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Discovering the Americas:
Landmark Books: Meet Columbus by James T. De Kay

Illustrated
Grade Level 1st and up
Reading level 4th and up
Christopher Columbus: First Voyage to America From the Log of the Santa Maria by Dover
Publications, illustrated by John O’Hara Cosgrave II
Grade level 3rd and up
Colonial Times:
Great Colonial America Projects You Can Build Yourself by Kris Bordessa
Information and activities for all of elementary
Grade Level 2nd grade and up
Reading Level: 6th grade and up
Don’t Know Much About: The Pilgrims by Kenneth C. Davis

Witty illustrations with captions. Written in question and answer form
Grade level: 2nd and up
Reading level: 5th grade and up
If You Lived in Williamsburg in Colonial Times by Barbara Brenner

Written in a question and Answer form
Grade level: 1st and up
Reading level: 5th and up
You Wouldn’t Want to Be an American Colonialist by Jaqueline Moley

Witty narrative with whimsical illustrations
Grade level: 1st grade and up
The Adventurous Life of Myles Standish and the amazing but true survival story of the Plymouth Colony
by Cheryl Harness
Seven chapters, informative
Grade level: 4th grade and up
The World of Capt. John Smith by Genevieve Foster

First published in the 1800’s
Grade level: 4th and up
Squanto: Friend of the Pilgrims by Clyde Robert Bulla

Easy engaging read
Historical Fiction:
Colonial Times:
American Dream: The New World, Colonial Times, and Hints at the Revolution by
1620-1765- Sisters in Time – Follow four girls through history
Activity Books/Supplements:
Colonial Times:
Colonial Kids: An activity guide to life in the new world by Laurie Carlson
Activities an project for elementary aged kids
American Kids in History: Colonial Days Discover the Past with Fun Projects, Games, Activities, and
Recipes by David King
Narrative activity book with projects to do inspired by life in colonial America
Grade Level: Elementary
Great Colonial Projects You Can Build Yourself by Kris Bordessa

Projects and activities
Grade level: elementary
*Drawing America’s California Sights and Symbols by Jennifer Quasha

Drawing book
Grades 2nd and up
Games and Pretend Play:
Colonial Times:
Colonial America Historical Replica Coins

1616-1688( 6 coins)
American Revolution:
American Revolutionary Coins- Replica Coins
1776- 5 coins
Professor Noggin’s Revolutionary War Card Game

Grade level: 3rd and up
*American Trivia
Trivia board game
Grades 6th and up
Audio CDs:
Colonial Times:
Colonial America CD Spirited Sounds from Across the Sea to the Shores of the New Land by Hesperus
Early Traditional Ensemble
Audio CD with songs from colonial times
Grade level: all
*Heroes of America CD by Amanda Bennett

Audio CD From 1492-1865
Grade level: all
Native American Indians:
The Native American Book of Knowledge by White Deer of Autumn
Book of information and mythology
Grade Level 3rd grade and up
Reading level 6th grade and up
Custer’s Fall: The Indian Side of the Story by David Humphrey’s Miller
Dense. 1800’s
Grade level: High school
Reading level: High School
In Their Own Words: Pocahontas by George Sullivan

With illustrations, 1600’s
Grade Level: 2nd grade and up
North American Indians by Marie and Douglas Gorsline

Picture book, nice illustrations
Grade level: KG and up
Thirteen Moons and a Turtle’s Back: A Native American Year of Moons By Joseph Bruchac and
Jonathan London
Picture book, legend
Grade Level: KG and up
Reading Level: 6th grade and up
Explore Native American Cultures! By Anita Yasuda

Project and activity book. 25 projects. Includes information, vocabulary and activities with supplies list
Grade Level: 1st and up
Reading Level: 4th grade
New England Indians

