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VanCleave, Janice. Janice VanCleave’s Geography for Every Kid. New York: Wiley, 1993. $16. For third grade and older. A combination of historical and physical geography; plenty of activities (making your own Mercator projection, drawing maps for others to follow) with some connection to historical events (such as the first trip around the African continent). Good for a one-year focused geography course.
Ancients, 5000 B.C.–A.D. 400 (First Grade) List of Great Men and Women to Cover Cheops, pharaoh of Egypt (2700–2675 B.C.) Abraham (c. 2100 B.C.) Hammurabi (c. 1750 B.C.) Queen Hatshepsut of Egypt (c. 1480 B.C.) Moses (c. 1450 B.C.) Tutankhamen (c. 1355 B.C.) Nebuchadnezzar (1146–1123 B.C.) King David (c. 1000 B.C.) Homer (c. 800 B.C.) Romulus (753–716 B.C.) Sennacherib (705–681 B.C.) Lao-tse (b. 604 B.C.) Pythagoras (581–497 B.C.) Confucius (K’ung Fu-tsu) (551–479 B.C.) Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) (550–480 B.C.) Socrates (470–399 B.C.) Plato (427–347 B.C.) Aristotle (384–322 B.C.) Alexander
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Alexander the Great Demi. Alexander the Great. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2010.
Cleopatra Stanley, Diane, and Peter Vennema. Cleopatra. New York: HarperCollins, 1997.
Eratosthenes Lasky, Kathryn. The Librarian Who Measured the Earth, illus. Kevin Hawkes. New York: Little, Brown & Co., 1994. $18.99. Unfortunately available only in an expensive library binding; check your library. This picture book tells the story of the ancient Greek librarian who managed to measure the earth’s circumference, using the shadows cast by the sun.
Julius Caesar Medina, Nico. Who Was Julius Caesar? illus. Tim Foley. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 2014.
Romulus and Remus Rockwell, Anne. Romulus and Remus (A Ready-to-Read Book). New York: Simon Spotlight, 1997.
Tutankhamen Sabuda, Robert. Tutankhamen’s Gift. New York: Aladdin, 1997.
Medieval/Early Renaissance, 400–1600 (Second Grade) List of Great Men and Women to Cover Saint Augustine (writing c. 411) Attila the Hun (c. 433–453) King Arthur (probably killed in 537 at the Battle of Camlann) Muhammad (570–632) Charlemagne (ruled 768–814) Alfred the Great (849–899) Leif Eriksson (discovered North America c. 1000) Edward the Confessor (1042–1066) Genghis Khan (b. 1155) Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340–1400) Jan van Eyck (c. 1390–1441) Johannes Gutenberg (c. 1396–1468) Christopher Columbus (1451–1506) Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) Amerigo Vespucci
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Aliki. A Medieval Feast. New York: HarperTrophy, 1986.
Apte, Sunita. The Aztec Empire: A True Book. New York: Scholastic, 2010.
Carlson, Laurie. Days of Knights and Damsels: An Activity Guide. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 1998. $15.95. Activities and information about the Middle Ages, designed for elementary students.
A Coloring Book of the Middle Ages. Santa Barbara, CA: Bellerophon Books, 1985. $4.95. Pictures from actual medieval drawings and paintings, showing daily life, worship, knights, kings, monks, and warfare.
Green, John. Life in a Medieval Castle and Village Coloring Book. New York: Dover, 1990. $4.99.
Manning, Mick, and Brita Granstrom. Viking Longship: See History as It Happened. London: Frances Lincoln Children’s Books, 2015. $9.99. An interactive and entertaining guide to Viking life, from the well-done Fly on the Wall series.
Mooney, Carla. Explorers of the New World: Discover the Golden Age of Exploration. White River Junction, VT: Nomad Press, 2011. $15.95. Readable guide to the explorers of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, with twenty-two hands-on projects (using a compass, tying knots, etc.).
Newman, Sandra. The Inca Empire: A True Book. New York: Scholastic, 2010. $6.95. The location, customs, rise, and fall of the Incas.
