Aludlam Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 I'm trying to put together a list of history books (biography, era, classic stories, wars, civilizations, etc, etc, etc) that are SOOOO good that we will want to read them over and over again (no particular historical timeframe). Are there books on your shelves that are worn out b/c the kids keep pulling them out again? I want to know what they are! I'm looking for books that my kids can read or that I can read to them (8yo and 5 yo). Any books that you would group into a "history" catagory, but only the ones that you simply love! thanks Angela Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrissySC Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Mine love anything Usborne. They will dive into any of these books and run through those with the lists of internet links. My Usborne's are shelf worn with nacho-cheesed page corners and cookie crumbs between the pages. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plain jane Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Worn out from so much use? In our house, that's definitely the Horrible Histories set of books. Not a day goes by when one of them isn't being read, re-read, and thoroughly loved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Worn out from so much use? In our house, that's definitely the Horrible Histories set of books. Not a day goes by when one of them isn't being read, re-read, and thoroughly loved.:iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchfire Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Dd loves the Foster books (World of Columbus and Sons, Abraham Lincoln's World, George Washington's World, etc) and COFA biographies the best of any series. She also likes The American Story quite a bit. The ones I see her pull out most often, though, are the Eyewitness books. She complains that she "doesn't have enough of them"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chai Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 D'Aulaire's Greek Myths--my dd has read this over and over again for years. Don't Know Much about the Kings and Queens of England The American Girl Series especially if you have girls: Felicity's World, Josephina's World, Kaya's World, Molly's World, Kirsten's World, Addy's World, Kit's World Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Story of the World, and various beautiful books of myths, and Black Ships Before Troy/The Wanderings of Odysseus. Those old Book House books get a lot of play, too, and they have quite a bit of history and mythology mixed into them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Well, I can't say this one is worn out because we just read it for the first time, but I thought it was fabulous: Bold Journey by Charles Bohner, a novel about the Lewis and Clark expedition. Excellent; I don't know why I've never seen this on a reading list! Johnny Tremain is, IMHO, the best example of historical fiction I've ever read. D'Aulaire's Greek myths and the Sutcliff Iliad and Odyssey, as others have said. Also, the "Museum in a Book" books, which have pull-out replicas of source documents so you can look at what they actually looked like; for instance, Meriweather Lewis' journal. We have one on Lewis and Clark, one on the Declaration of Independence, one on the presidents. Here's a link to what I mean:http://www.amazon.com/Lewis-Clark-Trail-Discovery-Interactive/dp/1401600751/ref=pd_sim_b_3. I actually think if you got enough of these, you could practically make a whole history program of them! Wonderful for hands-on learners like my middle dd. These are not all necessarily for your kids' current age group, but I'm assuming you're also investing for the future. Great thread - thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Alfred Academy Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Jean Fritz's books Toliver's Secret Johnny Tremain Sign of the Beaver The Golden Goblet Little House on the Prairie Douglas Bond's books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Jean Fritz's books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 D'aulaire's Greek Myths Mythlopedia Take me back Horrible Histories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aludlam Posted April 27, 2010 Author Share Posted April 27, 2010 These are some great books! Anyone else have any favorites??? Thanks Angela Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 (edited) My ds's do not like history. The ONLY book they've ever read more than once without being required to is The Good Fight by Stephen Ambrose. Cinder Edited April 27, 2010 by Cinder typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aludlam Posted April 27, 2010 Author Share Posted April 27, 2010 My ds's do not like history. The ONLY book they've ever read more than once without being required to is The Good Fight by Stephen Ambrose. Cinder That looks like a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cindie2dds Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 All of the d'Aulaire books and Jean Fritz have been wildly popular. Thank goodness since we are going to be using them again. I noticed you had a 5 year old. What I have done is made a photocopy of one of the non-color pages in the d'Aulaire books for them to color while we read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyL Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 I'd love to know more about these, I have never heard of them. What is the grade level for them? Thank you! Thanks for all of the great suggestions. My Good Reads list is growing and growing. