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**Social Studies Content**
Here you will find materials to support Social Studies classrooms. SUBDIVISIONS on this page:
 * Archaeology
 * Bibliographies
 * Biography
 * Civics
 * Civil Rights
 * Countries of the World
 * Economics
 * Geography
 * History
 * Holocaust
 * Ohio
 * Teacher Resources
 * U.S. History
 * U.S. Presidents
 * Wars
 * Grade School Social Studies Textbooks

__Archaeology__
ERC NON PRNT CC171.A72 2003 Check Availability **//Archaeology.// (2003). Elk Grove Village, IL: Disney Educational Productions.** In this episode, Bill Nye the Science Guy explores the science of archaeology: the study of the physical evidence (artifacts) of past human societies recovered through excavation. DVD.

ERC NON PRNT E78 .U55 S38 2005 Check Availability The best kept secret of American archaeology is now revealed -- an entire canyon of perfectly preserved 1,000-year-old remains. Explore the unique archaeological remains of Range Creek canyon on this documentary. (DVD, 30 min.) Gr. 7-up.
 * //The secret canyon (Scientific American Frontiers series).// (2005). ??: PBS Home Video.**

**__Bibliographies__**
Using Children's Literature to Teach the Social Studies Ohio Academic Content Standards Excellent list of some of the very best social studies trade books for classroom use, assembled by Dr. James Shiveley and Dr. Ron Helms in 2008 for the Ohio Council for Social Studies.

**__Biography__**
For more biographies, see below under "Civil Rights" and "U.S. Presidents".

ERC NON PRNT ML410 .B4 B44 2005 Check Availability Biography of the accomplished pianist and composer, who became deaf and could not hear his music performed. (DVD, 30 min.) Gr. K-3.
 * //Beethoven.// (2005). Coppell, TX: Nest Entertainment.**

ERC NON PRNT E111 .C65 1999 Check Availability //**Christopher Columbus & the New World.**// **(1999). Evanston, IL: AGC/United Learning.** This program examines the life of Christopher Columbus and his role in world history.

ERC NON PRNT E118 .C47 2007 (DVD) Check Availability **//Christopher Columbus.// (1991). Irving, TX: Nest Entertainment.** Christopher Columbus is an exuberant boy of Genoa, Italy, who wants only one thing - an adventurous life at sea. As he grows into young manhood, he becomes an expert sailor who ultimately discovers North America. (DVD, 30 min.) Gr. K-3.

ERC NON PRNT RT37 .N5 A65 2005 (DVD) Check Availability A animated biography of Florence Nightingale. (30 min.) Gr. K-3.
 * //Florence Nightingale.// (1993). Nest Entertainment, Inc. **

ERC NON PRNT QB36 .G2 G35 2005 Check Availability **//Galileo.// (2005). Coppel, TX: Nest Entertainment.** Learn of the courage and genius of Galileo in his discovery that the planets revolved around the sun, rather than the Earth. (30 min.)

ERC NON PRNT E444 .T82 H37 2005 (DVD) Check Availability Teach Indomitable Spirit, Faith, Courage and many other positive traits through the life of Harriet Tubman. To this day Harriet Tubman is still remembered as “The Moses of her people” for good reason. From 1849 to 1860, in 17 dangerous missions to the Confederate South, she helped more than 300 slaves escape to freedom in the North. She continues to inspire countless Americans more than a century after her death. (30 min.) Gr. K-3.
 * // Harriet Tubman. // (1996). Irving, TX: Nest Entertainment. **

ERC NON PRNT LC2330 .H4 2015 Check Availability This documentary gives a good look at the events leading up to the Taliban's attack on Pakistani schoolgirl, Malala Yousafzai, for speaking out on girls' education followed by the aftermath, including her speech to the United Nations. (DVD, approx. 1 1/2 hours. Licensed for non-theatrical public performances to non-paying audiences). Rated PG-13.
 * //He named me Malala.// (2015). Beverly Hills, CA: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.**

[] California Newsreel, c1996. 58 minutes. Producer/Director: Karen Everett. Complimentary streaming access on the life and works of filmmaker Marlon Riggs, who became an advocate for stigmatized people everywhere.
 * I Shall Not Be Removed: The Life of Marlon Riggs**

ERC NON PRNT DC103.5 .A55 2005d Check Availability Joan of Arc (c. 1412-May 30, 1431) was born in a village in Lorraine, France and was dubbed a saint of the Roman Catholic Church and a national heroine of her homeland. Teach reverence, obedience, leadership, and patriotism with this 30-minute animated educational movie about Joan of Arc. (DVD, 30 min.)
 * //Joan of Arc.// (1996). Irving, TX: Nest Entertainment.**

ERC NON PRNT PN1997.2 .L5536 2013 Check Availability Award-winning biopic about the final four month's of Lincoln's presidency. Includes educator's guide. (DVD, 150 min., PG-13). Gr. 7-up.
 * //Lincoln.// (2013). Burbank, CA: DreamWorks.**
 * Teacher Resource: []

ERC NON PRNT G370.P9 M37 2005 (DVD) Check Availability Teach honesty, adventure, and courage with this animated educational VHS about Marco Polo. (30 min.) Gr. K-3.
 * //Marco Polo.// (1997). Irving, TX: Nest Entertainment.**

ERC NON PRNT E99 .P85 P63 2005 Check Availability Biography of the brave Native American woman who intervened on behalf of the colonists at Jamestown. (DVD, 30 min.) Gr. K-3.
 * //Pocahontas.// (2005). Coppell, TX: Nest Entertainment.**

ERC NON PRNT E185.97.P3 R68 2002 Check Availability The story of Rosa Parks, an African American woman whose courage and determination helped her fight for justice and civil rights. DVD.
 * //The Rosa Parks Story.// (2002). Santa Monica, CA: Xenon Pictures.**

ERC NON PRNT E111.C65 1999 Check Availability This program examines the life of Christopher Columbus and his role in world history. VHS.
 * Sitko, J. (1999). //Christopher Columbus and the New World.// Evanston, IL: AGC/United Learning.**

ERC PROF BK GV1132.J7 S658 2010 Check Availability Introduction to the life of Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion of the world in 1910.
 * Smith, C. R., Jr. (2010). //Black Jack: The Ballad of Jack Johnson.// Illustrated by Shane W. Evans. New York: Roaring Brook Press.**

ERC NON PRNT E302.6.F8 W43 1999 Check Availability Provides in-depth text synopsis; author biographical sketch; timeline; critical perspective; general and specific teaching objectives; "Across the Curriculum" section tying text to other disciplines; themes/motifs/settings/vocabulary/literary terms; bibliography of author's works; resources for further study; two tests incorporating multiple choice, brief answer, and essay; student activity suggestions; cross-curricular activity suggestions; and an answer key. CD-ROM.
 * //What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?.// (1999). New York: Scholastic.**

ERC NON PRNT E302.6.F8 W37 1993 Check Availability No matter how busy he was, Ben Franklin always found time to try out new ideas and he was also a man of many talents. He was also an ambassador to England, a printer, an almanac maker, a politician, and even a vegetarian (for a time). VHS.
 * //What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?.// (1993). Weston, CT: Weston Woods.**

ERC NON PRNT E111.W46 1991 Check Availability **//Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus?.// (1991). Weston, CT: Weston Woods.** Discusses the voyages of Christopher Columbus who determined to beat everyone in the race to the Indies. (VHS). Gr. Pre-3.

ERC NON PRNT F68 .B8235 W56 2005 Check Availability Governor of the Pilgrims, who was the "Father of Thanksgiving Day". (DVD, 30 min.) Gr. K-3.
 * //William Bradford.// (2005). Coppell, TX: Nest Entertainment.**

**__Civics__**
This includes how the U.S. government is set up and operates, voting and elections, women's suffrage, and community helpers.

ERC NON PRNT E184.A1 A498 2014 Check Availability This series explores the impact of the growing number of Asians, Latinos, African Americans, persons of mixed race, immigrants, women, youth and LGBTs whose influence over culture, commerce and the outcome of elections is affecting every aspect of the life in America. (DVD, 240 min.). Gr. 9-up.
 * //America by the numbers.// (2014). Arlington, VA: PBS.**

ERC NON PRNT E178.3.A6 2008 Check Availability Catchy tunes to teach civics concepts such as: Preamble, women's suffrage, immigration, passage of a bill. Includes interactive "pop quiz", downloadable educator's guide and web links. (DVD). Gr. K-8.
 * //America rock! (Schoolhouse Rock).// (2008). Burbank, CA: Disney Educational Productions.**

ERC NON PRNT JK411 .A4 2000 Check Availability The Standard Deviants' modern approach to learning is fast-paced and includes humor with content. (2 DVDs). Gr. 6-up.
 * //American government, parts 1 & 2 (Standard Deviants series).// (2000). San Francisco, CA: Cerebellum Corporation.**

ERC NON PRNT LB1584.A537 2005 Check Availability //**American government for children.**// **(2005). Wynnewood, PA: Schlessinger Media.** This 6 volume series covers American Citizenship; Federal, State and Local Government; the History of American Government; a History of the Presidency; the Three Branches of Government; What Is Government? Public Performance Rights are included. (23 min. each) Grades K-4 This series is a video course for high school civics teachers. It covers topics of civic knowledge, skills and dispositions recommended by The Civics Framework for the National assessment of Educational Progress developed by the U.S. Department of Education. Available as 2 discs and teacher guide.
 * //Teachers Guide//: []

ERC NON PRNT PN1997 .B47 2010 Check Availability Henry Fonda and Cliff Robertson square off as political adversaries during a presidential primary in this sardonic, insightful drama that brings out the best, and worst, in American politics. (DVD, 102 min.) Not rated.
 * //The best man.// (1964/2010). ??: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.**

ERC NON PRNT KF4819.85 Check Availability Brush up on your knowledge of U.S. history and government with these flash cards that cover topics given on the naturalization test. (100 flash cards) Gr. 5-up
 * //Civics flash cards for the naturalization test. (//2016). Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security.**

ERC NON PRNT KF4550 .C66 1984 [|Check Availability] A series of seminars on constitutional issues and public policy, originally produced as a public affairs television series. Panelists are chosen from a group of professors, journalists, lawyers, judges, and politicians, including Gerald Ford, Dan Rather, Ed Muskie, and Gloria Steinem. With commentaries by Fred W. Friendly and retired Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart
 * //The Constitution: That delicate balance.// (1984). Burlington, VT: Annenberg/CPB Collection.**
 * Video on Demand: []

ERC NON PRNT JK1726.D4973 2003 Check Availability This video series covers topics of civic knowledge, skills and dispositions recommend by The Civics Framework for the National assessment of Educational Program developed by the U.S. Department of Education. (DVD, 450 min.) Gr. 9-up.
 * //Democracy in America: a 15-part video course for high school civics//. //(2003). S. Burlington, VT: Annenberg Media.//**
 * Teacher Resource: @https://www.learner.org/courses/democracyinamerica/
 * Video on Demand: []

ERC NON PRNT GV1493 .F57 2010 Check Availability Tiny tikes can begin learning about firefighters as they put together this puzzle with peg handles. Gr. Toddler-Pre.
 * //Fire Truck #1 Peg Puzzle.// (n.d.). Westport, CT: Melissa & Doug.**

ERC NON PRNT JC11.F67 2002 Check Availability //**Forms of government: What's the score?**// **(2002). Monmouth Junction, NJ: Cambridge Educational.** This film uses a game show format to compare 5 different forms of government: absolute monarchy, representative democracy, communism, socialism, and fascism. (DVD, 30 min.) Gr. 9-up.

ERC NON PRNT JK1759 .F73 2002 v. 19 Check Availability The twenty six programs of //Framework for Democracy// introduce viewers to many of America's most influential leaders, elected officials, academicians, and political insiders, whose contributions have helped shape the political life of a nation. Contemporary case studies and historical insights challenge viewers to discuss and debate the changing role of government in the modern age. (DVD, 30 min. each).
 * //Framework for Democracy: Introduction to American Government.// (2002). Pasadena, CA: INTELCOM.**
 * **The power imperative, v.19** ERC NON PRNT JK1759.F73 2002 v.19 [|Check Availability]
 * //Teacher Resource:// []

ERC NON PRNT HN60 .G58 2004 Check Availability Journalist John Stossel applies his unconventional wisdom to topics -- like movie ads, file sharing, zero-tolerance policies and school violence -- that high-schoolers will care about. This includes //12 Give Me a Break!// segments. Topics include social studies, civics, science, and health. Educator's guide on the disc. Gr 7 and up.
 * //Give me a break! (ABC News Classroom Edition).// (2004). Elk Grove Village, IL: Disney Educational Productions.**

ERC PROF BK PZ8.3.K47 St 2008 Check Availability Lyrics to the national anthem of the U.S. are accompanied by flaps to lift revealing information about the song's origins, national monuments, history of the flag, and the Pledge of Allegiance. This book includes a CD of ten patriotic songs. Gr. Pre-3.
 * Key, Francis Scott. (2008). //Oh Say! Can You See.// Herstead, Herts: Make Believe Ideas.**

ERC NON PRNT LC1091 .O35 2016 Check Availability These videos include how public policy is made, the process of a bill becoming a law, different branches of Ohio government, the importance of voting, communicating with elected officials, and the history of Ohio's two constitutions. []
 * //Ohio high school government videos.// (2016). Columbus, OH: Ohio Attorney General's Office.**
 * **//Citizenry://** [|Click here to play.]
 * **//Ohio Constitution://** [|Click here to play.]
 * **//United States Constitution://** [|Click here to play:]
 * **//The Bill of Rights://** [|Click here to play.]
 * **//State Public Policy://** [|Click here to play.]
 * //Ohio Attorney General's Office Videos on YouTube,// posted Sept. 27, 2016.**

ERC NON PRNT HQ1236 .O54 1995 Check Availability Documents the 72year struggle for women's suffrage which culminated in the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. I tilluminates the alliances, infighting, betrayals and defeats that paved the way for victory in the battle for women's right to vote. (DVD, 106 min.) Gr. 8-up.
 * //One woman, one vote. (//1995). Alexandria, VA: PBS Home Video.**