Resource book
North American Indian Tales by W.T. Larnerd

Picture book
If you lived with Indians of the Northwest Coast by Anne Kamma

Easy read, lightly illustrated
If you lived with Sioux Indians by Anne McGovern
Easy read, lightly illustrated
Historical Fiction:
American Indians:
Remember My Name by Sara Banks

Female main character
Grade level 2nd grade and up
Kitaq Goes Ice Fishing by Margaret Nicolai

Picture Book, beautifully illustrated
Reading Level 5th grade and up
Island of the Blue Dolphin by Scott O’Dell

California, Indians, girl
Boy Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Women by Edwin Sabin

Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks

Moho Wat: Sheepherder boy attempts a rescue by Kenneth Thomasma

Kunu: Winnebago boy Escapes by Kenneth Thomasma

Moccasin Trail by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

American Indians:
More Than Moccasins Activity Book by Lauri Carlson

American Indians:
Dig, Discover and Display: Indian Relics

Grades 4th and up
Easy to make Indian Teepee village

Cut apart book
Easy to Make Pueblo Village

Cut apart book to make Pueblo Village
Grade level 2nd and up
Headband Kit
Leather material to make headband
Audio CDs:
American Indian:
Exciting Events CD album

Audio CD-Native American Heroes

Cowboys and Indians:
Wild West Mounted Cowboys and Indians

Plastic figures-pretend play
Powhatan Indian Toob

Plastic figures
Jumbo Wild West Cowboys and Indians Play Set

Plastic figurines playset
Wild West Cowboys and Indians Battle Bucket

Common Sense by Thomas Paine

Grade level: high school
Reading level: junior high
George Washington: A Photographic Story of a Life by Lenny Hort

Mid 1700’s filled with pictures
Grade level: 6th grade
A Picture Book of George Washington by David Adler

Engaging, nicely illustrated.
Reading level 5th grade
Reporting the Revolutionary War Before it was History, it was the News By Todd Andrlix
Packed with information, illustrations, maps, pictures and original sources.
College level
Where was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May by Jean Fritz

Biography told in an engaging way
Boston Tea Party by Pamela Duncan Edwards

Picture book
Paul Revere’s Ride by Ted Rand

Picture book
The Battle of Bunker Hill by Michael Burgan

A “you choose your own adventure” book. Choose from three story lines
You Wouldn’t Want to be at the Boston Tea Party by Jaqueline Moley

Witty narrative with whimsical illustrations
A More Perfect Union by Betsy Maestro

Picture Book
Battle of the French and Indian Wars by Diane Smoilinski
Historical Fiction:
American Revolution Time Period:
My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

American Revolution 1776
An I Can Read Book: George the Drummer Boy By Nathaniel Benchley

Grade level: preschool
Reading level 1st grade
An I can Read Book: Sam the Minute Man By Nathaniel Benchley

Grade level: preschool
Reading level 1st grade
The Fighting Ground by Avi

American Revolution
Grade level 3rd grade and up
Carry on, Mr. Bowditch

Late 1770’s sea voyage
Grade level: 3rd grade and up
Phoebe the Spy by Judith Griffin

Ariel Bradley: Spy for General Washington by Lynda Durrant

Inspired by the true story of a nine-year old spy.
Audio CDs:
Thomas Jefferson American: The stories of the founding fathers by Jim Weiss
Audio stories read and written by Jim Weiss
Grade level: all
*Heroes of America CD by Amanda Bennett

Audio CD
Civil War:
The Civil War and Illustrated History by Time Magazine Introduction by Jeff Shaara
Packed with photos, illustrations, maps and original sources
College Level
Slavery:
Cornerstones of Freedom: The Underground Railroad by R. Conrad Stein

With Illustrations and photos.
Grade level 2nd grade and up
Witness to History: Slavery in the United States by Gary E. Barr

Illustrations and photos
Grade level 4th grade and up
Traveled on the Underground Railroad by Ellen Levine

Picture book
Historical Fiction:
Civil War/Lincoln:
No Man’s Land A Young Soldier’s Story by Susan Bartoletti

