Book Talks and SS related literature

I enjoyed hearing the book talks everyone gave in class. Some of the books sounded so interesting and I really hope to get the chance to read them. I was so unaware of how many books could tie in with Social Studies. I think that literature is a great way to introduce children to a new social studies topic, literature can often be very relatable and therefore intrigues children to want to learn more. I am truly amazed at all the options available for social studies related literature. Literature was never used in my social studies class as a child, nor has it ever been used in my field placement. I feel as though a good, interesting book about the subject area would have been very helpful to me and it would have been a lot more fun than workbooks. I do plan on trying to incorporate literature in my social studies classroom after seeing the endless possibilities that I will have available to use.