ERC NON PRNT JC571 .P46 2013 Check Availability This thirteen-part documentary series on the Bill of Rights takes on controversial issues including: flag burning and Freedom of Speech, the Pentagon Papers and Freedom of the Press, gun control and the Right to Bear Arms, //Roe v. Wade// and the Right to Privacy, Miranda Rights and the Fifth Amendment, and capital punishment and Cruel and Unusual Punishment. (DVD, Approx. 1 1/2 hrs.) Gr. 9-up.
 * //The People's Guide to the Bill of Rights.// (2013). Alexandria, VA: Close Up Foundation.**

ERC NON PRNT E176.1 .C38 P7 2009 Chek Availability Cool rap songs help students memorize the Presidents through Barack Obama along with important facts about the U.S. Government. Included is a karaoke version of the Presidents Rap. (CD). Gr. 4-up.
 * //Presidents & U.S. Government (Rock 'N Learn series).// (2009). Conroe, TX: Rock 'N Learn, Inc.**

A downloadable toolkit of ideas to engage young people and include them in informed discussions about the presidential campaigns and election, teach them to think critically and energize them to learn more about the political process in America, from the National Children's Book & Literacy Alliance.
 * [|Race to the Ballot: The Our White House Kids' Presidential Campaign and Election]**

ERC NON PRNT JK31 .S36 2008 Check Availability A whole new generation of patriots can be inspired by the memorable songs that explain how our government is set up and how the electoral process works. Plus, keep track of the actual voting results in all 50 states. (DVD, 49 min.) Gr. 3-up
 * //School House Rock! Election Collection.// (2008). Burbank, CA: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.**

ERC NON PRNT KF4520.Z9 S54 1990 Check Availability Iconic animation of book by Jean Fritz, artwork by Tomie dePaola. 31 minutes. VHS format. Gr. 3-6.
 * //Shh! We're Writing the Constitution.// (1990). Westport, CT: Weston Woods.**
 * Also available in CD-ROM format with teacher guide: [|Check Availability]

ERC NON PRNT KF5130.V53 Sunnylands Lectures Series:
 * //Video resources on the Constitution.// Philadelphia: Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands.**
 * **(2006)** [|Check Availability] -- Conversations on the Constitution . Importance of the Yick Wo case (with Justice Antony M. Kennedy) -- Importance of the Japanese internment cases (with Justices Antony M. Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor, and Stephen G. Breyer) -- Judicial interpretation (with Justices Antonin Scalia and Stephen G. Breyer), Constitution project documentaries, Constitution project: one person, one vote -- Constitution project : an Independent judiciary -- Conversations on the Constitution. Conversation with Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. on the origin, nature, and importance of the Supreme Court -- Judicial independence (with Justices Anthony Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor and Stephen Breyer) -- Conversation with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Fourteenth Amendment


 * **(2009)** [|Check Availability] -- Conversations on the Constitution with Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Sandra Day O'Connor, and Anthony M. Kennedy : freedom of speech and jury service - FAQs : juries. Also information on Yick Wo and the Equal Protection clause and Korematsu and civil liberties. (DVD, 98 min.) High School-Adult.

ERC NON PRNT JF1113.V68 2012 Check Availability Registering to vote is easy. This DVD will walk voters through the simple steps and answer questions about voter registration, where to register, what identification you will need, how and when to update registration information, how to register by mail, what to do if you need assistance at the polls and how to vote absentee. (DVD, 32 min.) Gr. 9-up
 * //Vote, it's your right!// (2012). Dayton, OH: League of Women Voters.**

ERC PROF BK KF4541 .Z9 S65 1987 Check Availability //**We the people: The Constitution of the United States of America.**// **(1987). Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co.** Text of the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution, with illustrations by Peter Spier. Gr. 3-up.

ERC NON PRNT JK1976.W4 1992 Check Availability Encourages young people to vote, speaking to them in their own language and showing them how their voice can make a difference. Employs humor, celebrity cameos, state-of-the-art graphics, and music to explain the mechanics of voting and the importance of the decision-making process.
 * //Why Bother Voting?// (1992). Alexandria, VA: PBS Video.**

ERC NON PRNT PN1997 .Y6874 2008 Check Availability Linus runs for class president and picks Charlie Brown as his running mate. Linus is a shoo-in for the presidency...until he starts talking about the Great Pumpkin! DVD includes a 2nd story: "He's a Bully, Charlie Brown!". (DVD, not rated, 25 min.)
 * //You're not elected, Charlie Brown, remastered deluxe edition.// (2008). Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video.**

**__Civil Rights__**
Includes materials on civil rights, slavery, and the underground railroad.

ERC NON PRNT E449 A26 2013 Check Availability Bringing to life the intertwined stories of Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, Angelina Grimke, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and John Brown, //The Abolitionists// takes place during some of the most violent contentious decades in American history. (DVD, 180 min.) Not rated.
 * //The Abolitionists (American Experience series).// (2013). Boston: WGBH/PBS.**

ERC NON PRNT E185.97.K5 M26 1997 Check Availability Rather than a traditional biographical retelling of his life, the video focuses on those influences and elements in Kings life that shaped his actions and his enduring legacy. VHS. Gr. 7-12.
 * Akomfrah, J. (1997). //Martin Luther King Jr.: The Man and the Dream.// New York: New Video Group.**

ERC NON PRNT E185.61.A44 1992 Check Availability //America's Civil Rights Movement// depicts the battle for civil rights as told by its foot soldiers. VHS.
 * //America's Civil Rights Movement.// (1992). Montgomery, AL: Teaching Tolerance.**

ERC NON PRNT E1856.U58653 2006 Check Availability **Beauchamp, K.A. (2006). //The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till.// New York: Thinkfilm.** Explores the murder a black teenager in Mississippi in 1955 that ignited the civil rights movement. DVD.

ERC NON PRNT KF4750 .B5 Check Availability Teaches students about the Bill of Rights and what it includes. Gr. 2-6.
 * //Bill of Rights Game.// (1992). San Francisco: Leswing.**

ERC PROF BK F379.N59 N435 1999 Check Availability Ruby Bridges recounts the story of her involvement, as a six-year-old, in the integration of her school in New Orleans in 1960. Gr. 3-6.
 * Bridges, Ruby. (1999). //Through My Eyes.// New York: Scholastic.**

ERC PROF BK F334 .B657 B75 2011 Check Availability At the center of the fight for civil rights in Birmingham, AL, standing at opposite ends were Reverent Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene "Bull" Connor. From his pulpit, Shuttlesworth agitated for racial equality while Commissioner Connor fought for the status quo. Gr. 4-8.
 * Brimner, L.D. (2011). //Black & white: The confrontation between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene "Bull" Connor.// Honesdale, PA: Calkins Creek.**

ERC NON PRNT KF4155 .B76 2001 Check Availability Viewers are shown the major cases, legal precedents, Supreme Court decisions, and key legislative acts that have contributed to the right of non-white citizens to equal opportunity in education. (DVD, 19 min.) Gr. 6-up.
 * //Brown vs. the Board of Education.// (2001). St. Louis, MO: Learning Corporation of America/The Phoenix Learning Group, Inc.**

ERC PROF BK E450 .C45 2005 Check Availability Provide twenty-one activities that kids can do to learn about the Underground Railroad.
 * Carson, M.K. (2005). //The Underground Railroad for kids: From slavery to freedom.// Chicago: Chicago Review Press.**

This teaching unit focuses on efforts to desegregate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957 -- efforts that resulted in a crisis that historian Taylor Branch once described as "the most severe test of the Constitution since the Civil War". The unite explores civic choices -- the decisions people make as citizens in a democracy. Although those choices may not seem important at the time, little by little, they define an individual, delineate a community, and ultimately distinguish a nation. This supplement aligns //**Choices in Little Rock**// unit with the CCSS.
 * //Choices in Little Rock: A Facing History and Ourselves Study Guide//**. (free PDF download): @https://www.facinghistory.org/for-educators/educator-resources/resources/choices-little-rock
 * __Teacher Resource:__ @https://www.facinghistory.org/for-educators/educator-resources/resources/common-core-writing-prompts-and-strategies-choices-little

ERC PROF BK F379.N59 N4 2004 Check Availability For months six-year-old Ruby Bridges must confront the hostility of white parents when she becomes the first African American girl to integrate Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960. Teacher Resource: []
 * Coles, Robert. (2004). //Story of Ruby Bridges.// New York: Scholastic.**

ERC NON PRNT PN1995.9.B55 R839 2004 Check Availability When bright six year old Ruby is chosen to be the first African-American to integrate her local New Orleans elementary school, she is subjected to the true ugliness of racism for the very first time. Teacher Resource: [|PDF Unit Lesson Plan using Disney's Ruby Bridges]
 * Disney's Ruby Bridges. (2004). Burbank, CA: Walt Disney Co.**

ERC NON PRNT LC214.23.L56 E76 2005 Check Availability This film shows what conditions were like for the Little Rock Nine, a group of courageous black students who enrolled in an all-white public high school. (DVD, 101 min.). Gr. 4-12.
 * //The Ernest Green story.// (2005). Elk Grove Village, IL: Disney Educational Productions.**

ERC NON PRNT E185.61 .E93 2010 (DVD) Check Availability //**Eyes on the prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965.**// **(1986). Alexandria, VA: PBS Video.** History of the civil rights movement in the United States. Uses archival footage and interviews with participants in the movement. 60 min. Gr. 9-up.
 * __Teacher Resource:__ @https://www.facinghistory.org/for-educators/educator-resources/resources/eyes-prize-study-guide

ERC NON PRNT KF4155 .F35 2017 Narrated by an American Eagle puppet, this film takes children on a journey past several national parks and finally lands at Brown v. Board of Education National Park. The Park Ranger that meets the Eagle begins talking about how this place is all about the importance of b eing fair to the people around you. It is anchored by a song entitled "Fair Is Fair". There are practical eamples of treating classmates fairly on the playground, or when picking classmates for teams, etc. (DVD, 12 min., teacher's guide, games, a cut-out puppet, and coloring sheets). Gr. PreS-3.
 * //Fair is fair.// (2017). Topeka, KS: National Park Service/Brown v. Board of Education.**

Produced by Tim Carrier This film shows how scholars have uncovered the remarkable connections between the Gullah people of South Carolina and the people of Sierra Leone. The ancestors of the Gullah were African slaves brought to the Sea Islands because of their expertise in rice cultivation. (streaming, 57 min.)
 * Family Across the Sea,** SCETV Commission/California Newsreel, c1990
 * Home streaming only: []

Produced and directed by Connie Field and Marilyn Mulford, This landmark film tells the story of the Mississippi freedom movement in the early 1960s when a handful of young activists changed history. (streaming, 110 min.)
 * Freedom on My Mind,** California Newsreel, c1994
 * Streaming free on TeacherTube: []

ERC NON PRNT E185.61 .F74 2009 Check Availability //**Freedom riders (American Experience).**// **(2011). Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation.** Documentary about a band of civil-rights activists calling themselves the Freedom Riders. (DVD) 120 min. Gr. 9-up.
 * __Teacher Resource:__ @https://www.facinghistory.org/sites/default/files/publications/Democracy_in_Action_0.pdf

ERC NON PRNT E185.93 .M6 F7443 2014 Check Availability Freedom Summer highlights an overlooked but essential element of the civil rights movement: the patient and long-term efforts by both outside activists and local citizens in Mississippi to organize communities and register black votes -- even in the face of intimidation, physical violence, and death. (DVD, 120 min.) Not rated.
 * //Freedom Summer (American Experience).// (2014). Boston: WGBH/PBS.**

ERC PROF BK JK528 .G66 2008 Check Availability Using witty anecdotes and clear explanations, the author takes readers form the birth of democracy to the electoral college; from front porch campaigning to hanging chads. Gr. 5-8.
 * Goodman, S.E. (2008). //See how they run: Campaign dreams, election schemes, and the race to the White House.// New York: Bloomsbury Children's.**

ERC NON PRNT HV8059.G8 Check Availability A collection of print materials from differing viewpoints which provides students an opportunity to see the arguments of both sides of a controversial issue. By examining the actual documents rather than a synthesis of arguments, students can discuss not only the points raised by each side. but the methods of public persuasion used.
 * //Gun Control Controversy Resource Kit.// (1976). California: The Service.**

ERC PROF BK PZ7.H4364 Wk 2001 Check Availability A series of poems express the views of various people in a small Vermont town, including a young black girl and a young Jewish girl, during the early 1920's when the Ku Klux Klan is trying to infiltrate the town.
 * Hesse, K. (2001). //Witness.// New York: Scholastic.**

ERC NON PRNT E185.61.C5855 2006 Check Availability A collection of documentary films that spotlight civil rights activists including Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks who fought for positive change in America. DVD.
 * The History Channel. //Voices of Civil Rights.// (2006). Burlington, VA: A&E Home Video.**

ERC NON PRNT F334.M753 P375 2002 Check Availability This innovative and authoritative history of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott infuses the familiar story of the boycott with first person accounts, stirring dramatizations and narration by young people. VHS and Guide. Gr. 6-12.
 * Houston, B. (2002). //Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks.// Montgomery, AL: Teaching Tolerance.**

ERC NON PRNT F334.B6 M66 2005 Check Availability "The Children's March" tells the story of how the young people of Birmingham, Alabama, braved fire hoses and police dogs in 1963 and brought segregation to its knees. Their heroism complements discussions about the ability of today's young people to be catalysts for positive social change. VHS, DVD, and Guide. Gr. 6-12.
 * Hudson, R., & Houston, B. (2005). //Mighty Times: The Children’s March.// Montgomery, AL: Teaching Tolerance.**

ERC NON PRNT KF4155 .I52 1996 Check Availability This kit contains a DVD and teacher's guide to share little known facts about the history of the Brown decision. The video concludes with students giving examples of what integration and segregation mean today. (DVD, teacher's guide). Gr. 6-adult.
 * //In pursuit of freedom and equality.// (1996). Overland Park, KS: Opus Communications.**

ERC PROF BK F334 .B69 N4476 2012 Check Availability Discusses the events of the 4,000 African-American students who marched to jail to secure their freedom in May 1963. Gr. 5-8.
 * Levinson, C. (2012). //We've got a job: The 196 Birmingham children's march.// Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers.**

ERC NON PRNT E185.61 .M324 2013 Check Availability This documentary features the renowned and historic 1963 March on Washington, D.C. for kids and freedom. (DVD, 120 min.) Not rated.
 * //The march: The story of the greatest march in American History//. (2013). U.K.: Smoking Dogs Films/PBS.**

ERC NON PRNT E185.97 .K5 A5 2004 Check Availability **//Martin Luther King, "I Have a Dream."// (2004). Rolling Bay, WA: The Nostalgia Company.** Highlights of four of Martin Luther King's major speeches: "I have a Dream" (Washington, DC 1963), Brown Chapel (Selma, AL 1965), Final Speech (Memphis, 1968), and R>F> Kennedy's Eulogy, April 1968). (DVD, 23 min.) Gr. 5-up

ERC NON PRNT E185.97.K5 M37 2004 Check Availability In-depth look into the life of Dr. King and how Americans have responded to his actions and words. Gr. K-4 (23 min.) DVD format. Teacher Resource: []
 * //Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Holidays for Children).// (2004). Wynnewood, PA: Schlessinger Media.**

ERC PROF BK F334 .M753 P385545 2010 Check Availability Illustrated biography of the Civil Rights icon. Gr. 2-4.
 * McDonough, Y.Z. (2010). //Who was Rosa Parks?// New York: Grosset & Dunlap.**

ERC PROF BK E447 .M39 1996 Check Availability From Colonial times to the Emancipation Proclamation, the stories of African-Americans who fought to free themselves and their people from slavery.
 * McKissack, P. & McKissack, F. (1996). //Rebels against slavery: American slave revolts.// New York: Scholastic.**

ERC NON PRNT HV6465 .M7 M87 2004 Check Availability //**The Murder of Emmett Till (The American Experience Series).**// **(2003). Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation.** PBS Documentary about the gruesome lynching of a 14-year-old boy in Mississippi that helped mobilize the civil rights movement. (DVD). 60 min. Gr. 9-up.

