—Francie Keller Shafer, Louise Stearns, and Joe KalloThis creative project, involving three traveling Beanie Baby dogs, helps students refine geographical mapping skills as they record their dog’s travel across the state. 203

C. Frederick RisingerThe author reviews websites on a range of national and global issues—topics he believes essential to preparing students for effective citizenship in a democratic society. 199

—M. Gail Hickey and Don L. KoltermanThe lesson plans highlighted in this article will help teachers bring women into the social studies curriculum by integrating family stories and community-based interviews.197

The 2005 winners of outstanding nonfiction that focuses on ethnic minorities and race relations include books about slavery, discrimination, and the civil rights movement.190

—Hilve FirekCreative writing not only advances important literacy skills but helps students reorder facts, reprocess information, and increase retention. 187

178Caught between Invisibility and Stereotyping:Teaching the Novel Shabanu—Margaret Smith CroccoFictionalized accounts of women of the world offer one way to compensate for the absence of women in global education materials. But, as exemplified by the novel Shabanu, this approach brings with it a host of its own problems. 183

—Elizabeth WinthropA photo in a Lewis Hine child labor exhibit inspired the author to write a novel. Here, she describes her subsequent hunt through census records and dusty documents to trace the real life story of the 12-year-old textile mill worker in the photo.

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—Joseph O Brien, Aaron Grill, Stacia Schwarz, and Jennifer SchlichtThe fast-paced nature of the news world can make it difficult to understand the issues that underlie the headlines. The Tracker interent site enables students to learn about underlying issues as they follow and research current events.165