Inspired by the book list I’ve created for history next year, I’ve gone ahead and made a reading list for the remainder of Mystery of History for this year. (We’re stretching history out over the summer.) I need a range of books — from books to read to the 5 yr old, books to read to all of them, books the older ones can read by themselves or books they can read to the younger ones.
Yes, the textbook does have a list of books at the back of it. But there are tons!! I’ve gone through and picked some specific books (and some that weren’t on there) to look for at the library.
QUARTER 3
The New Complete Works of Josephus
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Lynn Curlee
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Mary Hoffman
Aesop’s Fables (Illustrated Stories for Child.)
The Ancient Roman World (The World in Ancient Times)
Herodotus and the Road to History
Hadassah: The Girl Who Became Queen Esther
Explore Ancient Greece!: 25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiments (Explore Your World series)
Wise Guy: The Life and Philosophy of Socrates
Hippocrates: Making the Way for Medicine: Life Science (Science Readers)
Ancient Greece: A guide to the Golden Age of Greece (Sightseers)
Victory on the Walls: A Story of Nehemiah (Living History Library)
QUARTER 4
You Wouldn’t Want To Be In Alexander The Great’s Army!: Miles You’d Rather Not March
The Life of Alexander the Great (Stories From History)
Archimedes and the Door of Science (Living History Library)
Terra-Cotta Soldiers: Army Of Stone (High Interest Books)
The Terracotta Army of the First Emperor of China (Genius of China Close-Up Guides)
Forbidden City: China’s Imperial Palace (Castles, Palaces & Tombs)
You Wouldn’t Want to Be in the Forbidden City!: A Sheltered Life You’d Rather Avoid
Hannibal: Rome’s Worst Nightmare (Wicked History)
The Young Carthaginian: A Story of the Times of Hannibal
The Story about Ping (Reading Railroad Books)
The Ancient Chinese (People of the Ancient World)
Jason’s Miracle: A Hanukkah Story
Spartacus: The Life of a Roman Gladiator (Graphic Non-fiction)
The Ancient Roman World (The World in Ancient Times)
Explore Ancient Rome!: 25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiments (Explore Your World series)
The Life of Julius Caesar (Stories From History)
Julius Caesar: Young Statesman (Childhood of World Figures)
Shakespeare’s Tales: Julius Caesar
You Wouldn’t Want to Be Cleopatra!: An Egyptian Ruler You’d Rather Not Be
Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile, Egypt, 57 B.C. (The Royal Diaries)
Herod the Great (Ancient Biographies)
(We already have books about Jesus and John the Baptist – and of course, the bible!)
Ben Hur (Young Readers Christian Library)
OTHER RESOURCES:
Ancient Rome – History for Kids!
Ancient China – History for Kids
Movies on Netflix (you may need an account to see these links.)
Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
National Geographic: Beyond the Movie: Alexander the Great
Inside the Forbidden City: 500 years of wonder, history and power.
Lost Treasures of the Ancient World: Ancient China
5000 Years of Magnificent Wonders: Ancient Rome
Colosseum: A Gladiator’s Story
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Hello,
I just stopped by for a moment before school starts today. I will return because you seem like someone I would be friends with. I’ll be looking forward to my return and gleaning from your wisdom. Have a blessed day!
Hey friend! This is AWESOME! I did a Google search and looked who popped up as 1!! Woot! We will be starting our first year of this soon — once the books arrive (they’re on back order). So stoked you have this list for newbies like me! Thanks Amber!