ERC PROF BK E185.93.A3 P37 2009 Check Availability This book recounts the three months of protest that took place before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s landmark march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery to promote equal rights and help African-Americans earn the right to vote. Gr. 5-up Teacher Resource: [|Booklistonline.com Classroom Connections Column "Marching for Freedom: Linking Literature to Primary Resources" by Gail Petri, Feb. 2011]
 * Partridge, Elizabeth. (2009). //Marching for Freedom.// New York: Viking Press.**

ERC PROF BK E185.97 .T8 P56 2009 Check Availability Picture book biography about Truth. Gr. PreS-3.
 * Pinkney, Andrea Davis. (2009). //Sojourner Truth's step-stomp stride.// New York: Disney/Jump at the Sun.**

ERC PROF BK E185.615 .R36 2005 Check Availability The Carter family struggles to integrate an all-white school in Drew, Mississippi, in 1965. Gr. 2-5
 * Rappaport, D. (2005). //The School Is Not White! A True Story of the Civil Rights Movement.// New York: Jump at the Sun/Hyperion.**

ERC PROF BK PZ7 .S3765 Check Availability When ten-year-old Manda interrupts a midnight delivery, she discovers her parents' involvement in the Underground Railroad and makes her own contribution to a fugitive slave's freedom. Gr. 2-4.
 * Schotter, R. (2000). //F Is for Freedom.// New York: Scholastic.**

ERC NON PRNT F334 .S4 S45 2015 Check Availability This is the story of a courageous group of Alabama students and teachers who found a nonviolent battle to win voting rights for African Americans in the South, making this one of the most significant victories of the civil rights era. (DVD, 40 min.) Gr. 8-up.
 * //Selma: The bridge to the ballot.// (2016). Montgomery, AL: Teaching Tolerance.**

ERC NON PRNT PN1997 .S45 S45 2004 Check Availability See the early days of the Civil Rights movement through the eyes of two young heroes as they help Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. organize a voter registration march amidst the escalating dangers of hatred, prejudice and racial violence in Selma, AL, in 1965. (DVD, 90 min.). Gr. 4-9.
 * //Selma, Lord, Selma.// (2004). Elk Grove Village, IL: Disney Educational Productions.**

ERC PROF BK E185.97.K47 S53 2009 Check Availability **Shange, N. (2009). //Coretta Scott.// New York: Katherine Tegen Books.** Examines the life of Martin Luther King's wife, Coretta, who in her own right, was a civil rights pioneer who experienced the injustices of the segregated South and who continued her husband's mission after his assassination. Gr. 4-9

**__Countries of the World__**
ERC PROF BK BL41 .A78 1995b Check Availability Teacher resource tool that covers Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Taoism, Atheism and Agnosticism, comparative and reflective activities, a final exam and answer key. Gr. 6-8.
 * Agrquilevich, G. (1995). //World religions: interdisciplinary thematic unit.// Westminster, CA: Teacher-Created Materials.**

ERC NON PRNT DS779.2 .C45 2007 Check Availability Explosive economic growth is creating both a new middle class in China and a massive trade imbalance with the U.S. and other nations. This DVD features stories from different ABC news programs that reveal the new China DNA give students a perspective on China's role in the world today and tomorrow. A teacher's guide is included on the disc. Gr. 7-12.
 * //China emerging (ABC News Classroom).// (2007). Elk Grove Village, IL: Disney Educational Productions.**

ERC PROF BK DS721 .C63 2005 Check Availability On Chinese New Year's Eve, Arnold and the class visit China to learn more about the Chinese. Gr. 3-5.
 * Cole, J. (2005). //Ms. Frizzle's Adventures: Imperial China.// New York: Scholastic.**

ERC NON PRNT BM695.H3 H36 2004 Check Availability Two Jewish celebrations - Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, and Passover, a celebration of freedom and renewal - are presented to children through illustrated stories, puppets and songs. DVD.
 * //Hanukkah/Passover.// (2004). Bala Cynwyd, PA: Schlessinger Video Productions.**

ERC PROF BK TH4811.5 .L37 2011 Check Availability Step into unique homes from around the world and discover the many fascinating ways in which people live and have lived. Gr. PreS-3.
 * Laroche, G. (2011). //If you lived here: Houses of the world.// Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.**

ERC NONPRNT DS19.S86 1994 Check Availability This series covers the life and accomplishments of Genghis Khan and examines the art, culture, science, and technology of Mongol civilization. VHS.
 * Marshall, R. (1994). //Mongols: Storm from the East.// Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities.**

**Milway, Katie Smith. //Citizen Kid Series.// Toronto, Canada: Kids Can Press.** Loosely based on the life of Honduran farmer Elias Sanchez, this documents the struggle some farmers endure. Gr. 5-8 Mimi Mahalo and her family help bring basic health care to their small Kenyan community. Gr. 5-8
 * **//The Good Garden: How One Family Went from hunger to Having Enough.//** **(2010).** ERC PROF BK BK PZ7 .M6467 Go 2010 Check Availability
 * **Mimi's village: and how basic health care transformed it. (2012).** ERC PROF BK PZ7 .M6468 Mim 2012 Check Availability

ERC NON PRNT DS935 .N67 2007 Check Availability Students will learn the recent history of the country from the Korean War, through the Cold War years, to present day nuclear politics. The DVD features stories from several ABC news shows. A teacher guide is included on the DVD. 44 min. Gr. 7-12.
 * //North Korea: A legacy of tension (ABC News Classroom).// (2007). Elk Grove Village, IL: Disney Educational Production.**

ERC NONPRNT DS835.J376 2004 Check Availability The mysteries of feudal Japan are thoroughly explored in Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire, originally presented on PBS as part of its excellent nonfiction series Empires. The history covered in this 160-minute, two-part program is concise yet comprehensive. DVD.
 * Owens-Meyerson, J., Desnoo, D.A., & Goldfarb, L. (2004). //Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire.// Alexandria, VA: PBS Home Video. **

ERC PROF BK BL65 .F65 R48 2012 Check Availability **Reuben, S. & Pelham, S. (2011). //Food and faith.// London: Frances Lincoln.** Children representing six world religions discuss what foods they eat as part of their religious holidays. Gr. 4-8.

ERC NON PRNT DS121.7 .M33 2005 Check Availability Journey to Palestine of the second century B.C., where Antiochus, a Syrian-Greek king, rules over the people of Israel, confronting them with a trying test of their faith. They must bow down and accept the Greek gods...or die! VHS.
 * Rich, R., Brown, J.F., & Nissen, B. (1995). //Maccabees: The Story of Hanukkah.// Irving, TX: Nest Entertainment. **

ERC NONPRNT BL80.3.U53 2006 Check Availability //Understanding World Religions// provides an interesting and insightful look at the major religions of the world and their significant components, such as history and beliefs, traditions and practices, ceremonies and holidays, sacred writings and places of worship. DVD.
 * Schlessinger, A. (2006). //Understanding World Religions.// Wynnewood, PA: Schlessinger Media.**

ERC NONPRNT DL65.V55 2000 Check Availability This program introduces students to the explorers and seafarers known as the Vikings. VHS.
 * Sitko, J. (2000). //The Viking Explorers.// Evanston, IL: AGC/United Learning.**

ERC NONPRNT E 185.2 .S53 2012 Check Availability This documentary challenges one of America's most cherished assumptions: that slavery in the United States ended with the Emancipation Proclamation. It details how new systems of involuntary servitude took its place with shocking force and brutality. (DVD, 90 min.) Rated TV-PG.
 * //Slavery by another name.// (2012). Boston, MA: TPT National Productions.**

ERC NON PRNT E185.93 .M6 S65 2014 Check Availability This documentary details the secret, state-funded spacy agency, the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, whose black operatives infiltrated the Freedom Summer movement, rooting out its future plans, identifying its leaders, and tripping up its foot soldiers. (DVD. 60 min.). Rated TV-PG.
 * //Spies of Mississippi.// (2014). Arlingon, VA: Trilogy Films/PBS.**

//**[|Universal Declaration of Rights]**// [] As relevant today as it was when created in 1948, this 72pp. booklet graphically expresses each of the 30 articles in this important document issued by the United Nations.

**__Economics__**
See also "Money" section on Math Content Area page.

__**The Bakery Shop**__ __[]__ This video game for 2nd graders will help them learn about economic concepts in a fun, engaging way, as they must manage to produce the right food at the rignt time to keep customers happy.

ERC NON PRNT LB1584.75 .E26 2005 Check Availability This series includes 4 titles; the ERC owns 2: What Is Economics?; Saving, Spending & Investing Money. Public Performance Rights included. (23 min. each) Grades K-4. Teacher's Guide: []
 * //Economics for Children.// (2005). Wynnewood, PA: Schlessinger Media.**

ERC PROF BK HG221.5 .L37 2010 Check Availability An introduction to money that discusses what it is made of, the values of coins and bills, how it is used, and other related topics.
 * Larson, J. (2010). //What Is Money, Anyway?// Minneapolis, MN: Lerner.**

ERC NONPRNT HD5504.A3 C7 Check Availability In this simulation, three companies and their three local unions come into conflict and a strike is declared. The entire game revolves around the negotiation efforts to end this strike. May be used to introduce students to the study of labor-management relations, government-industry relations, and some basic facts about economics.
 * Fischer, S.J., Montgomery, R.A., & Kaunfer, M. (1971). //Strike: An Educational Simulation//. New York: MacMillan.**

ERC PROF BK HC79 .B38 H67 2012 Check Availability Explains the difference between needs and wants to youngsters. Gr. Pre-1.
 * Hard, C. (2012). //Need it or want it? (Little World Social Studies series).// North Mankato, MN: Rourke Publishing**.

**__Geography, including Maps and Globes__**
ERC NON PRNT E180 .C73 1998 Check Availability A Fandex Family Field Guide, this deck of cards includes a map, fast faces, and a little history about each state. Gr. 4-up.
 * //50 states: All about America, from Maine to Hawaii.// (1998). New York: Workman Publishing.**

ERC NON PRNT E169.04 .A44 2008 Check Availability Journey across the U.S. and see a rich tapestry of ordinary people living extraordinary lives as they follow their dreams with the freedom of spirit that's uniquely American. Bonus feature provides pop-up history and geography facts about each region highlighted in the film. (DVD, 88 min.). Gr. 5-12.
 * //America's heart and soul.// (2008). Elk Grove Village, IL: Disney Educational Productions.**

ERC PROF BK G73 .A683 2002 Check Availability Provides instruction for experiments and activities for schoolchildren on the four directions, maps, land forms, water and weather.
 * Arnold, C. (2002). //The geography book: activities for exploring, mapping, and enjoying your world.// San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.**

ERC NONPRNT LT305.S63 G536 1998 Check Availability //Geography: The World and Its People// is the only program specifically developed for inquiring middle school students and co-authored by the National Geographic Society. It brings the world to your classroom with bold graphics, hands-on activities, a variety of themes, and the vivid, in-depth research and resources for which the National Geographic Society is known.
 * Boehm, R.G., Armstrong, D.G., & Hunkins, F.P. (1998). //Geography: The World and It’s People.// New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill.**

ERC NON PRNT LB1584.D57 1992 Check Availability The discovery program is a social studies program for early elementary level students designed to be used as wither the foundation of the primary level social studies program or as a supplement. Gr. K-3.
 * //Discovery Program, The.// (1992). Indianapolis, IN: George F. Cram Co.**

ERC NON PRNT G133 .G46 2015 Check Availability Students will see how globes, maps, and graphs portray geographic information on our enormously complex, constantly changing planet. (DVD, 27 min.) Gr. 6-up.
 * //Geography basics: Globes, maps, and graphs.// (2015). Chatsworth, CA: Discovery Education.**

These PowerPoint programs ground students in basic geography concepts, instruct them in the expert use of maps, globes and other tools, and provide clear definitions of often-confusing terms like place, region, movement, and ecosystem. Each set includes a CD-Rom with slides, a scripts, quiz, discussion questions, extension activities and annotated list of websites. Gr. 6-12.
 * Hedberg, B. (2004). //Geography essentials.// Culver City, CA: Social Studies School Service.**
 * **//Environment and society.//** ERC PROF BK GA130 .H435 2004 Check Availability
 * **//Human systems.//** ERC PROF BK GA130 .H434 2004 Check Availability
 * **//Physical systems.//** ERC PROF BK GA130 .H433 2004 Check Availability
 * **//Places and regions.//** ERC PROF BK GA130 .H432 2004 Check Availability
 * **//The uses of geography.//** ERC PROF BK GA130 .H436 2004 Check Availability
 * **//The world in spatial terms.//** ERC PROF BK GA130 .H43 2004 Check Availability

This light-hearted series compares shapes and sizes, complexities, and every other facet of the United States.
 * //How the states got their shapes (series).// New York: A&E Television Networks.**
 * **//Season 1.// (2011).** ERC NON PRNT E179.5 .A45 2011 Focuses on the politics and geography influencing the borders of our states. (DVD, 7 hours). TV-PG Check Availability
 * **//Season 2.//** **(2013).** ERC NON PRNT E179.5 .A45 2013 Focuses on the differences between the states. (DVD, 7 hours, 21 min.). TV-PG Check Availability

ERC NONPRNT GA105.6.M37 2004 Check Availability April and Jody, an upper elementary aged girl and boy, use maps to tour the National Mall in Washington, D.C. This scenario provides a real-life reason for needing, making, and reading maps. Gr. K-4.
 * //Maps & Globes.// (2004). Wynnewood, PA: Schlessinger Media.**

ERC NONPRNT F491.8 .M37 2001 Check Availability Learn state geography facts while having fun! The game includes 36 different Bingo cards, colorful cover-ups, answer mat for quick easy check, instructions for 10 fun and educational ways to play, fact cards, and funny reward cards. Get the matching History and Biography Bingo cards for 150 different Bingo games.
 * Marsh, C. (2001). //Ohio Bingo: Geography Edition.// Peachtree City, GA: Gallopade International.**

//**[|Outline Maps]**// Find many different kind of outline maps from the United States and around the world on this website.

