The Best Nonfiction Narrative Picture Books for Teaching Social Studies

1. "A is for Activist" - Innosanto Nagara's picture book is a playful and informative introduction to activism and social justice for young children.

2. "The Day You Begin" - Jacqueline Woodson's picture book encourages children to embrace their individuality and the diversity of their classmates.

3. "Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation" - Duncan Tonatiuh's picture book tells the story of Sylvia Mendez and her family's fight for desegregation in California in the 1940s.

4. "Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen?" - James Haskins's picture book tells the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African American military aviators in the U.S. Armed Forces.

5. "We March" - Shane W. Evans's picture book tells the story of the Civil Rights Movement and the March on Washington in 1963.

6. "The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial" - Susan E. Goodman's picture book tells the story of Linda Brown, a young girl whose case helped to end school segregation in the United States.

7. "The Great Migration: Journey to the North" - Eloise Greenfield's picture book tells the story of the Great Migration, the movement of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North in the early 20th century.

8. "Equality's Call: The Story of Voting Rights" - Deborah Diesen's picture book tells the story of the fight for voting rights in the United States, from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement.

9. "The Little Rock Nine: A Simple Act of Courage" - Robert Burleigh's picture book tells the story of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African American students who were the first to integrate Little Rock Central High School in 1957.

10. "When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson" - Pam Munoz Ryan's picture book tells the story of Marian Anderson, an African American singer who became a Civil Rights icon when she was denied the right to sing in a concert hall in 1939.