rzberrymom Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 My 6th grader fills her free time with as much narrative non-fiction as she can get her hands on. Things similar to how Joy Hakim writes. Can anyone help me find books to leave stacked around the house for her? Any subject works—just looking for that Story of the World/Joy Hakim type of narrative style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porridge Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 try these authors: Jim Murphy - history Diane Stanley - biographies David Macaulay - architecture and science 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porridge Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 (edited) Also: (these are some titles my DC enjoyed, but for full disclosure, I have not read them) Scientists in the Field (series) The Circuit, Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child We were there , too! Young People in the History of the US (Philip Hoose) A Brave Boy and a Good Soldier, John C. C. Hill and the TX Expedition to Mier (Mary Amberson) Children of the Great Depression (Russel Freedman) The Whydah: a pirate ship feared, wrecked, and found (Martin Sandler) The Impossible Rescue - the true story of an amazing artic adventure (Martin Sandler) sorry for the typos! Edited April 27, 2021 by Porridge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lulalu Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Memoria Press has some great science narrative books. My ds is reading the Insects book right now and I really enjoy how it is written. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rzberrymom Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 Thank you!! I found so many wonderful things from this at the library! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirstenhill Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 If you are ok with vintage books that may use some dated terminology, the Landmarks of American History and World Landmarks series are really engaging. They were originally published in the 50s-60s and some have been reprinted, but a fair number of the vintage ones are reasonably priced used. Here's an article that tells a little more about the series: https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/october-2016/generation-past-the-story-of-the-landmark-books 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 (edited) When my dd was that stage, I had a lot of luck rabbit trailing on amazon. So I'd find one good author (Susan Campbell Bartoletti for instance) and then just see what amazon recommended. Jim Murphy, you've already gotten good names. Have you tried the Hub Lexile book search? https://hub.lexile.com/ That's how I find stuff for my ds. Edited April 29, 2021 by PeterPan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Albert Marrin -- some of his books are at the grade 5-7 level: - Years of Dust: The Story of the Dust Bowl - Oh Rats! The Story of Rats and People - Cowboys, Indians, and Gunslingers: The Story of the Cattle Kingdom - Dr. Jenner and the Speckled Monster: Discovery of the Small Pox Vaccine - Little Monsters: The Creatures That Live On Us and In Us Steven Sheinkin -- some of his books are at the grade 5-7 level: - Two Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the Civil War - Which Way to the Wild West: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About Westward Expansion - King George: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution - Bomb: The Race to Build--And Steal--The World's Most Dangerous Weapon - Lincoln's Graverobbers - Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown - Born to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America - The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism, and Treachery 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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