ERC NONPRNT G73.R35 1999 Check Availability
 * //People, Spaces, & Places Sampler.// (1999). Skokie, IL: Rand McNally.**

ERC NONPRNT GV1485.S37 2005 Check Availability Players learn the names, capitals, nicknames, shapes and positions of the states through a myriad of visual teasers, language riddles and geography challenges. After playing, you'll see that there's more to the 50 States than meets the eye!
 * //The Scrambled States of America: The Whimsical Mad-Dashing Geography Game.// (2005). Watertown, MA: Gamewright.**

ERC NONPRNT G74.S73 1994 Check Availability
 * Stafford, J. (1994). //The Exploring Program: Linking World Geography and Cultures Through Literature//. Indianapolis, IN: G.F. Cram Co.**

ERC NON PRNT G76.5 .U5 S83 Check Availability Learn interesting facts about our 50 states and each state's capital. Gr. 2-5. Free downloadable song to learn (promo code: FC4944): downloadkidsmusic.com Or, use with States & Capitals: Maps, Graphs & Creative Writing Activities (link)
 * //States & capitals flash cards.// (n.d.). Stow, OH: Twin Sisters Productions.**

ERC NON PRNT E180.W43 2006 Check Availability States and Abbreviations Fun Deck has 57 illustrated cards with 144 abbreviations. One side has the name, postal abbreviation, state abbreviation, nickname, and capitals of the USA's 50 states, the District of Columbia, and US territories. The other side has 57 words and abbreviations for months, days, personal titles, addresses, measurements, and directions.
 * //States and Abbreviations Fun Deck//. (2006). Greenville, SC: Super Duper Publications.**

ERC NON PRNT G76.5 .U5 S83 Check Availability Learn interesting facts about our 50 states and each state's capital using lively music and interactive activities. It includes instrumental tracks. (CD, 40 min.) Gr. 2-5.
 * //States & capitals: Maps, graphs & creative writing activities.// (1997). Stow, OH: Twin Sisters Productions.**

ERC NON PRNT G3170.U53 1998 Check Availability This two-part Unit of Study is designed to present students with explanations of how maps and globes are used to represent key concepts about our planet. This video presents information about maps and includes vocabulary terms such as scale, compass rose, cardinal directions, symbols, latitude, longitude, equator, hemisphere, oceans and continents. Gr. 5-8.
 * //Understanding and using maps and globes.// (1998). Niles, IL: United Learning.**

ERC NON PRNT G3200.S7 2008 Check Availability //**World in a Box: Create and Print your Own Stunning Personalized Maps of the World.**// **(2008). New York: Sterling Pub. and Co.** This cool and creative kit is all about having fun with maps! It comes with a CD-ROM that’s crammed with digital maps, images, icons, flags, and other great stuff to use along with the fully-illustrated map-making instruction book. Plus, the box contains loads of super extras, including a magnetic inkjet sheet, map pins in a container, magnetic compass, protractor, pencil, and drawing compass. Kids can take advantage of all these tools, plus their computer and inkjet printer, to create some really fantastic projects. They can customize the color scheme and appearance of any map; make a calendar of decorated maps; produce a Tectonic Plates jigsaw puzzle; and plan vacations and trips. It’s geography, art, and computer skills all in one!

ERC PROF BK E180 .Y67 2005 Check Availability Yorinks illustrates the history of our country using one of two original American folk art forms. It is accompanied by words of librarians from every state in the Union. Gr. 4-6.
 * Yorinks, A. (2005). //Quilt of states.// Washington, DC: National Geographic.**

**__History__**
This includes history of the world, except the United States.

//**[|All About Explorers]**// [] The subtitle says it all: Everything you've ever wanted to know about ever explorer who ever lives...and more! This website hosts many things including treasure hunts, a webquests, a section for teachers. This includes a series of lessons on the skills and concepts of good Internet researching. Everything is rated on student ability -- basic, moderate, and advanced.

ERC NON PRNT Bl65.D7 A5 1998 Check Availability //Ancient Drugs// delves into mankind's psyche in search of the key to our pervasive drive to experience something "beyond." Psychologists and physicians, including Dr. Andrew Weil, world-famous author of the bestselling Spontaneous Healing, offer insight into the physical and mental mechanisms and motivations behind this universal desire. VHS
 * //Ancient Drugs.// (1998). New York: New Video Group.**

ERC PROF BK G175 .G364 2008 Check Availability Exploration from ancient times to interplanetary probes. (book, CD-ROM) Gr. 4-8
 * //Atlas of exploration: follow in the footsteps of the world's great explorers. (//2008). New York: DK Publishing.**

ERC NON PRNT LB1584.A93 2007 Check Availability Each card has a factual social studies story to be read aloud and 2 or 3 questions to be asked after the reading to sharpen students' listening and memory skills
 * //Auditory Memory Social Studies Fun Deck.// (2007). Greenville, SC: Super Duper Publications.**

ERC NON PRNT G285.P67 1999 Check Availability In this program, students visit the site of the school of navigation in Portugal established by Prince Henry the Navigator in the 1400's. Live action video and animated maps are used to trace the routes and accomplishments of the great Portuguese explorers Bartolomeu Dias and Vasco da Gama.
 * Chariot Productions. (1999). //The Portuguese Explorers: Henry the Naviagor, Vasco da Gama, Bartolomeu Dias.// Evanston, IL: AGC/United Learning.**

ERC NON PRNT DS793 .G67 C456 2006 Check Availability Learn about the complex history of the Great Wall of China and the history of China at the same time, as they are interwoven. From agricultural beginnings under the first emperor to a unified Communist China in the 1900s, use primary source materials (included) to witness the events have have shaped this country. Gr. 6-up. (CD-ROM and DVD, 50 min.)
 * //China and the Great Wall (Multimedia Classroom Global History series).// (2006). New York: A&E Television Networks.**

ERC NON PRNT D21 .C737 2013 Check Availability Author John Green teaches the history of the world in 42 episodes. From the Agricultural Revolution to Globalization, he covers as much history as he possibly can. (DVD, 8 1/4 hours)
 * //Crash course: History.// (2013). Missoula, MT: DFTBA.**

ERC NON PRNT LB1584.D57 1992 Check Availability //**The Discovery Program.**// **(1992). Indianapolis, IN: George F. Cram Co.** The discovery program is a social studies program for early elementary level students designed to be used as wither the foundation of the primary level social studies program or as a supplement. Grades K-3.

ERC NON PRNT BL2450 .D43 E3978 2009 Check Availability Embark on a quest to discover what ancient Egyptians believed was the journey to eternal life.
 * //Egyptian Secrets of the Afterlife.// National Geographic.**

ERC NON PRNT DT61.E39 2005 Check Availability Egypt's Golden Empire takes students on a journey that spans over 500 years and examines all facets of life in ancient Egypt. DVD.
 * //Egypt's Golden Empire.// (2005). Alexandria, VA: PBS.**

ERC NON PRNT DT61.E39 1998 Check Availability With the opening of the tomb of Tutankhamen the world was provided with details of the ancient civilization of Egypt. In the land of the pharaohs a culture existed that believed in eternal life for all, from farmer to aristocracy. Now archaeologists are discovering the mysteries of the ancients, from preparing a mummy for burial to the technology necessary to raise enormous stone buildings. VHS.
 * Gardner, R. (1998). //Egypt: Quest for Immortality.// Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Education.**

ERC NON PRNT DF78.G744 1999 Check Availability The Greeks built an empire that laid the foundations for modern science, politics, warfare and philosophy, and produced some of the most breathtaking art and architecture the world has ever seen. This series, narrarted by Liam Neeson, recounts the rise, glory, demise and legacy of the empire that marked the dawn of Western civilization. Using the latest advances in computer technology, the story of this astonishing civilization is told through the lives of the heroes of ancient Greece. This series combines dramatic storytelling, stunning imagery, groundbreaking research and distinguished scholarship to render classical Greece gloriously alive. DVD.
 * //The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization.// (1999). Alexandria, PA: PBS Home Video.**

ERC NON PRNT DG737.42.M45 2005 Check Availability Part of the highly acclaimed Empire series. From a small Italian community in 15th century Florence, the Medici family would rise to rule Europe in many ways. Using charm, patronage, skill, duplicity and ruthlessness, they would amass unparalleled wealth and unprecedented power. They would also ignite the most important cultural and artistic revolution in Western history - the European Renaissance. But the forces of change the Medici helped unleash would one day topple their ordered world. An epic drama played out in the courts, cathedrals and palaces of Europe, this series is both the tale of one family's powerful ambition and of Europe's tortured struggle to emerge from the ravages of the Dark Ages**.** DVD.
 * Hardy, J. (2005). //The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance.// S.I.: Artwork PBS.**

ERC NON PRNT DS461 .I535 2006 Check Availability Established in the sixteenth century, the Mughals flourished until its decline at the hands of the British. This includes primary sources about architecture and culture from that time. (CD-ROM, DVD 50 min.) Gr. 7-up.
 * //India: The Mughal Empire (Multimedia Classroom Global History series).// (2006) New York: A&E Television Networks.**

ERC NON PRNT DS827 .S3 S35 2006X Check Availability Learn about the rise of this fierce and ruthless warrior class at a time when Japan was divided by civil wars. They were a key piece to achieving peace in Japan and its growth into a mighty empire. (CD-ROM, DVD 50 min.) Gr. 7-up.
 * Japan and the Samurai Warrior (Multimedia Classroom Global History series). (2006). New York: A&E Television Networks.**

ERC NON PRNT DG78.R66 2005 Check Availability Two thousand years ago, at the dawn of the first century, the ancient world was ruled by Rome. Through the experiences, memories and writings of the people who lived it, this series tells the story of that time - the emperors and slaves, poets and plebeians, who wrested order from chaos, built the most cosmopolitan society the world had ever seen and shaped the Roman Empire in the first century A.D. Narrated by Sigourney Weaver. DVD.
 * Koval, M. (2005). //The Roman Empire: In the First Century.// Alexandria, PA: PBS Home Video.**

ERC NON PRNT DS121.7 .M33 2005 Check Availability Animated retelling of the history of the Maccabees, a small group of Israelite who refused to accept the Greek gods of Antiochus. (DVD, 30 min.) Gr. K-3.
 * //Maccabees: The story of Hanukkah.// (2005). Coppell, TX: Nest Entertainment.**

ERC NON PRNT F1435 .M39 2006 Check Availability Using primary source materials, visit the great temple-city of Palenque to understand why the Mayans altered their historical records before abandoning the city in 835 AD. (CD-ROM, DVD 50 min.) Gr. 7-up.
 * //The Maya (Multimedia Classroom Global History series)//. (2006). New York: A&E Television works.**

ERC NON PRNT D209.M56 2000z Check Availability An interactive multimedia game that assesses student understanding, makes learning fun, and tracts student performance. (CD-ROM)
 * //Mindpoint Quiz Show World History: Connections to Today.// (2000). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.**

ERC NON PRNT E125 .P7 P663 2006 Check Availability This documentary DVD about de Leon includes a CD-ROM with primary source materials about him and his times. (DVD, CD-ROM, 50 min.) Gr. 9-college
 * //Ponce de Leon: The first conquistador (Multimedia Classroom Global History series).// (2006). New York: A&E Television Networks.**

ERC NON PRNT DT63.P95 1988 Check Availability The history of ancient Egypt is outlined for intermediate, middle and junior high school students. VHS.
 * //Pyramid School Kit.// (1988). Alexandria, VA: PBS Video.**

ERC NON PRNT E184.A1 S55 1995 Check Availability //The Shadow of Hate// spans three centuries to examine this country's ongoing struggle to live up to its ideals of liberty, equality and justice for all. Through documentary footage and eyewitness reports, viewers are given a powerful perspective on historical events from the ordinary people who lived through them. (VHS) Run time: 56:05 Gr. 9-up.
 * //The Shadow of Hate: A History of Intolerance in America.// (1995). Montgomery, AL: Teaching Tolerance.**

ERC NON PRNT G175.A34 1999 Check Availability An introduction to the Age of Exploration. Through animated maps and live-action images, students learn how people lived in the year 1400, how new inventions made exploration possible, and how Europe's trade with Asia helped give rise to the exploration in the New World. VHS and Teacher Guides. Gr. 2-5.
 * Sitko, J. (1999). //The Age of Exploration Begins: Life and Trade in the 1400s.// Evanston, IL: United Learning.**

ERC NON PRNT F1411.C66 1999 Check Availability Photographed in Spain and Mexico, this program takes a look at how Spanish civilization was brought to North America. Students find out how and why the Spanish came to the New World, details of the conquest of Mexico, and the long term effects of colonization on the people of the New World. Gr. 2-5.
 * Sitko, J. (1999). //The Conquistadors and the Aztecs.// Evanston, IL: AGC/United Learning.**

ERC NONPRNT G420.M2 F47 2000 Check Availability This program examines the life and times of Ferdinand Magellan and tells the story of the first voyage around the world. VHS and Teacher Guide. Gr. 2-5.
 * Sitko, J. (2000). //Ferdinand Magellan and the First Voyage around the World.// Evanston, IL: AGC/United Learning.**

ERC PROF BK LB1573 .H85 2004 Check Availability A dozen scripts in each book over historic events and highlights. Includes extension activities. Gr. 5-8.
 * Smith, Robert W. (2008). //Reader's Theater:--// Westminster, CA: Teacher Created Resources.**
 * **//Ancient History.//**
 * //**World History.**//

ERC NON PRNT HD6509 .C48 V58 2008 Check Availability //**Viva la Causa: The Story of Cesar Chavez and a Great Movement for Social Justice.**// **(2008). Montgomery, AL: Teaching Tolerance.** Documentary about the 1965 Mexican farm workers strike, led by Chavez. (39 min.) Grades 7-12.

