Politics & Government

Books & Accompanying Learning Resources

Fake Gnus

Kid reporter Scoop Jackson asks readers to consider what is fake news and what is fact, while looking for the gnus — pronounced nooz — that have escaped from their pen at the zoo.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Comprehension Strategies, Critical Thinking in Literacy, Oral Language, Make Predictions, Visual Elements, Key Ideas & Details, Making Connections, Vocabulary Acquisition, Developing & Creating Texts, Writing, Just for Fun!, Further Research

Topics: Nature & the Natural World, Politics & Government

Audience: ages 4 to 7 / Grades K to 2

George Johnson’s War

George's cloistered life in New York changes as the War for American Independence looms and he must struggle with what it means to be half Mohawk.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Further Research, Integrated Learning, Comprehension Strategies, Developing & Creating Texts

Topics: Indigenous Voices, Politics & Government, Stories of Resilience

Audience: ages 12 and up / grades 7 and up

What the Kite Saw

In this memorable story, a young boy finds solace flying his kite from the rooftop after soldiers take his father and brother away.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Key Ideas & Details, Vocabulary Acquisition, Comprehension Strategies, Integrated Learning, Critical Thinking in Literacy

Topics: Human Rights & Activism, Politics & Government, Stories of Resilience

Audience: ages 3 to 6 / grades K to 1

Planting Sunshine

When does the war over there become the war over here? In this novel in verse, a boy named Theo can’t stop worrying about the war he sees on TV.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Critical Thinking in Literacy, Oral Language, Social & Emotional Learning, Make Predictions, Visual Elements, Comprehension Strategies, Text Forms & Genres, Key Ideas & Details, Integrated Learning, Developing & Creating Texts, Just for Fun!, Further Research

Topics: Diversity, Human Rights & Activism, Mental Health, Politics & Government, Self-Esteem, Stories of Resilience

Audience: ages 9 to 12 / grades 4 t

Words Matter: The Story of Hans and Sophie Scholl, and the White Rose Resistance

Resource Skills & Subjects: Critical Thinking in Literacy, Oral Language, Text Forms & Genres, Make Predictions, Visual Elements, Further Research, Integrated Learning, Comprehension Strategies, Vocabulary Acquisition, Key Ideas & Details, Developing & Creating Texts, Writing, Just for Fun!, Making Connections

Topics: Human Rights & Activism, Politics & Government, Stories of Resilience

Audience: ages 9 to 12 / grades 4 to 7