Many of these books can be found at the public library.

1. Banks, James A., ed. Teaching Strategies for Ethnic Studies. 4th edition. Newton: Allyn and Bacon, Inc. 1987. Designed to help the teacher conceptualize, design and implement a...curriculum that honors and reflects the experiences, hopes, and dreams of all Americans.

2. Berger, Melvin and Gilda. Where Did Your Family Come From?: A Book About Immigrants. Nashville, TN: Ideals Childrenês Books, 1993. Explains immigration, beginning with long ago butconcentrating on four young immigrants of today." Grades K-4.

3. Boy Scouts of America Merit Badge Series. Genealogy. Irving, TX: Boy Scouts of America, 1988.

4. Caney, Steven. Kids America. New York: Workman Publishing Co., 1978. A section of this book is about genealogy. Elementary school age group.

5. Connor, Kay. Where Did You Get Those Eyes? New York: Walker and Co., 1988.

6. Donnelly, Mary Louise. Genealogy: A Step-By Step Approach for Beginners, Ages 10 to 80. Mary Louise Donnelly. P. O. Box 306, Burke, VA 22015. 1983. Author took her 11 year-old niece through the steps to find her family history.

7. Freedman, Russell. Immigrant Kids. Puffin Books. New York. 1980. Describes the immigrant experience as it affected children. Illustrated with old photographs of children. Elementary School.

8. Hilton, Suzanne. Who Do You Think You Are? Digging for Your Family Roots. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1976.

9. Hoberman, Mary Ann. Fathers, Mothers, Sisters, Brothers: A Collection of Family Poems. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1991. Elementary School.

10. Perl, Lila. The Great Ancestor Hunt: The Fun of Finding Out Who You Are. New York: Clarion Books. 1989. Gives basics of genealogical research and ways to gather the stories that go with family photos and keepsakes. Grades 3-7.

11. Simon, Norma. All Kinds of Families. Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman & Co., 1976.

1. Greenfield, Eloise and Jones, Leslie. Child Times. Scholastic, Inc. 1979. Memoir of three African-American women, a daughter, mother, and grandmother, who bring to life again the children they once were and the times they used to have. Each memoir weaves in the history surrounding the individual woman as she grew up. 5th through 7th grade.

2. Lawson, Robert. They Were Strong and Good. New York: Viking Press, 1940. The author, who wrote and liiustrated the book, has recorded his childhood impressions of the stories he heard from his elders. Caldecott winner. 5th and 6th grades.

Dana Fradon. Harold the Herald New York, Dutton Children's Books, 1990. An introduction to healdry explains the language, colors, designs, and uses into a story form. 6th through 8th grade.

1. Depue, Anne. Climb Your Family Tree. New York: Hyperion. 1996.

2. Generations: A Game of Family History. Genealogy for Fun, Inc. Richardson, TX

Fiction books with underlying genealogical themes where family groups or family lines can be identified that were available from the public library are:

1. My Grandma Has Black Hair by Mary Hoffman. New York: Dial Books, 1988. (K-3).

2. Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs by Tomie DePaola. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1973. (K-3).

3. Grandma Gets Grumpy by Anne Grossnickle Hines. New York: Clarion Books, 1988. (K-3)

4. The Night Journey by Kathryn Lasky. NY/London: Frederick Warne, 1981. (4th to 6th grades)

5. The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1988. (2nd to 4th grades)

6. Watch the Stars Come Out by Riki Levenson. New York: E.P. Dutton. (K-3)

7. Cassie Binegar by Patricia MacLaclan.. (5th and 6th grades)

8. Straight Along a Crooked Road by Marilyn Cram Donahue. (5th and 6th grades.)

9. Waterman’s Child by Barbara Mitchell. New York: William Morrow and Company. 1996. The saga of a Chesapeake family that, through four generations, never abandoned life on the water. Ages 5 and up.

The primary purpose of the above books is not genealogy, but some can be a good introduction to the subject.

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