Civil War, 1860’s, main character 14 year old boy.
On Enemy Soil: The Journal of James Edmond Pease: A Civil War Union Soldier, Virginal 1863
Civil War.
Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by James L. Swanson

1860’s Civil War
Bull Run by Paul Fleishman

Grade level 4th and up
Additional Resources
Civil War:
Civil War Battlefield Map

Great reproduction, Great visual tool for the unit
Grades 5th and up
Biographies:
*George Washington: A Photographic Story of a Life by Lenny Hort

Mid 1700’s filled with pictures
*A Picture Book of George Washington by David Adler

Engaging, nicely illustrated.
*Landmark Books: Meet Columbus by James T. De Kay

Illustrated
Grade Level 1st and up
*John Sutter California Pioneer by Chris Hayhurst

*Jessie Benton Freemont California Pioneer by Margaret Higgins

*The Adventurous Life of Myles Standish and the amazing but true survival story of the Plymouth
Colony by Cheryl Harness
Seven chapters, informative
*The World of Capt. John Smith by Genevieve Foster

First published in the 1800’s
*Squanto: Friend of the Pilgrims by Clyde Robert Bulla

Easy engaging read
The Western Frontier:
Children of the Wild West by Russell Freedman
Excellent original photo resource. Book packed with photographs of daily life from late 1800’s to about
the 1910’s. Engaging read. Occasionally written as a narrative.
Informative through high school and up
In Their Own Words: Lewis and Clark by George Sullivan

Contains maps and illustrations. Western movement
The Little House Series by Laura Ingalls Wilders

True stories told in a delightful and engaging manner, some illustrations
Grade Level 2nd and up
Little House Guide Book by William Anderson

Filled with photographs of the actual sites of the houses from the Little House series
Little House Book and CD by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Great companion to the book, audio book
How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis and Clark by Rosalyn Schanzer
Illustrated
Picture Book of Lewis and Clark by David Adler

Beautifully illustrated
Grade Level: KG and up
Discovering the West: Expedition of the Lewis and Clark by John Micklos, Jr.
Lewis and Clark Expedition: An American Adventure by Sally Senzell Isaacs

Illustrated with captions
What Was the Lewis and Clark Expedition? By Judith St. George
Easy engaging read, some illustrations
Lewis and Clark in their own words by Janey Levy

Making a New Nation: The Louisiana Purchase: From Independence to Lewis and Clark by Michael
Burgon
You Wouldn’t Want to Explore with Lewis and Clark by Jacqueline Moley
Witty, spiritedly illustrated, engaging read
Children of the Covered Wagon by Mary Jane Carr

Frontier Living by Edwin Tunis

Rich content
Daniel Boone The Opening of the Wilderness by John Mason Brown

Daniel Boone’s Own Story And the Adventures of the Daniel Boone by Daniel Boone and Francis Lister
Hawk
Historical Fiction:
Western Movement/Frontier:
Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz Ryan

Mid 1800’s, female protagonist. About a horse and a girl. Western Movement or Frontier.
Blazing West: A journal of August Pelletier: Lewis and Clark Expedition

Early 1800’s. Told from perspective of fictional journal writer August. Western Movement
The Lewis and Clark Expedition by Richard Newberger
Of Courage Undaunted: Across the Continent with Lewis and Clark by James Daugherty
Western movement, 1800’s
Grade level 4th grade and up
Sacajawea: The Story of Bird Woman and the Lewis and Clark Expedition by Joseph Bruchac
Western frontier,
Reading level:7th grade and up
Day Crockett Young Rifleman by Aileen Wells Parks

Easy read. Late 1700’s Tennessee
Grade 1st grade and up
Bound for Oregon by Jean Van Leeuwan

The Secret School by Alvi

Female character
Grade level: 2nd grade and up
Blue Willow by Doris Gates

Newberry honor, with illustrated
Darling Pony Express Riders by Jeff Savage

Ransom’s Mark A Story Based on The Pioneer Life of Olive Oatman

Travel on the Santa Fe Trail
Reading level: 3rd and up
Western Movement:
My Little House Crafts By Caroline Strom Collins

