The Story of Mankind
by Hendrik Willem van Loon
Age: 12+
Interests: history
The Story of Mankind
07 May 2013 5 Comments
in Books, books 12+ Tags: American history, ancient history, British history, economics, history, medieval history, nonfiction, politics, war
A Dictionary of Chivalry
06 May 2013 1 Comment
in Books, books 9+ Tags: British history, castle, history, knights, medieval history, war
A Dictionary of Chivalry
by Grant Uden
illustrations by Pauline Baynes
Age: 9+
Interests: history, British history, knights, medieval history, war
Adam of the Road
30 Apr 2013 1 Comment
in Books, books 8+, books 9+ Tags: adventure, British history, castle, dogs, history, knights, medieval history, music, single parent, travel
by Elizabeth Janet Gray (aka Elizabeth Gray Vining)
Age: 8+ (read to); 9+ (independent reading)
Interests: history, medieval times, British history, knights, castles, dogs, travel, adventure
When Jessie Came Across the Sea
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in Books, books 6+ Tags: American history, boats, cities, history, immigration, New York, orphans, romance, sewing, strong girls, travel
When Jessie Came Across the Sea
Amy Hest, text
P. J. Lynch, illustrations
Age: 6+
Interests: history, ship, travel, immigration, American history, New York City, sewing, romance
Black Ships Before Troy
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in Books, books 10+, books 8+ Tags: action, adventure, boats, gods, Greece, history, Magic, morality, myths, romance, war
GREENAWAY MEDAL WINNER -1993
Rosemary Sutcliff, text
Alan Lee, illustrations
Frances Lincoln Limited: 1993
125 pages, 19 chapters
Age: 8+ (read to) ; 10+ (independent reading)
Interests: Greek history and mythology, war, romance, ethical dilemmas
Next: Sutcliffe’s The Wanderings of Odysseus, D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths
Also by this author: many historical fiction novels for young people, including The Eagle of the Ninth Chronicles (3 books about the Romans in Britain, including Carnegie winner The Lantern Bearers), Warrior Scarlet (about life in the Bronze Age), Tristan and Iseult, The Shining Company (medieval Britain)
Little House in the Big Woods
19 Feb 2013 1 Comment
in Books, books 6+, books 7+ Tags: American history, animals, autobiography, farming, history, hunting, nature, pioneer life, seasons
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
HarperCollins, 1932
238 pp. – 13 chapters
Age: 6 + (read to); 7+ (independent reading)
Interests: history, pioneer life, farming, autobiography, seasons, nature
Also by this author: continuing in the series – Farmer Boy, Little House on the Prairie, On the Banks of Plum Creek, By the Shores of Silver Lake
Next: Caddie Woodlawn, Sarah Plain and Tall; and picture books – Abraham Lincoln, Ox-Cart Man
Caddie Woodlawn
06 Feb 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 6+, books 8+ Tags: adventure, American history, country life, family, farming, First Nations, history, pioneer life, racial tension, siblings, strong girls
NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER – 1936
by Carol Ryrie Brink
MacMillan: 1935
275 pages, 24 chapters
Age: 6+ (read to); 8+ (independent reading)
Interests: history, American history, farm life, pioneers, siblings, growing up
Also by this author: sequel Magical Melons (aka Caddie Woodlawn’s Family)
Next: picture books – They Were Strong and Good, Abraham Lincoln, Ox-Cart Man; chapter books – Sarah Plain and Tall, Little House on the Prairie series, Anne of Green Gables
Going Solo
05 Nov 2012 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+ Tags: adventure, Africa, airplanes, autobiography, biography, history, nonfiction, travel, war
by Roald Dahl
London: Jonathan Cape, 1986
210 pp.
Age: 10+
Interests: biography, travel, Africa, adventure, airplanes, war, history
Also by Roald Dahl: Boy: Tales of Childhood (autobiography about the years preceding this book)
Related Posts: A Roald Dahl Reading List More
Pirate Diary: The Journal of Jake Carpenter
25 Sep 2012 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+ Tags: action, adventure, American history, bad behavior, boats, British history, history, ocean, pirates, travel, violence
GREENAWAY AWARD WINNER – 2001
Pirate Diary: The Journal of Jake Carpenter
Richard Platt, text
Chris Riddell, illustrations
Candlewick Press: Cambridge, MA, 2001
112 pp.
Age: 9+
Interests: pirates, history, sailing, ships, adventure, ocean
Also by this author and illustrator: Castle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess
Also by this illustrator: Ottoline and the Yellow Cat, Jonathan Swift’s “Gulliver”
War Boy: A Country Childhood
22 May 2012 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+ Tags: airplanes, autobiography, biography, British history, country life, England, history, nonfiction, war
GREENAWAY MEDAL WINNER – 1989
by Michael Foreman
Pavilion Books, 1989
92 pp.
Age: 9+
Interests: history, war, World War II, autobiography, England, airplanes
Next (also by Foreman): War Games: Village Green to No Man’s Land, After the War Was Over
Related Movies: Hope and Glory
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