City of Gold: and other stories from the Old Testament
retold by Peter Dickinson
illustrated by Michael Foreman
Age: 11+
Interests: bible, religion, history
City of Gold
06 Jun 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 11+ Tags: ancient history, Bible, history, religion
A Gathering of Days
26 May 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+ Tags: American history, country life, dealing with change, death, family, farm, history, morality, single parent
A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl’s Journal, 1830-32
by Joan W. Blos
Age: 8+
Interests: history, American history, single parent families, farm life, country life, ethical questions, death
The Matchlock Gun
23 May 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 7+ Tags: action, adventure, American history, family, history, violence, war
Lincoln: A Photobiography
28 Apr 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+ Tags: American history, biography, country life, history, politics, war
Lincoln: A Photobiography
by Russell Freedman
Age: 9+
Interests: history, American history, biography, politics, war
Tom’s Midnight Garden
24 Apr 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+, Classics Tags: England, friendship, gardening, history, Magic, mystery, play, time travel
Tom’s Midnight Garden
by Philippa Pearce
Age: 8+
Interests: gardens, history, time travel, England, friendship, magic, mystery, play More
The Wool-Pack
08 Apr 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+ Tags: British history, country life, economics, farming, history, medieval history, mystery, travel
The Wool-Pack
written and illustrated by Cynthia Harnett
Age: 9+
Interests: history, British history, medieval history, business, farming, mystery, travel More
King of the Wind
07 Apr 2014 1 Comment
in Books, books 8+ Tags: animals, British history, history, horse racing, horses, sports
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
by Marguerite Henry
Age: 8+
Interests: horses, animals, horse racing, history, sport
Locomotive
13 Feb 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 4+ Tags: American history, history, maps, trains, travel
Locomotive
by Brian Floca
Age: 4 yrs. (but interesting right up to age 8 or 9)
Interests: trains, history, American history, maps, travel
We Couldn’t Leave Dinah
12 Feb 2014 2 Comments
in Books Tags: adventure, British history, history, horses, spies, war, WWII
We Couldn’t Leave Dinah
by Mary Treadgold
Age: 10+
Interests: war, spies, history, horses, British history, WWII
Secret of the Andes
04 Feb 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+ Tags: animals, history, Inca, mountains, mystery, Peru, South America
Secret of the Andes
by Ann Nolan Clark
Age: 8+
Interests: Peru, Inca, South America, mountains, animals, mystery More
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