18 hands on crafts and activities to accompany the Little House series
Westward Ho! Pioneer Activity Book by Laurie Carlson

Information and projects for American history: pioneers
People Long Ago: Lakeshore Learning

Activity box with covered wagon, people, clothing, magnet tiles, and resource cards
Western Movement:
Lewis and Clark Exploration Game

Card game
Elementary age
Let’s Play House! Sweep, Mop, Dust

Great pretend play for kids, superb addition to a unit on the western movement and 1800’s-1900’s
Grades: preschool and up
Print Bonnet
Hat/clothing that was popular during the 1800’s by the settlers
Grade: Preschool and up
Lewis and Clark Expedition Figures

Plastic play figures
Grades: Elementary
*10 Days Across the USA

Geography game
*Way Back When In History

Board game- pilgrims through pioneers
Grade: 3rd and up
Audio CDs:
Western Movement:
Gone West: Bold Adventures of American Explorers and Pioneers by Jim Weiss
Audio CD written and read by Jim Weiss
Grade level: all
Little House Book and CD by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Great companion to the book, audio book 1860’s
*Great Stories Vol. 3 American History

Audio CD: Sacagawea, Robert E. Lee and more (from the 1800’s on)
Grade level: all
Literature Response and Comprehension Workbooks (Western Movement/Pioneers):
Little House in the Big Woods Student Pack by Jean Jamieson

Questions, reading comprehension, vocabulary and more to accompany the Little House series
Little House on the Prairie by Jean Jamieson

Questions, reading comprehension, vocabulary and more to accompany the Little House series
Little House in the Big Woods Reading Comprehension by A Logos School Publication
Questions for reading comprehension for Little House book by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Cowboys and Indians:
Wild West Mounted Cowboys and Indians

Plastic figures-pretend play
Powhatan Indian Toob

Plastic figures
Jumbo Wild West Cowboys and Indians Play Set

Wild West Cowboys and Indians Battle Bucket
Gold Rush/California History:
Gold Rush! The Young Prospector’s Guide to Striking it Rich by James Klein
General info about the gold rush in California as well as throughout the country and beyond. Includes
maps, pictures and helpful information about mining and panning for gold.
Reading level: 6th grade up
Informative into high school
What Was the Gold Rush?

Easy, engaging read, some illustrations
Gold Rush American Adventure by Sally Senzell Isaacs

Illustrated with content and captions
Gold! Gold from the American River by Dan Brown

illustrated
Balloon Boy From San Francisco by Dorothy Kupcha Leland

Boy main character, 1850’s
John Sutter California Pioneer by Chris Hayhurst

Jessie Benton Freemont California Pioneer by Margaret Higgins

Tales and Treasures of the California Mission by Randall Reinstedt

Grade level: 2nd grade and up
Reading level: reading level 5th grade and up
Historical Fiction:
Gold Rush/California:
By the Great Horn Spoon by Sid Fleishman

Simple easy read
Local News by Gary Soto

Thirteen stories about Mexican-Americans in Central California

California Gold Rush:
California Gold Rush Coins

Historical replicas
Series or Single Volumes:
Graphic Novels By Bentley Boyd:
Chester Comix with Content
Covers all of American History
56 titles in all
100 True Tales from American History: The American Story by Jennifer Armstrong
Illustrated history book from the first people to 2000
Grade Level 2nd grade
Reading level: 5th grade
American Symbols Books By Mary Firestone and Norman Pearl, illustrated by Matthew Skeens
Picture books, whimsical computer illustrations.
Reading level: 3rd grade and up
10 titles
American History Stories by Mara Pratt

Includes illustrations and songs
Grade level: 3rd grade
Reading level: 6th grade
4 volumes
History of Us by Joy Hakim

