Our BIG List

...of History Books & Classics   

If every American read this list of books and shared them with their children freedom and liberty would be secured for generations to come.  We love these books.  The best way to learn about history is through historic fiction, exciting biographies, and moving narratives.  They’re all here.  Dive in and ENJOY!  You are in for an unforgettable experience.

We also suggest purchasing the books—  

Ø     Let the Author’s Speak: A Guide to Worthy Books Based on Historical Setting 

by Carolyn Hatcher

Ø     Turning Back the Pages of Time--A Guide to American History Through Literature 

The List 

A Child’s History of the World by Virgil M. Hillyer

A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women by Lynne Cheney and Robin Preiss Glasser 

A Time for Freedom by Lynne Cheney 

Across Five Aprils 

Advice to the Young by Noah Webster

America : A Patriotic Primer by Lynne Cheney and Robin Preiss Glasser 

America: The Last Best Hope Volumes I & II Box Set by William J. Bennett 

American History Stories (That you never read in school…but should have)

by Mara L. Pratt

Amos Fortune: Free Man 

Anna of Byzantium 

Anne of Green Gables 

Ben and Me 

Betsy Ross and the Silver Thimble 

Buffalo Bill by d'Aulaire

By the Great Horn Spoon 

Caddie Woodlawn 

Calico Captive 

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 

Colonial Days: Discover the Past with Fun Projects, Games, Activities, and Recipes (American Kids in History Series) by David C. King 

Columbus by d'Aulaire 

Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court 

Fine Print 

Give Me Liberty: The Story of the Declaration of Independence by Russell Freedman

Gulliver’s Travels 

Heidi 

Hittite Warrior 

Impossible Journey 

In Freedom’s Cause 

In Freedom’s Cause by G. A. Henty

In the Heart of the Rockies 

Island of the Blue Dolphins 

Joan of Arc 

Johnny Appleseed 

Journeys In Time: A New Atlas of American History 

Kidnapped 

King Arthur 

Leif the Lucky 

Little Lord Fauntleroy 

Little Women 

Mr. Popper’s Penguins 

My Antonia 

My Side of the Mountain 

Naya Nuki 

Night Journeys by Avi

O Pioneers 

Oliver Twist 

Our 50 States: A Family Adventure Across America by Lynne Cheney and Robin Preiss Glasser 

Our Country's Founders by William J. Bennett 

Our Town by Thornton Wilder 

Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Illustrated by Ted Rand

Pollyanna 

Red Badge of Courage 

Robin Hood 

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes 

Shakespeare Stories for Children 

Sign of the Beaver 

Sojourner Truth: Ain’t I A Woman? 

Song of Charlemagne 

Squanto and the Miracle of the First Thanksgiving 

Squanto: Friend of the Pilgrims 

Stories of the Pilgrims 

Story of the World (multi book set) by Susan Wise Bauer

The 4^th of July Story by Alice Dalgliesh

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 

The American Patriot's Almanac: Daily Readings on America by William J. Bennett and John Cribb 

The American Revolution for Kids: A History with 21 Activities (For Kids series) by Janis Herbert 

The Apple and the Arrow by Mary and Conrad Buff

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 

The Black Arrow 

The BOOK OF VIRTUES by William J. Bennett 

The Bronze Bow 

The Bullet Proof George Washington (Wallbuilders)

The Cat of Busbates--A Tale of Ancient Egypt 

The Children’s Book of America by William J. Bennett

The Children’s Homer 

The Children’s Homer 

The Children's Book of America by William J. Bennett and Michael Hague

The Children's Book of Faith by William J. Bennett and Michael Hague

The Children's Book of Heroes by Amy Hill, William J. Bennett, and Michael Hague 

The Children's Treasury of Virtues by William J. Bennett and Michael Hague

The Chronicles of Narnia 

The Courage of Sarah Noble 

The Declaration of Independence (Cornerstones of Freedom) by R. Conrad Stein

The Declaration Of Independence by Sam Fink 

The Golden Goblet 

The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom

The Journey of the One and Only Declaration of Independence  by Judith St. George and Will Hillenbrand

The Land of Fair Play 

The Law by Frederic Bastiat 

The Librarian Who Measured the Earth 

The Light and the Glory by Peter Marshall and David Manuel

The Man Who Would Not Be King (Wallbuilders)

The Matchlock Gun 

The Pearl 

The Picture of Dorian Gray 

The Scarlet Pimpernel 

The Spirit Of America by William J. Bennett

The Star Spangled Banner (a scholastic book)

The Twenty-one Balloons 

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 

The Wright Brothers 

Theras And His Town by Caroline Dale Snedeker 

Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver DeMille 

Trumpet of the Swan 

Twice Freed 

Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriett Beecher Stowe

We Came Through Ellis Island: the Immigrant Adventures of Emma Markowitz 

We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States by David Catrow

We the People: The Story of Our Constitution by Lynne Cheney and Greg Harlin

What’s the Big Idea Ben Franklin 

Whatever Happened to Justice by Richard J. Maybury

Whatever Happened to Penny Candy by Richard J. Maybury

When Mr. Jefferson Came to Philadelphia 

When Queen’s Ride By 

When Washington  Crossed the Delaware: A Wintertime Story for Young Patriots by Lynne Cheney and Peter M. Fiore 

Wind in the Willows 

With Lee in Virginia 

Woodrow the White House Mouse 

Book Series— 

American Girl Book Series 

Box Car Children Book Series 

Childhood Lives of Famous Americans Book Series 

Dear America Book Series 

If You Lived… (Book Series) 

Little House on the Prairie Book Series 

My America Book Series 

Royal Diaries Book Series

Suggested Reading and Resources by Historic Period  

http://www.easyfunschool.com/SRHistory.html