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  • History Non-fiction Grade 5 Grade 4 Middle Grades (8-12) Grade 6

    Wonderful Books for Children to Learn about History

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    Study the past if you would define the future. 

    Confucius

    Help your child love history with these books!

     

    General History: 

    1. The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child (4 volumes) by Susan Wise Bauer
    2.  A Child’s History of the World by Virgil M. Hillyer
    3. History Quest (Pandia Press), first 2 volumes (Early Times, Middle Times) available to the date (2/2021)
    4. Everything You Need to Ace World History in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide (This book has some bias included (informative but wiped away slave trade and biased writing on the Opium War)
    5. A Little History of the World by E. H. Gombrich

    6. An Interactive history adventure series

    7. The Story of People: A first book about humankind (2nd Graders and under)

    8. A Street Through Time: A 12,000 Year Journey Along the Same Street Reading Level: Q

    People in History

    1. Genevieve Foster series

    2. Ordinary People Change the World series (3rd Graders and under)

    3. Little Heroes series (2nd graders and under)

    European History

    1. The Inheritance of Rome: Illuminating the Dark Ages 400-1000 (The Penguin History of Europe) by Chris Wickham The Penguin History of Europe (7 book series)
    2. The Story of Civilization series by Phillip Campbell

    Fun Reads about History

    1. Horrible History by Terry Deary
    2. You Wouldn't Want to series
    3. What was/Who was series
    4. I Survived series
    5. Ranger in Time series
    6. The Watsons Go to Birmingham–1963
    7. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
    8. Guts and Glory series

    American History

    1. Everything You Need to Ace American History in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide
    2. A History of US (11 volumes) by Joy Hakim
    3. The Rainbow Book of American History by Earl Schenck Miers
    4. The Landmark History of the American People (2 volumes) by Daniel J. Boorstin and Ruth Boorstin

    Fun Read about American History

    1. Steve Sheinkin books
    2. Rush Revere series
    3. If you were a kid series (reading level: O)

    Encyclopedia

    1. History Year by Year: The History of the World, from the Stone Age to the Digital Age
    2. Timelines of Everything

    3. The New Children's Encyclopedia (Visual Encyclopedia) 

    4. History!: The Past as You've Never Seen it Before

     

     

    • V

      Susan Wise Bauer

      The Story of the World, Activity Book 1: Ancient Times - From the Earliest Nomad to the Last Roman Emperor

      Paperback (The Well-Trained Mind Press Nov. 17, 2006)
    • Genevieve Foster, Joanna Foster

      Abraham Lincoln's World

      Paperback (Beautiful Feet Books Dec. 1, 2003)
    • V

      Susan Wise Bauer

      Story of the World, Vol. 2: History for the Classical Child: The Middle Ages

      Paperback (The Well-Trained Mind Press April 16, 2007)
    • T

      Joanna Foster, Genevieve Foster

      George Washington's World

      Paperback (Beautiful Feet Bks April 10, 1997)
    • Q

      Genevieve Foster, Rea Berg

      The World of William Penn

      Paperback (Beautiful Feet Books Nov. 1, 2008)
    • Lisa Hawkins, Lindsey Sodano

      History Quest: Early Times

      Paperback (Pandia Press July 6, 2019)
    • Sheinkin

      Two Miserable Presidents

      Paperback (Flashpoint, Paperback(2009) March 15, 2009)
    • Z

      V. M. Hillyer

      A Child's History of the World

      Paperback (Martino Fine Books Jan. 1, 2020)
    • Z

      Susan Wise Bauer

      The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Volume 3: Early Modern Times

      Paperback (The Well-Trained Mind Press April 12, 2004)
    • S

      Steve Sheinkin, Neil Swaab

      Abraham Lincoln, Pro Wrestler

      Paperback (Roaring Brook Press June 25, 2019)
    • U

      Workman Publishing, Michael Lindblad, Ximena Vengoechea, Editors of Brain Quest

      Everything You Need to Ace World History in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide

      Paperback (Workman Publishing Company Aug. 9, 2016)
    • R

      David Stewart, David Antram

      You Wouldn't Want to Be an Egyptian Mummy!

      Paperback (Franklin Watts Sept. 7, 2012)
    • Terry Deary, Martin Brown

      Blood-curdling Box of Books

      Paperback (Scholastic )
    • W

      Joy Hakim

      A History of US

      Hardcover (Oxford University Press Feb. 6, 2006)
    • R

      Peter Cook, David Antram

      You Wouldn't Want to Be at the Boston Tea Party!

      Paperback (Franklin Watts Sept. 1, 2013)
    • Y

      Susan Wise Bauer

      The Story of the World Activity Book Four: The Modern Age: From Victoria's Empire to the End of the USSR

      Paperback (The Well-Trained Mind Press Dec. 28, 2005)
    • Genevieve Foster

      Augustus Caesar's World

      Paperback (Beautiful Feet Books June 1, 1996)
    • U

      Workman Publishing, Philip Bigler, Lily Rothman, Editors of Brain Quest

      Everything You Need to Ace American History in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide

      Paperback (Workman Publishing Company Aug. 9, 2016)
    • Genevieve Foster

      The World of Columbus and Sons

      Paperback (Beautiful Feet Books April 1, 1998)
    • Z

      Steve Sheinkin

      Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

      Paperback (Square Fish Jan. 9, 2018)
    • Earl Schenck Miers, James Daugherty

      The Rainbow Book of American History

      Hardcover (World Pub. Co March 15, 1955)
    • R

      Jacqueline Morley, David Antram

      You Wouldn't Want to Be an American Pioneer!