Includes illustrations. From early people through the 1900’s
11 volumes
High School Novels for English with an American History Theme:
Call of the Wild by Jack London
White Fang by Jack London
Cruise of the Artic Star by Scott O’Dell
Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Junior High and High School Novels for English with an American History Theme:
Stream to the River, River to the Sea by Scott O’Dell
The Great Madison by Jean Fritz
Indian Captive The Story of Mary Jamison by Lois Lenski
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
Harriet Beecher and the Beecher Preachers Stowe by Jean Fritz
Traitor The Case of Benedict Arnold by Jean Fritz
You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton? By Jean Fritz
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemmingway
Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Houston
The Legend of Sleepy Hallow and other stories by Washington Irving
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
The Slopes of War A Novel of Gettysburg by N. A. Perez
Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Cross and The Switchblade by David Wilkerson
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

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Discovering the Americas:

Landmark Books: Meet Columbus by James T. De Kay

Don’t Know Much About: The Pilgrims by Kenneth C. Davis

If You Lived in Williamsburg in Colonial Times by Barbara Brenner

You Wouldn’t Want to Be an American Colonialist by Jaqueline Moley

The World of Capt. John Smith by Genevieve Foster

Squanto: Friend of the Pilgrims by Clyde Robert Bulla

Great Colonial Projects You Can Build Yourself by Kris Bordessa

*Drawing America’s California Sights and Symbols by Jennifer Quasha

Games and Pretend Play:

Colonial America Historical Replica Coins

Professor Noggin’s Revolutionary War Card Game

*Heroes of America CD by Amanda Bennett

In Their Own Words: Pocahontas by George Sullivan

North American Indians by Marie and Douglas Gorsline

Explore Native American Cultures! By Anita Yasuda

New England Indians

North American Indian Tales by W.T. Larnerd

If you lived with Indians of the Northwest Coast by Anne Kamma

Remember My Name by Sara Banks

Kitaq Goes Ice Fishing by Margaret Nicolai

Island of the Blue Dolphin by Scott O’Dell

Boy Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Women by Edwin Sabin

Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks

Moho Wat: Sheepherder boy attempts a rescue by Kenneth Thomasma

Kunu: Winnebago boy Escapes by Kenneth Thomasma

Moccasin Trail by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

More Than Moccasins Activity Book by Lauri Carlson

Games and Pretend Play:

Dig, Discover and Display: Indian Relics

Easy to make Indian Teepee village

Easy to Make Pueblo Village

Exciting Events CD album

Games and Pretend Play:

Wild West Mounted Cowboys and Indians

Powhatan Indian Toob

Jumbo Wild West Cowboys and Indians Play Set

Wild West Cowboys and Indians Battle Bucket

Common Sense by Thomas Paine

George Washington: A Photographic Story of a Life by Lenny Hort

A Picture Book of George Washington by David Adler

Where was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May by Jean Fritz

Boston Tea Party by Pamela Duncan Edwards

Paul Revere’s Ride by Ted Rand

The Battle of Bunker Hill by Michael Burgan

You Wouldn’t Want to be at the Boston Tea Party by Jaqueline Moley

A More Perfect Union by Betsy Maestro

My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

An I Can Read Book: George the Drummer Boy By Nathaniel Benchley

An I can Read Book: Sam the Minute Man By Nathaniel Benchley

The Fighting Ground by Avi

Carry on, Mr. Bowditch

Phoebe the Spy by Judith Griffin

Ariel Bradley: Spy for General Washington by Lynda Durrant

*Heroes of America CD by Amanda Bennett

Cornerstones of Freedom: The Underground Railroad by R. Conrad Stein

Witness to History: Slavery in the United States by Gary E. Barr

Traveled on the Underground Railroad by Ellen Levine

No Man’s Land A Young Soldier’s Story by Susan Bartoletti

Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by James L. Swanson

Bull Run by Paul Fleishman

Civil War Battlefield Map