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 DD asks for Usborne Biographies, the Good Times Travel Agency and the You Wouldn't Want to... series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Worn out from so much use? In our house, that's definitely the Horrible Histories set of books. Not a day goes by when one of them isn't being read, re-read, and thoroughly loved. I'm so happy to hear this, since I just broke down and bought the whole Blood-Curdling Box. Should be here any time now that the ash cloud over Europe is dispersing... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyBee Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 I'm so happy to hear this, since I just broke down and bought the whole Blood-Curdling Box. Should be here any time now that the ash cloud over Europe is dispersing... :) Me too! I can't wait--I think the kiddos are really going to like these. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dina in Oklahoma Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 (edited) Hello ~ My DD 11 loves The Story of . . . by H.A. Guerber. Christine Miller has combined and expanded some of Guerber's work. You can find them at Nothing New Press. She also has enjoyed the following titles: The Door in the Wall The Whipping Boy From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Detectives in Togas Mystery of the Roman Ransom Mara, Daughter of the Nile Tirzah American Girl Books Thanks for this post -- very helpful! Dina :001_smile: Edited April 27, 2010 by Dina in Oklahoma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aludlam Posted April 28, 2010 Author Share Posted April 28, 2010 These are all awesome suggestions! Angela Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen in SEVA Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 I'm looking for books that my kids can read or that I can read to them (8yo and 5 yo). Any books that you would group into a "history" catagory, but only the ones that you simply love! thanks Angela At 5 (and 6 and 7) my son likes the "You Wouldn't Want to Be" series. I like them, too, so I don't mind reading them over and over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Some are kind of twaddly, but my dd10 likes the Royal Diaries and the Dear America diaries. Along with many mentioned already--esp the Little House series. She's read that, IDK, maybe 12 times, all the way thru! Little House in The Big Woods was her first chapter book. I also like Frances Hodgson Burnett's Secret Gardens et in Yorkshire, early 1900's, I believe, and A Little Princess, set in London. These have also been read multiple times at our house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethben Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Time Travelers by usborne. Binding is coming apart- and this is from only one child so far. Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom3tn Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 My kids have enjoyed the If You Lived... books, and the You Wouldn't Want to Be... books. They've pretty much outgrown them now, but will still pick them up from time to time. My DS has read almost all of the "Who Was..." Biographies and enjoys those. Also, these were a hit from our curriculum this past year: Island of the Blue Dolphins Calico Captive Toliver's Secret Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia Amos Fortune Call It Courage Misty of Chincoteague Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfinbaby Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Books my 5th grade daughter has really liked this year: Fever 1793 Chains (Laurie Halse Anderson) Blood on the River Jamestown 1607 (Elisa Carbone) Stealing Freedom (Elisa Carbone) Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix Witch of Blackbird Pond Island of the Blue Dolphins Rascal by Sterling North Colonial Voices Hear Them Speak by Kay Winters (picture book poetry) Currently reading Rifles for Watie and she's really liking it She loves Elisa Carbone and I have a third novel on deck to start next called Storm Warriors. I've read it and think it will be a favorite as well. Not a children's book, but we did First We Have Coffee by Margaret Jensen as a readaloud and it was a BIG hit. It's about a Norwegian immigrant family. http://www.amazon.com/First-Have-Coffee-Margaret-Jensen/dp/1565074246/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1272895858&sr=8-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttacol Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 I second the IF YOU LIVED series. My kids both love them. The Clyde Robert Bulla books, although historical fiction are awesome reads. I couldn't put them down when I preread them for dd. Holling Clancy Holling's books are great for geography, as well as we love the Sleeping Bear Press State books...E is for Empire for New York, L is for Lincoln for Illinois, etc... We have also stumbled upon A Pioneer Sampler and The American Story. I thought these were terribly engaging. For little kids there are a bunch of books by Stephen Krensky. Some picture books and some are early readers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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