ERC NON PRNT LB1581.Y67 1989 Check Availability Inspire students to create exciting an exciting history fair, using materials from this VHS tape and teacher manual. Grades 5-8
 * //You Can! Create a History Fair Project.//** **(1989). Chicago: Society for Visual Education & Churchill Media.**

ERC NON PRNT UG447.8 .D53 Check Availability **Williams, P., Rea, D. C., & Films for the Humanities (Firm). (1985). //Unit 731: Did Emperor Hirohito know?// ** Explains the germ warfare experiments that were used by Japanese doctors with British and American POWs in World War II. ( 1 videocassette) Grades 9 and up.

ERC NONPRNT DA142 .S43 2010 Check Availability New archaeological finds shed light on the most misunderstood monument of the ancient world. DVD.
 * Willumsen, G., & Shinfield, J. (2010). //Secrets of Stonehenge.// United States: WGBH Educational Foundation. **

**__Holocaust__**
For information on other items useful for grade school classroom use, consult the Dayton Holocaust Resource Center's wiki: www.dhrc.wikispaces.com

**__Ohio__**
ERC PROF BK GN69.22 .B38 A53 2007 Check Availability A tale based on the true story of a real-life circus Giant who finds acceptance and friendship in Seville, OH. Gr. 2-8.
 * Andreasen, Dan. (2007). //The giant of Seville: a "tall" tale based on a true story.// New York: Abrams.**

ERC NONPRNT F491.3.H46 1989 Check Availability A Teacher’s Guide to a series of video programs designed to use in Ohio Studies, from the land and transportation in Ohio to government and personal liberty. VHS and Teacher’s Guide
 * Breslin, E. (1989). //Here’s Ohio.// Columbus: Ohio Educational Broadcasting Network Commission.**

ERC PROF BK PS3555 .C55 B57 2003 Check Availability History and fiction are expertly interwoven to in this biography of this war chief of the Shawnee Nation. Gr. 6-up.
 * Eckert, Allan W. (2004). //Blue Jacket: War Chief of the Shawnees.// Ashland, KY: Jesse Stuart Foundation.**

ERC NON PRNT CT275 .A67 A25 2008 Check Availability Storyteller Rick Sowash takes us on an amazing adventure through the life and times of this American legend, John Campman, better known as Johnny Appleseed. (DVD, 28 min.) Gr. 3-8.
 * //Johnny Appleseed (Wholesome Heroes with Rick Sowash).// (2008). Worcester, PA: Vision Video.**

ERC PROF BK TL540 .W7 L33 2000 Check Availability Twenty-eight realistic, ready-to-color drawings trace the experiments and activities of Wilbur and Orville Wright from their initial glider tests (1900) and the flight of the Wright Flyer I in 1903 to a picture of Orville at the controls of an aircraft in 1947 -- one year before his death. Captions explain the action. Gr. 3-6.
 * LaFontaine, B. (2000). //The story of the Wright Brothers.// Mineola, NY: Dover Publications.**

ERC PROF BK PZ10.3 .L48 2012 Check Availability Harriett, a peregrine falcon chick, is rehabilitated and released from the top of a skyscraper in Cincinnati and must find her way home, viewing many local landmarks in the process. Gr. PreS-3.
 * Levine, S.S. (2012). //Harriett's homecoming: A high-flying tour of Cincinnati. W//ilmington, OH: Orange Frazer Press.**

ERC PROF BK PZ7 .L57855 Pac 2010 Check Availability Packard, a peregrine falcon chick, visits many sites in Columbus as he tries to find his way back to his nest and family. Gr. PreS-3.
 * Levine, S.S. (2010). //Packard takes flight: A bird's-eye view of Columbus, OH.// Charleston, SC: The History Press.**

ERC PROF BK GV697 .O9 M33 2011 Check Availability Biography of OSU track star and 1936 Olympian Jesse Owens. Gr. 4-8.
 * McDougall, C. (2011). //Jesse Owens: Trailblazing sprinter (Legendary Athletes).// Edina, MN: ABDO Publishing Company.**

ERC PROF BK F491.3 .M39 2007 Check Availability Come along on an exciting trip through the state of Ohio. Gr. 3-5
 * McHugh, E. (2007). //Ohio (State Shapes).// New York: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers.**

ERC NON PRNT CR144 .O44 Check Availability Ohio burgee, a swallowtail design, for classroom use in cloth.
 * //Ohio State Flag.// (?)**

Topics covered: Sunwatch Village, The Ohio Amish, The Underground Railroad, The Ohio State Fair, Ohio Canals, Ohio Waterways. Gr. 3-8. Topics covered: An Ohio Water Mill, Ohio Riverboats, The Ohio Supreme Court, Cincinnati Fire Museum, Ideal Farmland, Thomas Worthington's Adena. Gr. 3-5. Topics covered: Ripley, OH, Harriet Beecher Stowe, The Ohio National Road, Ft. Meigs & the War of 1812, Serpent Mound. Gr. 4-8.
 * //Our Ohio: Exploring Our Heritage Series.// (2006). Dayton, OH: ThinkTV.**
 * Vol. 1 ERC NON PRNT F491 .087 2006 v.1 Check Availability
 * Vol. 2 ERC NON PRNT F491 .087 2006 v.2 Check Availability
 * Vol. 3 ERC NON PRNT F491 .087 2006 v.3 Check Availability

ERC PROF BK F491.3 .R83 2009 Check Availability Learn about what makes Ohio unique as you uncover hidden items on each page. Gr. 3-5.
 * Rubini, J.K. (2009). //Hidden Ohio: Search & see book.// Traverse City, MI: Mackinac Island Press, Inc.**

ERC NONPRNT E450.S24 2004 Check Availability By engaging in this hands-on experience featuring the Underground Railroad, both teachers and students begin their own journeys, exploring the theme through powerful fiction and nonfiction reading, thought-provoking writing assignments and the moving stories of the people and places of the Underground Railroad. Lesson plans cross several curricular areas, helping teachers provide their students with tools for learning and the knowledge necessary to succeed on state testing. Gr. 6-9.
 * //Safe Passage: The Underground Railroad in Southwestern Ohio.// Cincinnati: Greater Cincinnati Television Educational Foundation.**

ERC NON PRNT TK140 .E3 T46 2005 Check Availability Ohio native Edison has a legendary career as 'the Wizard of Menlo Park". Watch as he searches for a working electric light bulb. (DVD, 30 min.) Gr. K-3.
 * //Thomas Edison.// (2005). Coppell, TX: Nest Entertainment.**

ERC PROF BK PZ7 .V3273 Cab 2004 Check Availability In 1803 in Ohio, two young brothers are left to finish the log cabin and guard the land while their father goes back to Pennsylvania to fetch their mother and younger siblings. Gr. 4-8.
 * Van Leeuwen, J. (2004). //Cabin on Trouble Creek.// New York: Dial Press.**

ERC NONPRNT F499.D29 J5 2001 Check Availability A chronicle of the history of the Miami Valley’s Jewish community, from its early beginnings to the present day. VHS.
 * Wise, J. (2001). //But Don’t Forget to Dream: Stories of Jewish Dayton//. Dayton: Think TV.**

**__Teacher Resources__**
ERC PROF BK LB1632 .B48 2011 Check Availability This comprehensive step-by-step guide provides practical guidance to implement literature circles in any social studies or language arts classroom. Professional.
 * Bernadowski, C. (2011). //Teaching historical fiction with ready-made literature circles for secondary readers.// Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited.**

ERC PROF BK LB1573 .H85 2004 Check Availability Develop reading fluency and text comprehension skills by writing reader's theater scripts based on books for American History.
 * Hults, Alaska. (2004). //American History Reader's Theater.// Huntington Beach, CA: Creative Teaching Press.**
 * Grades 3-4.

ERC NON PRNT LB1029 .T6 T69 Check Availability //**Jumbo farm animal set.**// **(n.d.).** Set of 7 plastic farm animals. Gr. PreS-5.

//Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People.// Annual list of outstanding children's books about topics typically discussed in social studies classroom grades K-8, prepared by the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and assembled by the Children's Book Council (CBC). Back issues are available online; currently issue only available to NCSS members.

**//Powerful and Authentic Social Studies (PASS):// //A Professional Development Program for Teachers//. (** **1999). Washington DC: National Council for the Social Studies.**
 * **//Elementary School Grades K-5: A Professional Development Program for Teachers.//** ERC NONPRNT LB1584.P66 1999 Check Availability
 * **//High School Grades 9-12:// 1999).** ERC NONPRNT LB1584.P69 1999 Check Availability
 * **//Middle School Grades 6-8.//** ERC NONPRNT LB1584.P69 1999 Check Availability

**__U.S. History__**
Including internal wars and conflicts, like the American Revolution and Civil War. Wars involving other countries are under "Wars" below.

ERC NON PRNT HV6432.7 .A18 2008 Check Availability A chronological record of the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001, assembled from video & audio footage recorded by more than 100 eyewitnesses. (DVD, 98 min.) Gr. 9-adult.
 * //102 Minutes that changed America.// (2008). New York: A&E Television Network.**
 * //Teacher Resource: @http://cdn.history.com/sites/2/2015/08/102Minutes.pdf?et_cid=80815719&et_rid=704240322&linkid=http%3a%2f%2fcdn.history.com%2fsites%2f2%2f2015%2f08%2f102Minutes.pdf//
 * [[file:102Minutes.pdf]]

ERC NON PRNT E101 .A447 2009 Check Availability National Geographic embarks on an expedition into the mysterious world of ancient American history to shed a different lifght on the history of the Americas. (DVD, 90 min.) Gr. 6-up
 * //America before Columbus.// (2009). Washington, DC: National Geographic.**

This series looks at history from an entirely new viewpoint with untold stories about the men and women who pushed innovation and ingenuity to the very edge of possibility to create a modern world that was unthinkable at its founding. (DVD, 92 min.) Gr. 9-up.
 * //America: The story of US (series).// (2010). New York: A&E Television Networks.**
 * //**Rebels.**// ERC NON PRNT E178 .A44 2011Check Availability Covers the American Revolution.
 * **//Westward.//** ERC NON PRNT F593 .A64 2011 Check Availability Covers the pioneer movement to the west.
 * **//Boom.//** ERC NON PRNT E741 .A44 2011 Check Availability Covers the changes that the discovery of oil had on life in America.
 * **//Rise of a Superpower.//** ERC NON PRNT E741 .A44 2011 Check Availability Covers the time in America from the Great Depression through the atomic bomb.

Series of 12 videos cover various aspects of U.S. History. Teacher's Guide included on disc and available online. (DVD, 25 min.). Gr. K-4.
 * //American History for Children (series).// (1996, 2004). Wynnewood, PA: Schlessinger Media/Library Video Company.**
 * //**African-American life.**// ERC NON PRNT E184.7 .A47 2004 Check Availability
 * //**American independence.**// ERC NON PRNT E208 .A44 2004 Check Availability
 * //**Early settlers.**// ERC NON PRNT F68 .E27 2004 Check Availability
 * //**Equal rights for all.**// ERC NON PRNT E178.3 .E68 2004 Check Availability
 * //**Immigration to the U.S.**// ERC NON PRNT JV6455 .I46 2004 Check Availability
 * //**National observances.**// ERC NON PRNT D671 .N38 2004 Check Availability
 * //**Native American life.**// ERC NON PRNT E77.4 Na 2004 Check Availability
 * //**United States Constitution.**// ERC NON PRNT KF4541 .Z9 U55 2004 Check Availability
 * //**United States expansion**//. ERC NON PRNT CR113 .U55 2004 Check Availability
 * //**United States flag.**// ERC NON PRNT CR113 .U554 2004 Check Availability
 * //**U.S. Songs and poems.**// ERC NON PRNT M1629.5 .U8 2004 Check Availability
 * //**Washington, DC**.// ERC NON PRNT F194.3 Wa 2004 Check Availability

ERC NON PRNT E173 .A53 2008 Check Availability This kit includes 10 units for teaching U.S. History, from Native Americans to Civil Rights. Each unit includes a booklet with an overview of the topic, annotated primary source documents with questions, 2 suggested classroom activities, discussion card featuring notable individuals and a poster for display. Also included is a DVD sampler of poems and songs and a CD-ROM electronic version of the text and images for the 10 units. Gr. 5.
 * //American history: history in a box : elementary school edition.// (2008). New York: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.**

ERC NON PRNT E806.N56 2010 Check Availability Beginning with the 1929 stock market collapse, The 1930's looks at the creation of FDR's Tree Army; construction of one of the greatest engineering projects of the modern era; the impact of the drought that transformed the plains; and an unlikely hero that gave downtrodden Americans hope. This collection of films examines America's response to the unprecedented threats facing the nation during one of history's most tumultuous decades. DVD.
 * //The 1930s.// (2010). United States: PBS Distribution.**

