Our CC Cycle 1 Booklist : Half a Hundred Acre Wood

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After many hours + hours + hours, I’ve finally finished updating my booklist for Cycle 1. In compiling this list, I have sorted through book reviews and recommendations by others I trust, including (but not limited to) Sonlight, Tapestry of Grace, and Veritas Press, as well as the 1000 Good Books List, Gospel Coalition, Old-Fashioned Education, IEW’s Books for Boys and Other Children Who Would Rather Build Forts All Day, and Ambleside Online. (There’s a ream of printed paper I reference along with an assortment of catalogs – along with recommendations from trusted friends – when I make my booklists.)

During our years in Foundations, our family did not adhere to a strict correlation for reading, although we compiled reading correlations and booklists for reference. For science we have preferred using the God’s Design for Science Series and A Child’s Geography. If you would like a great history narrative to read that gives you the best bang for your buck, I would just stick with Story of the World – not because it’s perfect, but because it’s simple and engaging. In fact, we’ve designed a complete curriculum package (Mission: World Wonders), which corresponds to Cycle 1 and includes these three resources.

Cycle 1 with the Great Commission in Mind

After designing curriculum plans for over a decade, we developed a Christian Classical Curriculum called Mission: Great Commission that integrates the study of the world and the ongoing fulfillment of the Great Commission, with a focus on loving God, His Word, and fellow mankind. For an open-and-go reading/curriculum plan that overlaps much of the memory work studied during Cycle 1 – along with an integrated study of world missions, world empires & geography, fine arts, and science, check out our Mission: World Wonders Curriculum Plan.

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A formatted pdf of this booklist is available in our Cycle 1 Planning Resource Packet.

This is a “book buffet.” For other shorter booklists, refer to the following links:

Our Favorite CC Cycle 1 Picture Books
Our Favorite CC Cycle 1 Read Alouds
Cycle 1 World History and Science Leveled Readers
Cycle 1 World History Magic Tree House & Imagination Station Book List
World History & Geography Book List: Who Was… What Was… Where Was…
CC Reading Correlations: Story of the World, Mystery of History, Scholastic
Printable versions of each of these booklists are available in our our Cycle 1 Planner & Planning Resource Packet.

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CC Cycle 1 Booklist: Picture Books, Readers, Activity Books, and Read Alouds

History

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Week,Topic,Picture Books Readers or Activity Books (Grade K-3),Read Alouds & Reference (Grade 3 and Up)