Olmon, Kyle, and Tracy Sabin. Castle: Medieval Days and Knights. London: Orchard Books, 2006. $19.99. Designed by paper engineers Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart, this pop-up book lets you into a wonderfully detailed castle complete with prisoners, jousting, and a drawbridge. Out o...
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Polin, C. J. The Story of Chocolate. New York: Dorling Kindersley, 2005. $3.99. A DK Reader designed for second and third graders, this history of chocolate gives details about its use in the Aztec world and in medieval times—a fun way to connect ancient America to the present day.
Smith, A. G. Castles of the World Coloring Book. New York: Dover, 1986. $4.99. Medieval castles not only from England and France, but from Spain, Portugal, Japan, and other countries. ________. Knights and Armor Coloring Book. New York: Dover, 1985. $3.99. Drawings of knights and armor at different periods in history. ________. Life in Celtic Times Coloring Book. New York: Dover, 1997. $4.99. ________. Story of the Vikings Coloring Book. New York: Dover, 1988. $4.99. Tells the story of the Viking presence in Europe as well as in Russia and other countries.
Vikings. Mahopac, NY: Z-Man Games. $59.99. A family game for up to four players; lead a Viking band, discover islands, build settlements, and conquer your neighbors.
Christopher Columbus DeKay, James T. Meet Christopher Columbus. New York: Random House, 2001. $4.99. A Landmark Biography on a second- to fourth-grade reading level.
Galileo Sis, Peter. Starry Messenger. New York: Square Fish, 2000. $7.99. Tells the story of Galileo’s discoveries, with illustrations based on Galileo’s own journals and records.
Genghis Khan Demi. Genghis Khan. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish, 2009. $19.99; ebook also available for much less. A lovely picture book biography for young students, with brief text and many illustrations.
Marco Polo Herbert, Janis. Marco Polo for Kids. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2001. $16.95. A biography of Marco Polo that includes activities and projects.
Beckham, Robert. Who in the World Was the Secretive Printer? The Story of Johannes Gutenberg. 2005. Clark, Connie. Who in the World Was the Unready King? The Story of Ethelred. 2005. Lambert, Lorene, Who in the World Was the Forgotten Explorer? The Story of Amerigo Vespucci. 2005. Phillips, Robin. Who in the World Was the Acrobatic Empress? The Story of Theodora. 2006.
Late Renaissance/Early Modern, 1600–1850 (Third Grade) List of Historical Topics to Cover Your children’s librarian can point you to third-grade-level books exploring these major events (listed chronologically): the Mayflower early American settlements Russia under Peter the Great and his successors Prussia in the eighteenth century the Enlightenment the agricultural revolution Native American cultures the British in India the French Revolution British-French conflict in Canada the American Revolution the Napoleonic Wars the industrial revolution Simón Bolívar’s fight for independence in South
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Aliki. The King’s Day: Louis XIV of France. New York: Crowell, 1989. Out of print, but worth checking your library for; a day in the life of Louis XIV, with illustrations and descriptions of his lavish lifestyle.
Benchley, Nathaniel. George the Drummer Boy, illus. Don Bolognese. New York: HarperCollins, 1987. $3.99. Historical fiction on a second- to fourth-grade reading level about the battles at Lexington and Concord.
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________. Sam the Minuteman, illus. Arnold Lobel. New York: HarperCollins, 1987. $3.99. Historical fiction on a second- to fourth-grade reading level about a Revolutionary War soldier.
Bliven, Bruce. The American Revolution. New York: Random House, 1981. $5.99. Part of the ...
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Brill, Ethel. Madeleine Takes Command, illus. Bruce Adams. South Bathgate, ND: Bethlehem Books, 1996. $13.95. A read-aloud that corrects the U.S.-centered focus of many books written about this time pe...
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Copeland, Peter F. Early American Trades Coloring Book. New York: Dover, 1980. $4.99. Drawings of the different occupations in Colonial America. ________. Life in Colonial America Coloring Book. New York: Dover, 2002. $4.99. ________. The Story of t...
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Daugherty, James. The Landing of the Pilgrims. New York: Random House, 1981. $...
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Dennis, Yvonne Wakim, and Arlene Hirschfelder. A Kid’s Guide to Native American History. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2009. $16.95. Projects, games, and crafts covering nine major geographical areas in North America, al...