ERC PROF BK E475.55 .L7393 2010 Check Availability Text from Lincoln's speech is illustrated with period illustrations and Matthew Brady photographs. Gr. 6-up.
 * //Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Illustrated.// (2010). New York: Simon & Schuster.**

ERC NONPRNT E208.P79 2000 Check Availability This bingo game was created as a fun way to test student knowledge of the American Revolution.
 * //American Revolution Game.// (2000). Auburn Hills, MI: Teacher's Discovery.**

ERC NONPRNT E184.M45 A45 2001 Check Availability This delightful video captures a slice of the Amish Country. With extraordinary video vignettes and unforgettable photographs, you’ll see moments of children watching and helping with a barn raising; Amish boys and girls playing at school and at home; helping with farming chores, singing to entertain guests, plus much more. DVD.
 * //Amish Children.// (2001). Akron, OH: E.I.V. Book & Video Productions.**

ERC NONPRNT E441.A37 2000 Check Availability This groundbreaking series makes history by sharing it from a new perspective as it exposes truths about slavery through surprising revelations, dramatic recreations, rare archival photography and riveting first-person accounts. DVD.
 * Bagwell, O. (2000). //Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery.// South Burlington, VT: WGBH Boston Video.**

ERC NONPRNT E450.W57 2004 Check Availability Interviews with historians and dramatic reenactments explain the fight to end slavery. DVD.
 * Baker, S.K. (2004). //Whispers of Angels: A Story of the Underground Railroad.// United States: Janson Media.**

ERC NONPRNT E185.B53 2010 Check Availability This comprehensive DVD compilation features an in-depth collection of documentaries and programs chronicling the contributions and accomplishments of the most prominent and influential African-Americans throughout the history of the United States. DVD.
 * //Black History: A Retrospective.// (2010). Golden Valley, MN: Mill Creek Entertainment.**

ERC PROF BK F868 .S156 B75 2000 Check Availability This presents the history of San Francisco Bay's Angel Island as an army base, detention center, and immigration station before its preservation as a state park. Gr. 3-5.
 * Brimner, L.D. (2001). //Angel Island (Cornerstones of Freedom).// New York: Children's Press.**

ERC NONPRNT PN1997 .U6 M655 1985 Check Availability Molly, a young Russian Jewish immigrant, feels that she doesn't belong and will never belong in America. Her third grade classmates make fun of her accent, her dress, her customs and mock her with a sing-song rhyme, "Jol-ly Mol-ly, Your eyes are awf'ly small. Jol-ly Mol-ly, Your nose is awf'ly tall." With the help of a loving mother and the understanding of a sensitive teacher, Molly earns class recognition and, finally, happiness. VHS. Gr. 1-3.
 * Brown, J., & Pelzer, C. (1985). //Molly’s Pilgrim.// St.Louis, MO: Phoenix Films & Video.**

These seven brilliant documentaries by America's foremost documentary filmmaker comprise a glorious anthem to a great nation and its people. (DVD). Gr. 9-up.
 * Burns, K. (1996). //Ken Burns' America.// S.I.: PBS Video.**
 * **//Brooklyn Bridge.//** (58 min.) ERC NON PRNT TG25 .N53 B76 2004 Check Availability
 * **//The Congress.//** (90 min.) ERC NON PRNT JK1021 .C66 2004 Check Availability
 * **//Empire of the Air.//** (120 min.) ERC NON PRNT TK6545 .A1 E457 2004 DVD Check Availability
 * **//Huey Long.//** (88 min.) ERC NON PRNT F375 .H82 1985 Check Availability
 * **//The Shakers.//** (58 min.) ERC NON PRNT BX9765 .S452 2004 DVD Check Availability
 * **//Statue of Liberty.//** (60 min.) ERC NON PRNT F128.64 .L6 S738 2004 Check Availability
 * **//Thomas Hart Benton.//** (86 min.) ERC NON PRNT 237 .B47 T466 2004 Check Availability

ERC NON PRNT E741.C463 1999 Check Availability The women’s and civil rights movements, began decades earlier and as controversial as ever, continued to evolve during the nation’s Bicentennial period. This program focuses on the changing momentum of feminism, hampered by its failure to secure broad ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, and the heated confrontations that arose over affirmative action and busing. VHS.
 * Chapman, L., & Gerdau, R. (1999). //The Century: America’s Time.// Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences.**

**Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.** [] This website, hosted by the Library of Congress, allows you to search and view newspaper page from 1860-1922 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. It is co-sponsored by the national Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

ERC NON PRNT E468 .C582 1997 Check Availability Supplemental materials to use when teaching a unit on this time period in U.S. History classes. Includes a lesson guide, 36 photocards, transparencies and a CD of songs, speeches and documents from the time period. Gr. 5-up.
 * //The civil war and reconstruction.// (1997). Palo Alto, CA: Teachers' Curriculum Institute. **

ERC NON PRNT E188 .D57 2011 Check Availability This film uses live action, animation and cross-curricular connections between music, art, politics and economics to define an era in U.S. History. (DVD, 25 min.). Gr. 4-8.
 * //Colonial America (Disney History Connections).// (2011). Elk Grove Village, IL: Disney Educational Productions. **

ERC NON PRNT F817.M6 M66 1991 Check Availability In this beautifully filmed, broadcast-quality program, discover the majestic beauty of Monument Valley and the mystical bond between the Navajo and their homeland. Discover how the Navajo have adapted to harmonize with this arid and rugged land. Watch as men and women practice crafts and customs according to ancient tradition, including rug-weaving and a rarely-seen religious ceremony performed by a Navajo Medicine Man. VHS.
 * Ellis, R.D. (1991). //Monument Valley: Navajo Homeland.// Whittier, CA: Finely-Holiday Film Corp.**

ERC NON PRNT JV6484 .E45 2001Check Availability Immigrants of every ethnic background recall their extraordinary adventures at Ellis Island, from the treacherous passage across the sea to the daunting challenge of starting life over in a new land. (DVD, 150 min.). Not rated.
 * //Ellis Island.// (2001). New York: A&E Television Networks.**

ERC NON PRNT BF1576.M9 1988 Check Availability **Ellis, S. (1988). //My Mother the Witch.// Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities.** In Chatham, Mass., in 1697 10-year-old Betsy feels sick with fear as more and more incidents seem to indicate that her mother is a witch. VHS.

ERC NON PRNT E99.N3 N351 1988 Check Availability A look at the lives of three Navajo children.
 * Ellis, S. (1988). //Navajo Moon.// Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities. **

ERC NON PRNT E185.61 .E93 2010 Check Availability Eyes on the Prize is an award-winning 14-hour television series produced by Blackside and narrated by Julian Bond. Through contemporary interviews and historical footage, the series covers all of the major events of the civil rights movement from 1954-1985. DVD
 * Else, J. (2010). //Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years.// Alexandria, VA: PBS Video.**

ERC NON PRNT E184.7 .A47 2004 Check Availability Learn about America's history through the use of graphics and animations, live-action portrayals of historic figures and stories told from a child's point of view. Topics featured in this video include The Journey from Africa to Slavery, Resisting Slavery, Segregation, The Civil Rights Movement, The Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., African Americans Today
 * Fabian-Barber Communications. (1996). //African American Life//. Bala Cynwyd, PA: Schlessinger Video Productions.**

ERC NON PRNT E208.A44 2004 Check Availability This program covers the story of the Declaration of Independence, a child's firsthand account of the Boston Tea Party, the biography of Thomas Jefferson, the history of the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, and the song "My Country 'Tis of Thee." DVD. Gr. K-4.
 * Fabian-Barber Communications. (2004). //American Independence.// Bala Cynwyd, PA: Schlessinger Video Productions.**

ERC NON PRNT F68 .E27 2004 Check Availability This program recounts the story of the Pilgrims and the voyage of the Mayflower to Plymouth Rock, the Mayflower Compact, Squanto and the first Thanksgiving, and life in colonial Williamsburg. DVD. (25 min.)
 * Fabian-Baber Communications. (2004). //Early Settlers.// Bala Cynwyd, PA: Schlessinger Video Productions.**

ERC NON PRNT JV6455 .I46 2004 Check Availability Learn about America's history through the use of graphics and animations, live-action portrayals of historic figures and stories told from a child's point of view. Topics featured in this video include Who Came to the United States?, The Story of a Child: My New Home in America, The Story of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, The Story of a Child: I Came All the Way From China, and Faces of Immigration Today. DVD. (25 min)
 * Fabian-Baber Communication. (2004). //Immigration to the U.S.// Bala Cynwyd, PA: Schlessinger Video Productions.**

ERC NON PRNT CR113 .U55 2004 Check Availability This program covers the story of the Lewis & Clark Expedition and Sacajawea, follows the life of a child in a pioneer family, "America the Beautiful," the forced relocation of Native Americans from their homelands, the story of John Henry and the history of Mount Rushmore. DVD. Gr. K-4. (25 min.)
 * Fabian-Baber Communications. (2004). //United States Expansion.// Bala Cynwyd, PA: Schlessinger Video Productions.**

ERC NON PRNT E302.5 .F68 2000 Check Availability They were the most legendary and respected politicians, statesmen and warriors of history's first republic since the days of ancient Rome. They were also traitors and smugglers, rabble rousers and hot-heads, unfaithful husbands and prodigious drinkers. Gain a fascinating glimpse behind the images on the marble busts and faces on our dollar bills and pocket change. (DVD, approx. 200 min.)
 * //Founding Fathers.// 2000. New York: A&E Network.**

ERC NON PRNT PN1997 .G4 2010 Check Availability Feature film reenactment of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Rated PG. (2 DVDs, 4 1/2 hrs.). Gr. 7-up.
 * //Gettysburg.// (1993). Burbank, CA: Warner Bros.**

ERC NON PRNT E475.53 .G48 2011 Check Availability This documentary conveys new information and honors the sacrifice of both the North and South at this battle, where over 50,000 men paid the ultimate price. (DVD, 94 min.) Gr. 8-up.
 * //Gettysburg.// (2011). New York: A&E Television, LLC.**

ERC NON PRNT E185.6.G83 2010 Check Availability Relates the story of the Harlem Renaissance through the words and music of such notable artists as Duke Ellington, Langston Hughes, and Countee Cullen. CD.
 * Gross, J. (2010). //The Harlem Renaissance Remembered.// Grand Haven, MI: Brilliance Audio.**

ERC NON PRNT F68.P55 1986 Check Availability The Mayflower voyage is seen through the eyes of a courageous young Pilgrim girl, whose fictional diary recounts the despair, hope, and perseverance of the passengers in their flight from persecution. VHS.
 * Gunselman, J. (1986). //Pilgrim Journey.// Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities.**

ERC NON PRNT E642 .M46 2004 Check Availability Discover the true meaning of Memorial Day and Veterans Day, and learn about their history through songs, stories, crafts and interviews with veterans. Gr. K-4.
 * Hanson, B. (2004). //Memorial Day/Veterans Day.// Wynnewood, PA: Schlessinger Media.**

ERC PROF BK E184 .I6 H66 1995 Check Availability This relays the multicolored and often heroic stories of Irish immigrants to the U.S., largely through primary source materials. Gr. 7-up.
 * Hoobler, D. (1995). //The Irish American family album.// New York: Oxford University Press.**

ERC NON PRNT PN1992.77 .L53 2013 All 40 episodes of the Emmy Award-Nominated series about journeying back in time to experience points of American History. (DVD, Approx. 14 1/2 hours) Rated G. Also available by single titles:
 * //Liberty's kids: The complete series.// (2013). Minneapolis, MN: Mill Creek Entertainment.**
 * **//The Boston Tea Party.//** ERC NON PRNT E215.7.L53 B67 2004 Check Availability


 * **//The First Fourth of July.//** ERC NON PRNT E209.L53 F57 2004 Check Availability
 * **//Give Me Liberty.//**ERC NON PRNT E209.L53 G58 2004 Check Availability

ERC PROF BK ND237 .D27 A5 2013 Check Availability First released in 1947, these lush illustrations illustrate Lincoln's famous speech. Includes a blurb about each painting. Gr. 5-up.
 * Lincoln, A. (2013). //Lincoln's Gettysburg Address : A pictorial interpretation painted by James Daugherty.// Chicago: Albert Whitman.**

ERC NON PRNT D117.M53 1988 Check Availability A series providing education on the Middle Ages for students in intermediate, middle and junior high schools. VHS.
 * //The Middle Ages School Kit.// (1988). Alexandria, VA: PBS Home Video.**

ERC NON PRNT E98.S67 N38 1994 Check Availability The CNN story gives coverage to foes of Indian rights, like the Minneapolis businessman who blasted Indian activism as "political revisionism of history." But the report also provided a platform for defenders of Indian treaty rights. VHS.
 * //Native Americans: The Invisible People.// (1994). Atlanta, GA: CNN Video.**

ERC NONPRNT E178.3.A6 2008 Check Availability The horn-backed swing of "Fireworks" will charm the ear of countless Gen-X listeners and their parents, as will most of this historically themed collection of songs from the ingeniously educational Schoolhouse Rock animations. Lyricists Lynn Ahrens and jazz vocal great Bob Dorough make fine yarns out of a (homogenized) overall narrative of the United States, which all seems pretty peachy in this context. VHS.
 * Newall, G., & Stone, R. (2008). //School House Rock!: America Rock.// Burbank, CA: Disney Educational Productions.**

ERC NONPRNT CR109.P35 1980z Check Availability A set of flags representing the different cultures in America.
 * // Pan-American Flag Set. // (1980). New York: Gessler Pub Co. **

ERC NONPRNT D790.252 332nd.T87 2004 Check Availability The true story of how a group of African American pilots overcame racist opposition to become one of the finest US fighter groups in World War II. DVD.
 * Perkins, W.D. (2004). //The Tuskegee Airmen.// Alexandria, VA: PBS Home Video. **

ERC NON PRNT F68 .A44 2015 Check Availability In this documentary, award-winning Ric Burns explores the riveting true story of this small group of English Separatists whose determination to worship God as they saw fit planted the seeds of the American dream. (DVD, 120 min.) Gr. 9-up.
 * //The Pilgrims (American Experience).// (2015). Boston, MA: WETA.**