      Paperback (Franklin Watts Sept. 7, 2012)
    • T

      Steve Sheinkin

      The American Revolution

      Paperback (Summer Street Press Sept. 15, 2005)
    • Y

      DK

      Timelines of Everything

      Hardcover (DK Children Oct. 30, 2018)
    • R

      Phillip Campbell

      The Story of Civilization: Vol. 4 - The History of the United States One Nation Under God Teacher's Manual

      Paperback (TAN Books June 20, 2019)
    • R

      Patricia Brennan Demuth, Who HQ, Tim Foley

      What Is the Constitution?

      Paperback (Penguin Workshop June 19, 2018)
    • E. H. Gombrich

      A Little History of the World

      Paperback (Yale University Press Oct. 22, 2013)
    • Z

      DK

      History Year by Year: The History of the World, from the Stone Age to the Digital Age

      Hardcover (DK Children Aug. 19, 2013)
    • T

      Phillip Campbell

      The Story of Civilization: VOLUME I - The Ancient World

      Paperback (TAN Books May 10, 2016)
    • Phillip Campbell

      The Story of Civilization: VOLUME III - The Making of the Modern World

      eBook (TAN Books June 15, 2018)
    • X

      DK

      History!: The Past as You've Never Seen it Before

      Hardcover (DK Children Aug. 20, 2019)
    • R

      Michael C. Harris, Who HQ, Jerry Hoare

      What Is the Declaration of Independence?

      Paperback (Penguin Workshop May 10, 2016)
    • W

      DK, Smithsonian Institution

      The New Children's Encyclopedia

      Hardcover (DK Children Jan. 8, 2019)
    • X

      Gail Herman, Who HQ, Jerry Hoare

      What Was the Holocaust?

      Paperback (Penguin Workshop June 19, 2018)
    • X

      Phillip Campbell

      The Story of Civilization: VOLUME II - The Medieval World Text Book

      Paperback (TAN Books June 20, 2017)
    • Q

      Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic

      I Survived: Ten Thrilling Stories

      Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks Feb. 26, 2019)
    • S

      Kate Messner, Kelley McMorris

      Long Road to Freedom

      Paperback (Scholastic Press Dec. 29, 2015)
    • S

      Kate Messner, Kelley McMorris

      Danger in Ancient Rome

      Paperback (Scholastic Press June 30, 2015)
    • S

      Kate Messner, Kelley McMorris

      Attack on Pearl Harbor

      Paperback (Scholastic Press July 21, 2020)
    • Y

      Anne Frank, Otto H. Frank, Mirjam Pressler, Susan Massotty, Francine Prose

      The Diary of a Young Girl

      Hardcover (Everyman's Library )
    • U

      Christopher Paul Curtis

      The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963

      Paperback (Yearling Sept. 8, 1997)
    • X

      Allison Lassieur

      The Middle Ages: An Interactive History Adventure

      Paperback (Capstone Press July 15, 2016)
    • X

      Allison Lassieur

      Colonial America: An Interactive History Adventure

      Paperback (Capstone Press Feb. 1, 2011)
    • X

      Heather Adamson

      Ancient Egypt: An Interactive History Adventure

      Paperback (Capstone Press July 15, 2016)
    • X

      Michael Burgan

      Life as a Gladiator: An Interactive History Adventure

      Paperback (Capstone Press Aug. 1, 2010)
    • T

      Gwenyth Swain, Timothy Solie

      World War I: An Interactive History Adventure

      Paperback (Capstone Press Feb. 1, 2012)
    • W

      Heather Adamson

      The Civil Rights Movement: An Interactive History Adventure

      Paperback (Capstone Press July 15, 2016)
    • W

      Elizabeth Raum

      World War II: An Interactive History Adventure

      Paperback (Capstone Press Jan. 1, 2010)
    • X

      Terry Lee Collins, Hanchao Lu PhD

      Ancient China: An Interactive History Adventure

      Paperback (Capstone Press Aug. 1, 2012)
    • V

      Rush Limbaugh, Kathryn Adams Limbaugh

      Rush Revere and the Presidency

      Hardcover (Threshold Editions Nov. 22, 2016)
    • T

      Rush Limbaugh

      The Incredible Adventures of Rush Revere: Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims; Rush Revere and the First Patriots; Rush Revere and the American ... Banner; Rush Revere and the Presidency

      Hardcover (Threshold Editions Oct. 31, 2017)
    • Y

      Ben Thompson

      Guts & Glory: The American Revolution

      Paperback (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers March 12, 2019)
    • Z

      Ben Thompson

      Guts & Glory: World War II

      Paperback (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers March 7, 2017)
    • O

      Wil Mara, Kelly Kennedy

      If You Were a Kid During the American Revolution

      Paperback (C. Press/F. Watts Trade Sept. 1, 2016)
    • M

      Heidi Poelman, Kyle Kershner

      Courageous People Who Changed the World

      Board book (Familius April 1, 2018)
    • Q

      Steve Noon

      A Street Through Time: A 12,000 Year Journey Along the Same Street

      Hardcover (DK Children March 17, 2020)
    • Daniel J. Boorstin, Ruth F. Boorstin

      The Landmark History of the American People

      Paperback (Random House Books for Young Readers Nov. 12, 1987)
    • M

      Catherine Barr, Steve Williams, Amy Husband

      The Story of People: A first book about humankind

      Hardcover (Frances Lincoln Children's Books March 5, 2019)
    • R

      Jacqueline Morley, David Antram

      You Wouldn't Want to Be an American Colonist!

      Paperback (Franklin Watts March 1, 2013)
    • Z

      Steve Sheinkin

      Lincoln's Grave Robbers

      Hardcover (Scholastic Press Jan. 1, 2013)
    • Z

      Steve Sheinkin

      The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights

      Paperback (Square Fish Jan. 3, 2017)
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