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Feature Article

9/11 to the Iraq War: Using Books to Help Children Understand Troubled Times

Pages 145-152 | Published online: 25 Jul 2012

Bibliography 9/11: Factual Accounts

  • Anderson , D. 2004 . The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 , Milwaukee , WI : World Almanac Library .
  • Gard , C. 2003 . The attacks on the World Trade Center , New York : Rosen Publishing Group .
  • Gard , C. 2003 . The attack on the Pentagon, September 11, 2001 , New York : Rosen Publishing Group .
  • Lalley , P. 2002 . 9.11.01: Terrorists attack the U.S. , Austin , TX : Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers .
  • Mitch , F. 2002 . Understanding September 11th: Answering questions about the attacks on America , New York : Viking .
  • Roleff , T. , ed. 2002 . America under attack: Primary sources , San Diego : Lucent Books .
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  • Stewart , G. 2002 . America under attack: September 11, 2001 , San Diego : Lucent Books .
  • Wheeler , J. C. 2002 . September 11, 2001: The day that changed America , Edina , MN : ABDO & Daughters .

Firefighters

  • Kottke , J. 2000 . “ Welcome books series ” . In Titles include: A day with firefighters. A day with police officers. A day with paramedics , New York : Scholastic .

Rescue Dogs

  • Jackson , D. 2003 . Hero dogs: Courageous canines in action , New York : Little, Brown and Co .

Fireboats

  • Kaiman , M. 2003 . The heroic adventures of the John J. Harvey , New York : Putnam .

Patriotism

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  • Catrow , D. 2002 . We the kids , New York : Scholastic .
  • Cheney , L. 2002 . America: A patriotic primer , New York : Scholastic .
  • Herman , J. 1998 . Red, white, and blue: The story of the American flag , New York : Scholastic .
  • O'Brien , J. 2001 . Red, white, blue and Uncle Who? , New York : Holiday Books .
  • Sonneborn , L. 2004 . The Pledge of Allegiance , Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers .

Terrorism

  • Currie , S. 2002 . Terrorists and terrorist groups , San Diego : Lucent Books .
  • Fidell , R. 2001 . Terrorism: Political violence at home and abroad , Berkeley Heights , NJ : Enslow Publishers .
  • Taylor , R. 2002 . The history of terrorism , San Diego : Lucent Books .

Children's Art and Responses to September 11th

  • Goodman , R. F. and Fahnestock , A. H. 2002 . The day our world changed: Children's art of 9/11 , New York : Harry N. Abrams .
  • Masterson Elementary Students . 2002 . September 12th: We knew everything would be all right , New York : Scholastic . (written by 1st-graders)

Counseling

  • Gellman , M. and Hartman , T. 2002 . Bad stuff in the news: A guide to handling the headlines , New York : Sea Star Books .
  • Heard , G. , ed. 2002 . This place I know: Poems of comfort , New York : Candlewick .
  • Wells , D. and Morris , B. 2002 . Live aware, not in fear: The 411 after 9–11: A book for teens , Deerfield Beach , FL : Health Communications .

Journalism

  • September 11, 2001: A collection of newspaper front pages , Kansas City , MO : Andrews McMeel .

Leaders

  • Burke , R. 2003 . George W. Bush , Portsmouth , NH : Heinemann .
  • Shields , J. 2003 . Saddam Hussein , Philadelphia : Chelsea House .
  • Woolf , A. 2004 . Osama bin Laden , Minneapolis , MN : Lerner Publications .

History of the World Trade Center

  • Highsmith , C. M. 2001 . World trade center: Tribute and remembrance , New York : Crescent Books .

Related to 9/11

  • Gerstein , M. 2003 . The man who walked between the towers , Brookfield , CT : Roaring Brook Press .
  • Osborne , M. 2002 . New York's bravest , New York : Alfred A. Knopf .

Fiction

  • Conte , Y. 2001 . Frankie wonders … What happened today? , Rochester , NY : Amsterdam Berwick Publishing Co .
  • Cooney , C. 1997 . The terrorist , New York : Scholastic .

Iraq War: Historical Events

  • Miller , D. A. 2004 . The war against Iraq , San Diego : Lucent Books .
  • Richie , J. 2003 . Iraq and the fall of Saddam Hussein , Minneapolis , MN : The Oliver Press .
  • Rivera , S. 2004 . Operation Iraqi freedom , Edina , MN : ABDO & Daughters .

Eyewitness Accounts

  • Al-Windawi , T. 2004 . Thura's diary , New York : Viking .

Related Topics

  • Buckley , G. 2003 . American patriots: The story of blacks in the military from the Revolution to Desert Storm , New York : Random House .

Iraq

  • Hassig , S. and Al Adely , L. 2003 . Iraq (Cultures of the World) , New York : Benchmark 2 Books .
  • Marcott , L. , ed. 2003 . Iraq: Creation of the modern Middle East , Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers .

Leaders

  • Anderson , D. 2004 . Saddam Hussein , Minneapolis , MN : Lerner Publications .

Islam/Muslim Religion

  • Morris , N. 2002 . Islam , Columbus , OH : Peter Bedrick Books .
  • Husain , S. 1995 . What do we know about Islam? , New York : Peter Bedrick Books .

Radical Islamic Fundamentalist/Jihad

  • Katz , S. 2004 . Jihad: Islamic fundamentalist terrorism , Minneapolis , MN : Lerner Publications .
  • Wright , R. 2001 . Sacred rage: The wrath of militant Islam , New York : Simon & Schuster .

Tsunami

  • Morris , A. 2005 . Tsunami: Helping each other , New York : Lerner .
  • Osborne , M. P. 2003 . High tide in Hawaii , New York : Random House . (fiction)
  • Thompson , L. 2000 . Tsunamis , New York : Children's Press .
  • Torres , J. 2005 . Disaster in the Indian Ocean , Hockessin , DE : Mitchell Lane Publishing .
  • Torres , J. 2005 . Tsunami disaster in Indonesia , Hockessin , DE : Mitchell Lane Publishing .
  • Wade , M. D. 2002 . Tsunami: Monster waves , Berkeley Heights , NJ : Enslow .

Additional Texts Cited by Teachers

  • Bergen , P. 2001 . Holy War, Inc.: Inside the secret world of Osama bin Laden , New York : Free Press .
  • Colon , J. 1982 . A Puerto Rican in New York and other sketches , New York : International Publishers .
  • Giuliani , R. 2002 . Leadership , New York : Hyperion .
  • Mochizuki , K. 1983 . Baseball saved us , New York : Scholastic .
  • 2003 . One hundred photographs that changed the world , New York : Time-Life .
  • Pingry , P. 2004 . The story of the Star-Spangled Banner , Nashville , TN : CandyCane Press .
  • Polacco , P. 1994 . Pink and Say , New York : Scholastic .
  • Tsuchiya , Y. 1988 . Faithful elephants: A true story of animals, people and war , Boston : Houghton Mifflin .

References

  • Alat , K. 2002 . Traumatic events and children: How early childhood educators can help . Childhood Education , 79 : 2 – 8 .
  • Bernstein , J. E. 1977 . Books to help children cope with separation and loss , New York : R. R. Bowker .
  • Cornett , C. E. and Cornett , C. F. 1980 . Bibliotherapy: The right book at the right time , Bloomington , IN : Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation .
  • McMath , J. S. 1997 . Young children, national tragedy, and picture books . Young Children , 52 : 82 – 84 .
  • Stamps , L. S. 2003 . Bibliotherapy: How books can help students cope with concerns and conflicts . The Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin , 70 ( 1 ) : 25 – 29 .

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