General Information Suzanne Laird Liberty Elementary ORCLISH Washington, D.C. Grade 2 Social Studies - Role of Government Washington, D.C. Content Information Second graders need to understand the importance of our nation's capital and landmarks. Dewey Numbers: 917.53, 975.3, 320.4, Biography Subject Headings: Washington, D.C., White House, President, U. S. Government Content Categories Books (Fiction) Next Stop, the White House! by Judy Delton. Hyperion, 1995. Woodrow, the White House Mouse by Peter Barnes. Scholastic, 1998. Lost at the White House by Lisa Griest. Carolrhoda Books, 1994. The Mystery in Washington, D.C. by Gertrude Chandler Warner. Whitman, 1994. George Washington's Socks by Elvira Woodruff. Scholastic, 1991. Books (Nonfiction) The Inside-Outside Book of Washington, D.C. by Roxie Munro. Dutton, 1987. Capital by Lynn Curlee. Atheneum, 2002. Washington, D.C. by Dennis Fradin. Children's Press, 1992. Washington, D.C. by Patricia Kummer. Capstone Press, 1998. Capital! Washington, D.C. from A to Z by Laura Melmed. HarperCollins, 2003. George Washington's Teeth by Deborah Chandra. Farrar Strauss Giroux, 2003. Lives of the Presidents.... by Kathleen Krull. Harcourt Brace, 1998. Voice of the People..... by Betsy and Giulio Maestro. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1996. Reference The Scholastic Encyclopedia of the Presidents by David Rubel. Scholastic, 1994. AAA Guide books, maps Websites http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/ http://www.senate.gov http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/ http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS InfOhio Electronic Resources SIRS Discoverer Britannica Online Searchasaurus American National Biography ANATOMY OF A LEAK.; By: Frank, Mitch; Time, 10/13/2003, Vol. 162 Issue 15, p32, 2p, 8c, Reading Level (Lexile): 380 SIRS DISCOVERER Fall 1998, pp. 1-3 Written by SIRS Mandarin staff. Copyright (c) 1998 SIRS Mandarin, Inc. GEORGE WASHINGTON by Susan M. Tobias SIRS Staff FANTASTIC FLYER (Delta Airlines, Inc.) Fall 1996, pp. 14-23 Reprinted with permission from Fantastic Flyer. For subscription information, write to: 3060 Peachtree Rd., Suite 350, Atlanta, GA 30305. DESTINATION: WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Capital! BOYS' QUEST Dec./Jan. 1999, pp. 10-11 Reprinted with permission from the author. THERE IS A STORY by Karen Sutherland Media Resources Video: George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King. PBS, 1995. Election Day. Schlessinger, 1996. CD-Rom: History of the United States for Young People. American Heritage, 1996. George Washington. Troll, 1996.