Chains: Annotated Bibliography

Introduction
The books for this bibliography come from multiple genres that can be used in an 8th grade Social Studies class that emphasizes American history. My job is to teach about U.S. History, so all of these books will have something to do with a person, place, or event that occurred in our past. These books can and have been used in RTI and the general classroom to either extend the knowledge of a certain subject, or to assist struggling students to read or comprehend the topic that we are learning and discussing in class.
Annotated Bibliography
Adler, D., & Himler, R. (2003). A picture book of Lewis and Clark. New York: Holiday House. This is a picture book that chronicles the expedition and adventures of Captain Merriweather Lewis and William Clark. This book uses many wonderful watercolor illustrations to capture the findings and lifestyle in the very early American west. The pictures and text also capture the personalities and friendship of these two men who were hired by Thomas Jefferson to explore the United States west of the Appalachian mountains and Mississippi River.
Anderson, L., & Bromley, L. (2008). Chains. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. Chains is a realistic, historical fiction chapter book about a young African American slave girl and her fight for freedom

This was one of those books for me. Benjamin Franklin is an extremely interesting, and well researched figure in American history, especially political history. However, this books dives into more than just his history as a statesman. This book will tell you about Benjamin Franklin and his life as a whole. He tells how he worked as a young boy in a candle shop, and how he was the youngest of 10 boys, but was from a family of 17 siblings. The book of course moves into his adult life and ultimately his political life, but it’s such an interesting