Kit includes PowerPoint lesson, handouts, activities booklet, and posters with scripts to share on the topic. Gr. 6-12.
 * //PowerPoint Presentations in History.//** **Culver City, CA: Social Studies School Service.**
 * **//Imperialism: Using Primary Sources and the Internet.//** **(2001)** ERC NON PRNT JV105 .L296 2005 Check Availability
 * //**Industrial Revolution.**//**(2001).** ERC NON PRNT HD2321 .D68 2005 Check Availability

ERC NONPRNT E185.625.B55 1995 Check Availability The final film by filmmaker Marlon Riggs, //Black Is...Black Ain't//, jumps into the middle of explosive debates over Black identity. DVD.
 * Riggs, M.T. (1995). //Black Is... Black Ain't.// San Francisco: California Newsreel.**

ERC NONPRNT E184.R8 A44 1986 Check Availability Depicts the story of young Elias and his mother as they arrive from Romania to New York in 1907. As Elias learns English and rebounds from the taunts he receives at school, a lesson is taught to all students that we each were once from immigrant families. VHS. Gr. 4-8.
 * Robertson, T. (1986). //The Americanization of Elias.// Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities.**

ERC NONPRNT E273.E231 V35 1980 Check Availability Twelve-year-old Josh is a farm boy sent to George Washington’s camp to spy for the British. But as he comes to understand the ideals for which the American "rebels" are suffering in the bitter winter of Valley Forge, and as he becomes friends with a young soldier who had earlier raided Josh’s family farm, Josh himself joins the Continental Army. VHS. Gr. K-8.
 * Roberston, T. (1980). //Valley Forge: The Young Spy.// Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences.**

ERC NONPRNT E184.P85 P7 1987 Check Availability Depicts the contrasts in the life of a young Puerto Rican boy who once lived with his large and loving family near the sunny beaches of Puerto Rico but now resides in a run-down tenement in the South Bronx amidst gangs and junkies. The story's focus is the boy's determination to work for a better future for himself. VHS. Gr. 4-8.
 * Robertson, T.S. (1987). //PR.// Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities.**

ERC NON PRNT JC599 .U5 S43 2007 Check Availability The film explores the urgent national debate about the patriot Act by talking with both critics and advocates of the new policies and telling the compelling real-life stories of people whose lives have been directly affected. (DVD, 60 min.). Gr. 9-up.
 * //Security versus liberty: The other war (America at a Crossroads series).// (2007). Washington, DC: WETA.**

ERC PROF BK E628 .S555 2008 Check Availability Anita Silvey explores the fascinating secret world of women soldiers: who they were, why they went to war, how they managed their masquerade. Gr. 6-up.
 * Silvey, A. (2008). //I'll pass for your comrade: Women soldiers in the Civil War.// New York: Clarion Books.**

<span style="background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">ERC NON PRNT PN1992.77 .T457 2006 Check Availability <span style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**//This is America, Charlie Brown (series)//. (1995). Hollywood, CA: Paramount Studios.** Charlie Brown and the whole peanuts gang explore the history and culture of the United States. (VHS titles & DVDs check out individually). All Ages.
 * **VHS v.1 The Great Inventors. (DVD disc 2)**
 * **VHS v.2 The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk. (DVD disc 1)**
 * **VHS v.3 The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad. (DVD disc 2)**
 * **VHS v.4 The Mayflower Voyagers. (DVD disc 1)**
 * **v. 5 The NASA Space Station (DVD disc 1)**
 * **VHS v.6 The Birth of the Constitution. (DVD disc 1)**
 * **VHS v.7 The Smithsonian and the Presidency. (DVD disc 2)**
 * **VHS v.8 The Music and Heroes of America. (DVD disc 2)**

ERC NONPRNT E450.S45 1988 Check Availability Set in 1849 South Carolina, this dramatic performance reveals the struggles of an 11-year-old slave boy, his mother, and father who are all sold to different masters. The father promises to rescue them all and holds true to his word, with the help of the Underground Railroad and a new start in a Quaker village. VHS. Gr. 4-8.
 * //The Sellin' of Jamie Thomas.// (1988). Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences.**

ERC NONPRNT E109.S7 S62 2000 Check Availability This program introduces students to the adventures of the first European explorers of America. VHS.
 * Sitko, J. (2000). //Spanish Explorers of North America.// Evanston, IL: AGC/United Learning.**

ERC NONPRNT E301.S68 2006 Check Availability This unique narrative spans the French-Indian Wars of the 1760s and the Jacksonian era—a period in which the fires of rebellion were stoked, and a fledgling nation took her place among the world’s powers. Contains rare removable documents, memorabilia and an audio CD with more than 70 minutes of contemporary letters, diaries, and documents.
 * Souter, G., Souter, J., & Brown, R.D. (2006). //The Founding of the United States Experience 1763-1815//. New York: Presidio Press.**

ERC NONPRNT F1569.C2 P36 1997 Check Availability Part of Teddy Roosevelt’s dream of making America a global power was realized through the construction of the Panama Canal. VHS.
 * Thomas, A. (1997). //Panama Canal//. S.I.: A&E Home Video.**

ERC NONPRNT BF1575.S24 Check Availability Students will learn an object lesson in the danger of mob rule to society and individual rights when they study witch hysteria in Salem Village. Unique historical documents, together with broadsheets, explore the background, events and personalities involved in this famous series of witchcraft trials.
 * Trask, R.B. (1975). //Salem Village and the Witch Hysteria.// New York: Grossman Publishers.**

ERC NON PRNT E178.3 .T76 1998 Check Availability Eleven songs, each less than five minutes long, help students memorize dates and historical facts. (CD, 41 min.) Gr. 3-5.
 * Troxel, L. (1998). //History songs: You never forget what you sing.// Newport Beach, CA: Audio Memory Publishing.**

ERC NON PRNT E188.F54 1999 Check Availability Tells about the establishment of settlements in the New World, hardships the colonists encountered, daily life, and the expansion of the colonies. Narration is interspersed with clips of interpreters at historic sites and appropriate photographs and paintings. VHS, Teacher Guide, and Answer Keys.
 * Vanderslice, K. (1999). //Field Trip to Yesterday: Colonial Times//. Pleasantville, NY: Sunburst Communications.**

ERC NON PRNT HV6432.7 .V76 2011 Check Availability Archival footage, personal interviews, and re-enactments provide insight to events inside the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. (DVD, 1 hr. 19 min.) Gr. 9-up. The accounts of one of the survivors of 9/11 and his wife. Please note there are some graphic descriptions of what occurred that day. Gr. 9-up.
 * //Voices from inside the Towers.// (2011). New York: The History Channel.**
 * //Teacher resource:// [|www.balkinbuddies.com/worldtradecenter.html]

ERC NON PRNT F68.Q53 2010 Check Availability Explores how the Pilgrims fled from religious persecution in England, endured adversity while sailing to Plymouth, survived their first winter, and celebrated the first Thanksgiving. DVD.
 * Wolfinger, L.Q. (2010). //A Quick Guide to the Mayflower.// New York: A&E Television Networks.**

ERC NON PRNT E276.W66 1996 Check Availability Examines the roles women actually had during the American revolution and contrasts them with existing legends.
 * //Women in the American Revolution.// (1996). Culver City, CA: Zenger Video.**

ERC PROF BK PS509 .U52 W67 2000 Check Availability Experience U.S. history through the intimacy of eyewitness accounts, the insights of visionaries, and the sensitivity of literature, visual art, and music. Gr. 9-up.
 * //Words of ages: Witnessing U.S. history through literature.// (2000). Alexandria, VA: Close Up Publishing.**

**__U.S. Presidents__**
ERC NON PRNT F204.W5 U6 1997 Check Availability This video captures the magic and beauty of 200 years in the life of a life in garden. Just as the White House serves as home, official residence, office, and museum, so too the garden is the scenic of both historical events and informal gatherings. (VHS, 30 min.)
 * Argentine, P.A. (1997). //Upon These Grounds: Exploring the White House Garden.// Washington, D.C.: White House Historical Association.**

ERC NON PRNT E457.5 .A87 2009 Check Availability Recounting two tumultuous months when the joy of peace after the Civil War was shattered by the heartache of Lincoln's death, told as a strong contrast of character between Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth. (DVD, 90 min). Not rated.
 * //The assassination of Abraham Lincoln (American Experience)//. (2009). Boston: WGBH.**

**Disney Educational Productions. (2009-2010). //The American Presidents (Series).//** ** Educational and fun way to present to students about the first group o men who led this country through change and the lives they affected from an early idea of democracy. Check for availability of interactive whiteboard feature on the disc. ** ** (1 DVD) Grades 3-8. **
 * ERC NON PRNT E176.1 .A44 2009 v.1 //**Revolution and the New Nation: Expansion & Reform.**//**(2009).** Covers Washington to Polk. (45 min.) Check Availability
 * ERC NON PRNT E176.1 .C58 2009 v.2 **//Civil War and Reconstruction: Development of the industrial U.S.// (2009).** Covers Taylor to McKinley. (60 min.) Check Availability
 * ERC NON PRNT E176.1 .A44 2010 v.3 **//1890-1945,// //The Emergence of Modern America, the Great Depression & WWII.//** Covers T. Roosevelt to F. Roosevelt. (45 min.) Check Availability

ERC NON PRNT E176.1.T43 1996 Check Availability This edition of //Biography// explores the life of Theodore Roosevelt. (VHS, 52 min.) Gr. 6-up.
 * //Theodore Roosevelt: Roughrider to Rushmore.// (1996). New York: A&E Video.**

ERC NON PRNT E176.8.P74 2004 Check Availability Students find out how Presidents Day celebrated today and learn about the history of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Through stories, songs and crafts, students learn more about how the president is elected, his or her responsibilities, and the nation's most famous home, the White House. (DVD, 23 min.)
 * Hansen, B. (2004). //Presidents Day.// Wynnewood, PA: Schlessinger Media.**

ERC NON PRNT E457.905 .A27 2005 Check Availability The newly elected president, Abraham Lincoln, and his family are leaving their hometown for the journey to Washington. He bids his friends and neighbors farewell. In their life together we can see that Lincoln gains strength from his family, especially from his sons Tad and Willie. Abraham Lincoln needs all the strength he can find. His great cause-the American Union-is split asunder by civil war. But Mr. Lincoln is no ordinary man. (VHS, 30 min.) Gr. K-3.
 * //President Abraham Lincoln.// (1993). Irving, TX: Nest Entertainment.**

ERC PROF BK E457.6 .S26 2008 Check Availability More than one hundred images of Lincoln's life and times provide a complete portrait of this revered president and the events that defined him. An inspiring visual journey that provides a fresh take on one of the most documented and beloved figures in American history. Gr. 5-up.
 * Sandler, M.W. (2008). //Lincoln through the lens: How photography revealed and shaped an extraordinary life.// New York: Scholastic.**

**__Wars__**
ERC PROF BK D743.7 .A43 2001 Check Availability Highlights from the major events of WWII; primary source photos are included.
 * Ambrose, Stephen E. (2001). //The Good Fight: How World War II Was Won.// New York: Atheneum.**

ERC NON PRNT E181.A44 2009 v. 1-14 Check Availability From the first musket shots at Lexington and Concord to the precision-guided munitions in modern-day Baghdad, America s history has been forged in the heat of battle. America at War presents 25 documentaries from The History Channel, charting U.S. military conflict over two centuries. DVD.
 * //America at War: From the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror//. New York: A&E Television Networks.**

ERC NON PRNT E462 .A44 2009 Check Availability This definitive collection brings the most legendary Civil War battles, and the soldiers and leaders who fought them, vividly to life. DVD.
 * //The American Civil War: An Introspective Look at the War Between the States.// New York: A&E Television Networks.**

ERC NON PRNT D811.5.W37 2007 Check Availability //The War// is the story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women through four American towns. The war touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America and demonstrated that in ordinary times, there are no ordinary lives. DVD.
 * Botstein, S. (2007). //The War.// Hollywood, CA: Paramount Home Entertainment.**

ERC NON PRNT E478.C58w 2004 Check Availability Comprehensive documentary on the causes, battles, and consequences of the Civil War, from Fort Sumter to Appomattox, using archival photos, and on-site film from battlefield parks. DVD.
 * Burns, K. (2004). //The Civil War.// Burbank, CA: PBS Home Video.**

ERC NON PRNT DS559.8.W6 N6 1993 Check Availability In this film, seven women Vietnam veterans tell us, in their own words, why they went to Vietnam, what they did in country, and how the experience of war changed them then and continues to affect them and their children today. The women's personal stories are woven together with rare archival footage of women at war, "home movies," personal photos, and a soundtrack of '60s rock and folk music into an eloquent narrative that reveals their unique brand of heroism. VHS. Gr. 9-12.
 * Bouiss, E. (1993). //No Time for Tears: Vietnam,The Women Who Served.// New York: West End Films.**

ERC NON PRNT E468 .C58 2007 Check Availability An interactive kit consisting of a 2-player game board and cards and 32 page book about the Civil War. Gr. 2-6.
 * //Civil War.// (2007). Kettering, UK: The Book-studio.**

ERC PROF BK PZ7 .F599233 Bu 1993 Check Availability Northerners, Southerners, generals, couriers, dreaming boys, and worried sisters describe the glory, the horror, the thrill, and the disillusionment of the first battle of the Civil War.
 * Fleischman, Paul. (1993). //Bull Run.// New York: Laura Geringer Books/HarperCollins.**

ERC PROF BK D767.25 .H6 H4 1989 Check Availability Peter Jennings goes behind the scenes of the Truman administration to uncover how the decision to drop the atomic bomb was reached. (DVD, 67 min.). Gr. 9-up.
 * //Hiroshima: Why the bomb was dropped. (//2002). New York, NY : Vintage Books.**

ERC PROF BK D769 .I87 1991 Check Availability This book offers an overview of America's part in WWII in both Europe and the Pacific, from Pearl Harbor to the Normandy invasion to the Japanese surrender aboard the U.S.S. //Missouri.// Gr. 5-9.
 * Isserman, M. (1991).** ** //Worl// **** //d War II (America at war)// **** c **** //.// New York: Facts on File. **

ERC PROF BK PS362.E9465 2007 Check Availability Drawn from books, articles, the speeches of Lincoln, and the letters of Grant and Lee, a historical documentation of the Civil War uses poetry to bring to life the brutal conflict that tore America apart.
 * Lewis, J. Patrick. (2007). //The Brothers' War: Civil War Voices in Verse.// Washington, DC: National Geographic.**

<span style="font-size: small; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">ERC NON PRNT UB37. V54 1983 Check Availability **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;">Else, Couturie & Korty., & Direct Cinema Ltd. (1983). //Vietnam requiem//. Los Angeles, CA: Direct Cinema ** Five men give interviews that served in Vietnam and our now serving prison time for crimes committed since their return from the war. ( 1 videocassette) Adult.