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Guerber, H. A. The Story of the Great Republic. Ed. Christine Miller. Fort Collins, CO: Nothing New Press, 2006. $26.95. An engaging narrative history, broken into small, readable sections, first published in the late nineteenth century. The first half of the book deals with America before the Civil War. ________. The Story of the Thirteen Colonies. Fort Collins, CO: Nothing New Press, 2002. $26.95. An engaging narrative history, broken into small, readable sections, ...
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Harness, Cheryl. They’re Off! The Story of the Pony Express. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002. $7.99. The story of communications between the east and west coasts in the mid-1800s, ...
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King, David C., and Bobbie Moore. Colonial Days: Discover the Past with Fun Projects, Games, Activities, and Recipes. New York: Jossey-Bass, 1997. $14.95. ________. Pioneer Days: Discover the Past with Fun Projects, Games, A...
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Maestro, Betsy. A More Perfect Union: The Story of Our Constitution, illus. Giulio Maestro. New York: HarperCollins, 2008. $7.99. The simplest and clearest introduction to the Constitution and its history, written for grades 2–4. ________. Struggle for a Continent: The French and Indian Wars: 1689–1763, illus. Giulio Maestro. New York: HarperCollins, 20...
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Mullenbach, Cheryl. The Industrial Revolution for Kids: The People and Technology That Changed the World. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2014. $16.95. A hands-on introduction to the worldwide changes that industrialism made; photographs, explanations, and twenty-one activities and projects.
San Souci, Robert, and N. C. Wyeth. N. C. Wyeth’s Pilgrims. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1996. $6.95. Simple text accompanies N. C. Wyeth’s wonderful full-color paintings of pilgrims. Generally informative, but ignore the page that explains how the first settlers threw a Thanksgiving feast to thank the Indians (!). Out of print, but worth tracking down secondhand.
Schwartz, Heather. The French Revolution: Terror and Triumph. Huntington Beach, CA: Teacher Created Materials, 2013. $8.99. Part of the Primary Source Readers series, this illustrated paperback discusses the major players of the French Revolution (the royal family, Robespierre, and mor...
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Adams, Abigail Wagoner, Jean Brown. Abigail Adams: Girl of Colonial Days. New York: Aladdin, 1992. $6.99. Written on a third- to fifth-grade level, these imaginative biographies in the Childhood of Famous Americans series focus on the childhood of each subject. Highly recommended.
Adams, John Benge, Janet. John Adams: Independence Forever. Lynnwood, WA: Emerald Books, 2002. $8.99. One of the Heroes of History series, written on an entertaining fourth- to fifth-grade level. Hopkinson, Deborah. John Adams Speaks for Freedom, illus. Craig Orback. New York: Simon Spotlight, 2005. $3.99. One of the Ready-to-Read series, this is ideal for students reading on a second- to third-grade level (much simpler than the Heroes of History biography above).
Antoinette, Marie Hockinson, Liz. Marie Antoinette: “Madame Deficit” (The Thinking Girl’s Treasury of Dastardly Dames). Foster City, CA: Goosebottom Books, 2011. $18.95. Available as an ebook for less. A nicely illustrated, well-written biography of Marie Antoinette that covers her times as w...
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Attucks, Crispus Millender, Dharathula H. Crispus Attucks: Black Leader of Colonial Patriots.New York: Aladdin, 1986. $6.99. A Chi...
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Bach, Johann Sebastian. Venezia, Mike. Johann Sebastian Bach (Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Composers). New York: Children’s Press, 1998. $6.95. Simple illustrated biography of Bach along with information about his gr...
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Beethoven, Ludwig van Venezia, Mike. Ludwig Van Beethoven (Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Composers). New York: Children’s Press, 1996. $6.95. Simple illustrated biography of Beethoven along with information about his g...
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Boone, Daniel Stevenson, Augusta. Daniel Boone: Young Hunter and Tracker. New York: Aladdin, 1986. $6.99. A Childho...
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Buffalo Bill Stevenson, Augusta. Buffalo Bill: Frontier Daredevil. New York: Aladdin, 1991. $6.99. A Childhoo...
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