Abstract
Abstract After an analysis of several elementary social studies textbooks, the authors found most to be lacking in adequate background information, illustrations, vocabulary definitions, and examples of key concepts essential for readers' construction of meaning. Other researchers have also criticized social studies texts for problems with readability, text structure, and assumptions of unrealistic levels of prior knowledge from readers. The authors have found that combining select tradebooks with the textbook can enhance children's knowledge of global educational concepts and promote intercultural/multicultural understandings. Suggestions for using children's literature, both narrative and expository, to bridge the gap between complex social studies and global education themes and students' known world are proffered.
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