Legendary tour Guides who were Enslaved AmericansCaroline C. Sheffield and Ashley L. Shelton Also in this issue: Giving Up Control: Action Research in Middle SchoolRon Silvis MEMBERS ONLY

From Château Fort to Renaissance Palace Jennifer Rothwell Overcoming the Odds: An Easy Interdisciplinary Activity Tedd Levy In From the Cold: People with Disablities in Juvenile Literature Jane Manaster Asia In the Classroom Mary Hammond Bernson

The Character of Their Content Tedd Levy Foreward: The Great Irish Famine Maureen Murphy, Alan Singer, Maureen McCann Miletta, and Judity Y. Singer A Brief History of the Potatoe in Ireland Traces of the Written Record The Delicious, Nutritious Pratie From County Cork to New York Selected References Irish Curios & Cameos

Controversy Over Child Labor Teresa G. Wojcik and Williiam Knous Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and the Idea of National Parks Carol Thornton

Preventing Bird Strikes on Windows Steven S. Lapham Climate Change and National Landmarks Union of Concerned Scientists Comprehending Big Numbers

Benjamin Banneker's Letter to Thomas Jefferson John A. Moore Next Door to Old Smokey: Engaging in Scientific Measurements and Public Action Bertha Vazquez, Hilary Landorf, and L. Bahia Simons-Lane  

Civil War Drummer Boys: Integrating Music into Social StudiesJing A. Williams, Deborah Check Reeves, and Paige M. Wright Mission Impossible: Turning Essays on Enduring Issues into Respectful Ethical Debates Jennifer Ingold

Using Children’s Diaries to Teach the Oregon Trail Richard M. Wyman, Jr. Living the Geography of Joseph and Temperance Bown Katherine A. Young The ABCs of Small Grant Acquisition for Social Studies Teachers Bruce Sliger Isomo Loruko: The Yoruba Naming Ceremony Patricia Kafi and Alan Singer Child Laborers in Children’s Literature Linda Leonard Lamme

A Treasured Island: Human and Geographic Interaction on Cumberland Robert L. Stevens and Julia A. Celebi Teaching History as Perspective Taking: The Colonial Convention Mac Duis and Sandra S. Duis The Community as a Laboratory for Student Learning Joseph Ciaccio Coming of Age Ceremonies: A Mask Project Alan Singer, Laura Gurton, Aimee Horowitz, Stephanie Hunte, Paula Broomfield, and Joanne Thomas

Primary Source of the Day:A Warm Up Activity Amy Trenkle Highlights in History: Teaching with Differentiated Instruction Kay A. Chick Racing Around the World: A Geography Contest to Remember C. Steven Page Racing Around the World Questions