ERC PROF BK D756.1 .M397 2004 Check Availability **McGowen, T. (2004). //D-Day (Cornerstones of Freedom, 2nd series).// New York: Scholastic.** Discusses the events leading up to the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944. Gr. 3-8.

ERC PROF BK DS557.7 .M85 2005 Check Availability **Murray, S. (2005). //Vietnam War (Eyewitness Books series).// New York: DK.** Browser-overview of the conflict in Southeast Asia, covering multiple aspects. Gr. 4-up.

ERC PROF BK PZ7 .M992 Fal 1988 Check Availability Seventeen-year-old Richie Perry, just out of high school, enlists in the Army in the summer of 1967 and spends a devastating year on active duty in Vietnam.
 * Myers, Walter Dean. (1988). //Fallen Angels.// New York: Scholastic.**

ERC PROF BK PZ7 .M992 Su 2010 Check Availability "Robin 'Birdy' Perry, a new army recruit from Harlem, isn't quite sure why he joined the army, but her's sure where he's headed: Iraq. Birdy and the others in the Civilian Affairs Battalion are supposed to help and secure and stabilize the country and successfully interest with the Iraqi people. Officially, the code name for their maneuvers is Operation Iraqi Freedom. But the young men and women in the CA unit have a simpler name for it: WAR"--cover verso.
 * Myers, Walter Dean. (2010). //Sunrise Over Fallujah.// New York: Scholastic.**

ERC NONPRNT D744.U58 1998 [|Check Availability] What if Hitler had had the A-bomb? Why did Japan's submarine sneak attack on Pearl Harbor fail? Could the kamikazes have turned the tide of war in the Pacific? Now these and other compelling stories about the secret weapons, ruthless tactics, and remarkable heroism of World War II can be told. VHS.
 * National Geographic Society. (1998). //Untold Stories of WWII.// Washington, DC: NGT Inc.**

ERC NON PRNT DS918.8 .K67 2010 Check Availability Documentary film details the bloody and brutal war between the United Nations and the Communists in what is now called the Korean Conflict. (DVD, 313 min.). Gr. 9-up.
 * //Korea: the forgotten war, 1950-1953.// (2010). Eugene, OR: Timeless Media Group.**

ERC NON PRNT JZ5675 .N847 2010 Check Availability The film was produced by the Nuclear Security Project to raise awareness about nuclear threats and to help build support for the urgent actions needed to reduce nuclear dangers. Introduced by General Colin Powell, narration is by Michael Douglas. (DVD, 56 min. & 35 min. films) Gr. 9-up.
 * //Nuclear Tipping Point.// (2010). Washington, DC: Nuclear Threat Initiative.**

ERC NON PRNT U793 .A12 2014 Check Availability A comprehensive look at the war that left 15 million dead, 20 million injured, and changed battles forever. (DVD, 5 1/4 hours). Gr. 9-up.
 * //100 Years of WWI: An epic, 4-program set that puts you on the front lines of the battles of World War I.// (2014). Santa Monica, CA: Lionsgate.**

ERC PROF BK D743.7 .P36 2002 Check Availability Describes the causes and history of World War II, and includes interviews with participants and suggested activities. Gr. 4-8.
 * Panchyk, R. (2002). //World War II for kids.// Chicago: Chicago Review Press.**

ERC NON PRNT PN1009 .W35 P47 2010 Check Availability This highlights the main events of WWII and introduces the political and military leaders of the war. Includes a CD-ROM. Gr. 4-8.
 * Perritano, J. (2010). //World War II.// New York: Scholastic.**

ERC NON PRNT D731 .A175 2014 Check Availability History Channel examines four epic action and adventure of WWII in four dynamic programs:
 * //75 years of WWII.// (2008, 2013). New York: A&E Network.**
 * **D-Day in HD** (parts 1 & 2).
 * **Bloody Santa Cruz.**
 * **//Enterprise// Versus Japan.**
 * **Ultimate WWII Weapons.**

ERC PROF BK D769.348 555th .S76 2013 Check Availability Examines the role of African-Americans in the military through the history of the Triple Nickels, who fought against attacks perpetrated on the American West by the Japanese during World War II. Gr. 5-9.
 * Stone, T.L. (2013). //Courage has no color: The true story of the Triple Nickles, America's first black paratroopers.// Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press.**

ERC PROF BK E591 .S945 2001 Check Availability Sullivan tells all about the war on water in works and photographs. Gr. 4-8.
 * Sullivan, G. (2001). //The Civil War at sea.// Brookfield, CT: Twenty-First Century Books.**

ERC NON PRNT D810 .C88 T78 2007 Check Availability The personal and heartfelt story of the Navajo Code Talkers, young Navajo men who were recruited from government boarding schools to serve in the U.S. Marines during World War II. (DVD, 60 min.) Gr. 9-up.
 * //True whispers: The story of the Navajo code talkers.// (2002). New York: PBS Home Video.**

ERC NON PRNT UG447.8 .D53 1985 Check Availability Among the worst atrocities of World War II were the germ warfare experiments by Japanese doctors with British and American POWs. This shocking program examines a story kept secret for half a century. (VHS, 52 min.) Gr. 9-up.
 * //Unit 731: did Emperor Hirohito know?// (1985). Princeton, NJ: FIlms for the Humanities & Sciences**.

ERC NON PRNT DS558 .V54 2011 Check Availability This six-hour miniseries captures the sights, the sounds, and the stories of the Vietnam War through intimate and revealing interviews with 13 people who experienced the war first-hand. Many scenes are graphic in nature, so viewer discretion is advised. (DVD, 4 hours, 42 min.) Gr. 9-up.
 * //Vietnam in HD. (//2011). New York: A&E Television Networks.**

ERC NON PRNT D741 .W49 2000 Check Availability //**Why we fight: World War II (The Complete Series).**// **(2000). New York: GoodTimes Home Video Corp.** The official World War II U.S. Government film statement defining various moments of WWII. The first film of this series was given the 1943 Academy Award for Best Documentary. (DVD, 415 min.) Gr. 8-up.
 * //**Prelude to War/The Nazi Strike.**// **(1942/1943).** (52 min./41 min.)
 * **Divide & Conquer/The Battle of Britain. (1943/1943).** (57 min./54 min.)
 * **//The Battle of China/War Comes to America.// (1944/1945).** (65 min./75 min.)
 * **//The Battle of Russia.// (1943).** (83 min.)

ERC PROF BK E585 .C54 W57 2001 Check Availability Stories of 49 young people, some as young as ten years old, whose compelling stories of their experiences fighting in the Civil War comprise this impressive album of Civil War heroism. Gr. 5-up.
 * Wisler, G.C. (2001). //When Johnny went marching: Young Americans fight the Civil War.// New York: HarperCollins.**

ERC NONPRNT D521.W67 2009 Check Availability Both comprehensive and intimate,//The World Wars: The Complete History of WWI and WWII// is a survey of some of history s most critical engagements, a broad collection of documentary programming that details the world-changing events of World War I and World War II, including the battles and strategies, the men and machines, and the horror and heroism that marked these epic conflicts.
 * //The World Wars: The Complete History of WWI and WWII.// (2009). S.I.: A&E Television Networks.**

ERC NONPRNT D743.W67 1991 Check Availability These two extraordinary videos feature striking footage (including some never seen before) on how the Great War took shape.
 * //World War II.// (1991). New York: Time.**

ERC NONPRNT D741.W67 2005 Check Availability Examine Hitler’s occupation of Europe and the Allies’ efforts to fight it. See how World War II changed American society, especially for women. Consider the relationship of the Soviet Union and the United States during the Cold War. And discover how the U.S. economic recovery after WWII ushered in an age of prosperity. DVD. Gr. 6-12.
 * //World War II: Causes and Consequences.// (2005). Silver Spring, MD: Discovery Communications.**

ERC NON PRNT F499 .D53 W67 2008 Check Availability Curriculum to explore the impact of WWII in the local communities in the U.S., making the connection between local history and world history. It is divided into the 4 short video topics: "Interpreting the Past", "History Around You", "Conversations through History", and "National History Day". (DVD, curriculum/ lesson plans) Gr. 9-12.
 * //World War II: Exploring Your Local History.// (2008). Dayton, OH: ThinkTV Network.**

ERC NON PRNT D769.2 .W85 2010 Check Availability Feel the fear and exhilaration of a battlefield 25,000 feet in the air as History Channel travels with four veterans on some of the most dangerous, deadly, and visually stunning aerial missions of WWII. (DVD, 100 min.) Gr. 6-up.
 * //WWII in HD: The Air War.// (2010). New York: A&E Television Networks.**

=__Teacher Resources__=

Dive into American history in amazing detail in these workbooks, with tests, answer keys and bibliographies. Gr. 7-10.
 * //The American Experience (series).// (2002). Dayton, OH: Milliken Publishing Company.**
 * **//The U.S. Presidency.// (2009).** ERC PROF BK JK550 .M36 2001 Check Availability
 * **//The U.S. Constitution.//** ERC PROF BK JK146 .M36 2001 Check Availability
 * **Early North** **America** ERC PROF BK E45 .M364 2002 Check Availability
 * //**The American Colonies.**// ERC PROF BK E191 M64 2002 Check Availability


 * **The American Frontier** ERC PROF BK E179.5 .M364 2002 Check Availability


 * //**The Revolutionary** **War**// ERC PROF BK E208 .M364 2003 Check Availability
 * **America's Civil War.** ERC PROF BK E468 .M364 2003 Check Availability
 * **American Black history**. ERC PROF BK E185 .H39 2004 Check Availability

ERC PROF BK JK1978 .B34 2016 Check Availability Help students understand the election process, the presidency, the rights and responsibilities of voting, and the difference between local, state, and national government. Gr. 1-3.
 * Baicker, K. (2016). //The election activity book: Dozens of activities that help kids learn about voting, campaigns, our government, presidents, and more!// New York: Scholastic.**

ERC PROF BK JF1001 .H32 2016 Check Availability Follow the simple lessons in this book to become a free and truly independent critical thinker in the next election. Adult
 * Haber, J. (2016). //Critical voter: Using the next election to make yourself (and your kids) smarter.// ??: Degree of Freedom Press.**

Examine the history of our government and learn to understand its impact on our present lives. Gr. 4-8.
 * Hargrove, J. (2000). //History Speaks... (series).// Dayton, OH: Teaching & learning company.**
 * **//Executive Branch of the government.//** ERC PROF BK JK501 .H37 2000 Check Availability
 * **//Judicial Branch of the//** //government.// ERC PROF BK JK154 .H37 2000 Check Availability
 * **//Executive Branch of the government.//** ERC PROF BK JK 1025 .H37 2000 Check Availability

**__Textbook Series Available__**
ERC TEXTBK LT305.S6 M194 2001 Check Availability
 * //Adventures in time and place.// (2001). New York: McGraw-Hill.**

ERC TEXTBK LT305.S62 A45 2001 Check Availability
 * //AGS United States history.// (2001). Minnesota: American Guidance Service.**

ERC TEXTBK LT305.S62 B4235 2007 Check Availability
 * //America's history.// (2007). Massachusetts: Bedford/St. Martin's.**

ERC TEXTBK LT305.S62 B4235 2004 Check Availability
 * //America's history.// (2004). Massachusetts: Bedford/St. Martin's.**

ERC TEXTBK LT305.S6 Y68 1997 Check Availability
 * //Americans of character.// (1997). California: Young People's Press.**

ERC TEXTBK LT305.S63 G536 1998 Check Availability
 * //Geography (kit): the world and its people.// (1998). New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill.**

ERC TEXTBK LT305.S62 B424 2004 Check Availability
 * //Going to the source: the Bedford reader in American history.// (2004). Massachusetts: Bedford/St. Martin's.**

ERC TEXTBK LT305.S63 H257 2003 Check Availability
 * //Harcourt horizons grade 6: world regions.// (2003). Florida: Harcourt.**

ERC TEXTBK LT305.S6 H437 Check Availability
 * //Heath social studies.// (1987). Massachusetts: D.C. Heath.**

ERC TEXTBK LT305.S63 H8382 2005 Check Availability **//Houghton Mifflin social studies: western hemisphere and Europe, geography and culture.// (2005). Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin.**

ERC TEXTBK LT305.S63 H838 2005 Check Availability
 * //Houghton Mifflin social studies: world cultures and geography.// (2005). Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin.**


 * ERC TEXTBK LT305.S63 M1672 2005 Check Availability **
 * //Macmillan/McGraw-Hill: our world.// (2005). New York: Macmillan/McGraw-Hill.**

ERC TEXTBK LT305.S6 M197 2003 Check Availability
 * //Macmillan/McGraw-Hill social studies.// (2003). New York: Macmillan/McGraw-Hill.**

ERC TEXTBK LT305.S63 S424 2005 Check Availability
 * //Scott Foresman social studies grade 6: the world.// (2005). Illinois: Scott Foresman.**

ERC TEXTBK LT305.S63 S235 1997 Check Availability
 * //SRA geography.// (1997). Ohio: SRA/McGraw-Hill.**

ERC TEXTBK LT305.S62 B423 2004 Check Availability
 * //The American promise: a history of the United States.// (2004). Massachusetts: Bedford/St. Martins.**

ERC TEXTBK LT305.S6 L185 Check Availability
 * //The Laidlaw social studies series: skills and concepts for responsible citizenship.// (1985). Illinois: Laidlaw Bros.**

ERC TEXTBK LT305.S6 Y6853 1996 Check Availability
 * //Young People's lessons in character grades 2-5.// (1996). California: Young People's Press.0.**