Participation in Civic Life in Children's Literature Grades: K-2
| 3-4 | 5-6
| Literature Index
| Title |
Author |
Subject |
Brief Description |
| Believing Sophie |
Hazel Hutchins |
Obeying Laws |
Little girl is falsely accused of shoplifting; her
hurt and fear is illustrated until she is proven innocent. |
| Gus and Grandpa and the Christmas Cookies |
Claudia Mills |
Homelessness and giving |
Young boy and his grandfather spend the day making
Christmas cookies and realize that they can take their surplus
cookies to the children in the homeless shelter. |
| Jamaica Louise James* |
Amy Hest |
Community Involvement |
Story of young girl who creates a series of paintings
to brighten up the subway station where her grandmother works.
As a result of her paintings, everyone becomes friendlier and
happier and the mayor recognizes the young girl's efforts. |
| Peacebound Trains |
Haemi Balgassi |
Military duty/civic duty |
Child misses her mother who is in the South Korean
Army fighting the North Korean communists. Discusses sacrifices
made by citizens serving in the military. |
| Peter's Place |
Sally Grindley |
Environmental disaster/community response |
An oil tanker spills oil on a part of the beach where
Peter loves to play and feed the animals. Peter and others work
nonstop for days to save the wildlife. |
| Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen |
DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan |
Compassion and homelessness |
Tells the story of a young boy who is frightened
by homeless people in his neighborhood until he helps his Uncle
Willie out one day at the soup kitchen. The boy gains a new perspective
on homelessness |
| Where Once there was a Wood** |
Denise Fleming |
Loss of environment/community projects |
Tells the story of the loss of wildlife habitat to
human homes and what people can do to create new wildlife habitats. |
