40pp. ISBN 9781250231253. Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group / Henry Holt BYR. K-2 We Are Water Protectors. Carole Lindstrom. lllus. Michaela Goade. 40pp. ISBN 9781250203557. Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group / Roaring Brook Press. K-2 The Children’s Book Council | National Council for the Social Studies 2021 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People When We Are Kind. Monique Gray Smith. lllus. Nicole Neidhardt. 32pp. ISBN 9781459825222. Orca Book Publishers. K-2 You Matter. Written and Illustrated by Christian Robinson. 40pp. ISBN 9781534421691. Simon & Schuster / Atheneum BFYR. K-2 Your Name is a Song. Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow. lllus. Luisa Uribe. 40pp. ISBN 9781943147724. The Innovation Press. K-2 A World Together. Sonia Manzano. 32pp. ISBN 9781426337383. National Geographic Children’s Books. K-2 Art Is Life: The Life of Artist Keith Haring. Tami Lewis Brown. lllus. Keith Negley. 48pp. ISBN 9780374304249. Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group / Farrar, Straus and Giroux BYR. K-12 Be Amazing: A History of Pride. Desmond is Amazing (Desmond Napoles). lllus. Dylan Glynn. 40pp. ISBN 9780374312589. Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group / Farrar, Straus and Giroux BYR. K-12 Birrarung Wilam: A Story from Aboriginal Australia. Andrew Kelly and Aunty Joy Murphy. lllus. Lisa Kennedy. 40pp. ISBN 9781536209426. Candlewick Press. K-5 Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built. Angela Burke Kunkel. lllus. Paola Escobar. 40pp. ISBN 9781984892638. Random House Children’s Books / Schwartz & Wade. K-5 Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First Paleontologist. Linda Skeers. lllus. Marta Álvarez Miguéns. 40pp. ISBN 9781728209517. Sourcebooks Explore. K-5 Fighting Infantryman, The: The Story of Albert D. J. Cashier, Transgender Civil War Soldier. Rob Sanders. lllus. Nabi H. Ali. 48pp. ISBN 9781499809367. Little Bee Books. K-5 Flight for Freedom: The Wetzel Family’s Daring Escape from East Germany. Kristen Fulton. lllus. Torben Kuhlmann. 56pp. ISBN 9781452149608. Chronicle Books. K-5 Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice. Nikki Grimes. lllus. Laura Freeman. 40pp. ISBN 9781534462670. Simon & Schuster / Atheneum BFYR. K-5 Mamie on the Mound: A Woman in Baseball’s Negro Leagues. Leah Henderson. lllus. George Doutsiopoulos. 32pp. ISBN 9781684460236. Capstone Editions. K-5 Migrants. Written and Illustrated by Issa Watanabe. 40pp. ISBN 9781776573134. Gecko Press. K-8 Mindy Kim and the Lunar New Year Parade. Lyla Lee. lllus. Dung Ho. 96pp. ISBN 9781534440104. Simon & Schuster / Aladdin. K-5 The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read. Rita Lorraine Hubbard. lllus. Oge Mora. 40pp. ISBN 9781524768287. Random House Children’s Books / Schwartz & Wade. K-5 Oscar’s American Dream. Barry Wittenstein. lllus. Kristen Howdeshell and Kevin Howdeshell. 36pp. ISBN 9780525707691. Random House Children’s Books / Schwartz & Wade. K-5 Ritu Weds Chandni. Written and Illustrated by Ameya Narvankar. 36pp. ISBN 9781949528947. Yali Books. K-8 Speak Up. Miranda Paul. lllus. Ebony Glenn. 40pp. ISBN 9780358140962. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt / Clarion Books. K-12 Wherever I Go. Mary Wagley Copp. lllus. Munir D. Mohammed. 24pp. ISBN 9781534419193. Simon & Schuster / Atheneum Books for Young Readers. K-5 The Children’s Book Council | National Council for the Social Studies 2021 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People THIRD TO FIFTH GRADE Act. Kayla Miller. 224pp. ISBN 9780358206354. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt / HMH Books for Young Readers. 3-5 All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team. Christina Soontornvat. 288pp. ISBN 9781536209457. Candlewick Press. 3-5 Beautiful Shades of Brown: The Art of Laurie Wheeler Waring. Nancy Churnin. lllus. Felicia Marshall. 32pp. ISBN 9781939547651. Creston Books. 3-5 Desert Diary: Japanese American Kids Behind Barbed Wire. Michael O. Tunnell. 144pp. ISBN 9781580897891. Charlesbridge. 3-5 Erosion: How Hugh Bennett Saved America’s Soil and Ended the Dust Bowl. Darcy Pattison. lllus. Peter Willis. 34pp. ISBN 9781629441498. Mims House. 3-5 Farmers Unite!: Planting a Protest for Fair Prices. Lindsey Metcalf. 64pp. ISBN 9781684379088. Boyds Mills & Kane / Calkins Creek. 3-5 History Smashers: The Mayflower. Kate Messner. lllus. Dylan Meconis. 224pp. ISBN 9780593120316. Random House Children’s Books / Random House BFYR. 3-5 Interactive Constitution, The: Explore the Constitution with flaps, wheels, color-changing words, and more!. David Miles. lllus. Albert Pinilla. 16pp. ISBN 9781733633529. Bushel & Peck Books.