Holocaust--1941-1944, World war--1941-1944, Social Studies-- study and teaching 

"This project examined the use of trade books, particularly historical fiction and nonfiction, in the social studies curriculum. Through the development of this project, a text set was designed to extend and enrich the students' knowledge of the holocaust beyond the world history textbook. The literature revealed strong support for the use of trade books as a vehicle to learn more than the names, dates and facts presented in the textbook. Trade books allow the students to learn about the human experience of historical events, pecifically the Holocaust for the purpose of this project. Through historical fiction and nonfiction trade books, a more in-depth understandinf of a topic can be accomplished to allow various perspectives to be explored. Unfortunately, due to numerous limitations, textbooks do not do justice with regards to the significance of many historical evens, nor do they convey more than one perspective. Textbooks can act as a resource for basic facts, however; supplementing them with trade books allowe the teacher to extend and enrich student understanding of a topic. This can have an immense effecto on the student's overall understanding of a historical event and how it connectos to present day life."