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Archivein 2024  \nhttps://archive.org/details/whataresecondary0000mcil  \n1  \nLET'S FIND OUT!SoCLL STUDLES SKILLSWHAT ARE  \nSECONDARYSOURCES?MICHELLE McILROYEducational PublishingIN ASSOCIATION WITHROSEN  \nBritannica  \nEDUCATIONAL SERVICES  \n29 East 21st Street,New York,NY 10010  \nFirst Edition  \nBritannica Educational Publishing  \nJ.E.Luebering:Executive Director,Core Editorial  \nMary Rose MeCudden:Editor,Britannica Student Encyclopedia  \nRosen Publishing  \nJane Katirgis:Editor  \nBrian Garvey:Series Designer  \nEllina Litmanovich:Book Layout  \nCindy Reiman:Photography Manager  \nNicole DiMella:Photo Researcher  \nNames:Mcllroy,Michelle,author.  \nTitle:What are secondary sources?/Michelle MeIlroy.  \nClassification:LCC ZA3080.M452019|DDC 001.4/2—dc23  \nLC record available at https:/lccn.loc.gov/2018017049  \nManufactured in the United States of America  \nPhotographs Division;pp.8,16,19,23,^/Getty Images;p.11 Matriyoshka/iStockEncyclopaedia Britannica,Inc;pp.15,2chrisdorney/Shutterstock.com;p.20HIDivision;p.26 Dmytro Zinkevych/Shut.com;p.29 Potstock/Shutterstock.com.  \nPublished in 2019 by Britannica Educational Publishing (a trademark of Encyclopaædia Britannica,Inc.)inassociation with The Rosen Publishing Group,Inc.  \nCopyright ◎2019 The Rosen Publishing Group,Inc.and Encyclopædia Britannica,Inc.EncyclopædiaBritannica,Britannica,and the Thistle logo are registered trademarks of Encyclopædia Britannica,Inc.Allrights reserved.  \nDistributed exclusively by Rosen Publishing.To see additional Britannica Educational Publishing titles,go to rosenpublishing.com.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nDescription:New York:Britannica Educational Publishing,in Association with Rosen Educational Services,2019.Series:Let's find out!social studies skills|Includes bibliographical references and index.|Audience:Grades 1-5.Identifiers:LCCN 2018017049|ISBN 9781508107040 (library bound)|ISBN 9781508107231 (pbk.)|ISBN9781508107408(6 pack)  \nSubjects:LCSH:Research-Methodology-Juvenile literature.|Information resources-Evaluation—Juvenile  \nliterature.|Electronic information resources-Evaluation—Juvenile literature.  \nPhoto credits:Cover and interior pages background anahtiris/Shutterstock.com;p.4XiXinXing/Shutterstock.com;p.5 HappyTogether/Shutterstock.com;p.6 Pepsco Studio/Shutterstock.com;p.7 Carol M.Highsmith's America,Library of Cougress,Prints and  \nFitchburg Public Library5530 Lacy RoadFitchburg,WI 53711  \nShutterstock.com;p.10 Westend61astleski/Shutterstock.com;p.14ges/Stockbyte/Thinkstock;p.182 Library of Congress,Manuscriptes;p.28 Blend Images/Shutterstock  \nCONTENTS  \nHistory Detectives4Be a Fact Finder  \n6  \nSecondary Sources in SchoolScouting for Sources at HomeFinding Reliable SourcesClassifying in the LibraryDon't Be Fooled by a Fake!Facts and Opinions  \n8  \nIO  \nI2  \nI6  \nI8  \n20  \nSecondary Sources Are SuperSuccess with Secondary SourcesBe a Detective,Not a Pirate!Glossary  \n22  \n24  \n28  \n30  \nFor More Information3IIndex32  \nHiSTORYDETECTIVES  \nThe world is full of exciting stories.Some stories arevery old.Other stories are happening right now.Theyare all ready for you to learn about.  \nWith so much to know,where do you start?Peekonline.Visit a library.Look in your classroom.All ofthese places have resources to help you find facts.Manyof these resources are secondary sources.  \nBoth primary and secondary sources giveinformation about events,people,and places.Aprimary  \nMany resources youneed can be found inyour classroom or alibrary.  \nsource is a workthat gives originalinformation.It issomething that comesfrom the time beingdescribed or from a  \n# CoMPARE AND CoNTRAST\n\nHow are primary and  \nsecondary sources alike?Howare they different?  \nperson who was involved in the events being described.A secondary source does not give original information.It 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