“Accessible, inspirational and practical plans that make storytelling a portal to multifaceted insights about culture, history, geography and identity.”
– Janice M. Del Negro, Ph.D., GSLIS Dominican University
“Accessible, inspirational and practical plans that make storytelling a portal to faceted insights about culture, history, geography and identity.”
– Janice M. Del Negro, Ph.D., GSLIS Dominican University
Jane Stenson and Sherry Norfolk, whose previous collaboration includesLiteracy Development in the Storytelling Classroom, are both performing storytellers with many years of classroom teaching experience.
Teachers of Social Studies and related disciplines at elementary through high school levels and homeschool teachers
Storytelling World Award Winner
“Inspiring, practical, anchored in real classrooms … and infused with the rich diversityof the oral storytelling tradition – this is a remarkable book.”
“A must for teaching social studies.I couldn’t put it down. The stories are so riveting! You’ll never teach about the Civil War, Native Americans or the Holocaust the same way again – once you’ve lived through these experiences with the historical, multicultural characters in this book.”
“The American National Council for the Social Studies defines social studies as ‘the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence.’ Stenson and Norfolk give us a unique tool to meet the standards, a vibrant collection of ulS–