All,Overall History References,Global Art: Activities Projects and Inventions from Around the World. Kohl.,The Story of the World: Volume 1: Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor
,,The Story of Clocks and Calendars. Maestro,The Story of the World: Volume 2: The Middle Ages: From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance
,,Big Book of History. Ham,The Story of the World: Volume 3: Early Modern Times
,,Living Long Ago: Everyday life through the Ages,The Story of the World: Volume 4: The Modern Age: From Victoria’s Empire to the End of the USSR
,,,Mystery of History Volume 1
,,,Mystery of History Volume 2
,,,Mystery of History Volume 3
,,,Mystery of History Volume 4
,,,The World’s Story Volume 1: The Ancients
,,,The World’s Story Volume 2: The Middle Ages-The Fall of Rome Through the Renaissance
,,,The World’s Story Volume 3: The Modern Age – The Explorers Through the Present Day
,,,When on Earth?
,,,The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia
,,,A Child’s History of the World. Hillyer.
,,,Window on the World: When We Pray God Works
,,,Best-Loved Folktales of the World (The Anchor folktale library). Cole
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All,Ancient History General,History Pockets: Ancient Civilizations Grades 1-3,On the Shores of the Great Sea (Yesterday’s Classics)
,,Archaeologists Dig for Clues. Duke.,String Straightedge and Shadow: The Story of Geometry. Diggins.
,,,Built to Last. Macauley.
,,,Atlas of Ancient Worlds. Chrisp.
,,,The Puzzle of Ancient Man: Advanced Technology in Past Civilizations. Chittick.
,,,Archaeology for Kids: Uncovering the Mysteries of Our Past (Activity Book). Panchyk.
,,,Eyewitness Visual Dictionary of Ancient Civilizations.
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1-2,Old Testament & Ancient Israel & Mesopotamia,Exodus. Wildsmith.,What the Bible Is All About Handbook for Kids: Bible Handbook for Kids. Mears
,,Joseph. Wildsmith.,The Greenleaf Guide To Old Testament History. Shearer.
,,Ruth: The Harvest Girl. MacKenzie,Adam and His Kin: The Lost History of Their Lives and Times. Beechick.
,,King Josiah and God’s Book. Nelson,Old Testament Days: An Activity Guide (Hands-On History). Sanders.
,,Song of Creation. Goble,Walk With Y’Shua Through the Jewish Year. Wertheim
,,Joseph the Dreamer. Greengard,Tirzah. Lucille.
,,Joshua: The Brave Leader. MacKenzie,Hittite Warrior (Living History Library). Williamson.
,,Illustrated Family Bible Stories,How the Bible Came to Us. Doney.
,,The Hardest Word: A Yom Kippur Story. Jules,Israel: The People. Smith
,,Celebrate: A Book of Jewish Holidays (Reading Railroad). Gross,God’s Names (Children Desiring God). Michael
,,Gideon Blow Your Horn! Nystrom,The Life & Times of Moses (Biography from Ancient Civilizations)
,,Elijah: God’s Miracle Man. MacKenzie,Solomon and the Ant: And Other Jewish Folktales. Oberman.
,,Israel ABCs: A Book About the People and Places of Israel. Schroeder,The True Story of Noah’s Ark (with audio CD and pull-out spread). Dooley
,,On Noah’s Ark. Brett,Your Travel Guide to Ancient Israel (Passport to History). Sherman.
,,Lech Lecha. Greengard,The Golden Bull. Crowley. (Mesopotamia)
,,Nehemiah: Builder for God. Ross,Life in Ancient Mesopotamia. Mehta-Jones
,,Zerubbabel Rebuilds the Temple – Arch Books. Burgdorf.,DK Eyewitness Books: Mesopotamia
,,Tower of Babel. Greengard,
,,Thank You God! A Jewish Child’s Book of Prayers (English and Hebrew Edition). Groner,
,,King Solomon & the Queen of Sheba. Greenberg,
,,Gilgamesh the King (The Gilgamesh Trilogy). Zeman.,
,,The Revenge of Ishtar (The Gilgamesh Trilogy). Zeman.,
,,The Last Quest of Gilgamesh (The Gilgamesh Trilogy). Zeman.,
,,You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Sumerian Slave!: A Life of Hard Labor You’d Rather Avoid. Morley,
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1-2,Ancient Egypt (Study alongside Ancient Israel),The Egyptian Cinderella. Climo.,Who Was King Tut? Edwards.
,,Explore Within an Egyptian Mummy. Hopping,Casting the Gods Adrift: A Tale of Ancient Egypt. McCaughrean
,,Amazing Pop-Up Pull-Out Mummy Book. Hawcock.,Pyramid. Macauley.
,,Tut’s Mummy Lost & Found (Step-Into-Reading). Donnelly.,The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Egypt (Hist Atlas). Manley.
,,Mummies Made in Egypt. Aliki.,Ancient Egypt (Modern Rhymes about Ancient Times). Altman.
,,Off the Wall Museum Guides for Kids: Egyptian Art. Knapp. ,The Holy Land: 5000 Years of History and Adventure to Unlock and Discover (Treasure Chest)
,,Hieroglyphics (Treasure Chests),Art and Civilization: Ancient Egypt. Morris.
,,Great Ancient EGYPT Projects: You Can Build Yourself (Build It Yourself),The Art of Ancient Egypt: a Portfolio.
,,Ancient Egyptians and Their Neighbors: An Activity Guide. Broida.,Ancient Egypt: Facts Stories Activities (Journey into Civilization). Nicholson.
,,Ancient Egypt: Start Exploring (Working for Myself),Egyptian Life. Guy.
,,The Nile River (Rookie Read-About Geography). Fowler,History News: The Egyptian News. Steedman.
,,Mummies in the Morning (Magic Tree House No3),
,,Seeker of Knowledge: The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs. Rumford,The Great Pyramid: The story of the farmers the god-king and the most astonding structure ever built (Wonders of the World Book). Mann.
,,Tutankhamen’s Gift. Sabuda,Hieroglyphs. Milton.
,,Egyptian Gods and Goddesses (Penguin Young Readers L4). Barker,History Detectives Ancient Egypt. Ardagh.
,,You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Pyramid Builder!: A Hazardous Job You’d Rather Not Have. Morley,The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. Payne.
,,Pepi and the Secret Names: Help Pepi Crack the Hieroglyphic Code. Walsh,The Cat of Bubastes A Tale of Ancient Egypt. Henty.
,,,The Valley of the Kings (Digging for the Past). Smith.
,,,Senefer: A Young Genius in Old Egypt. Lumpkin.
,,,The Golden Goblet. McGraw.
,,,Mara Daughter of the Nile. McGraw.
,,,DK Eyewitness Books: Ancient Egypt
,,,The Greenleaf Guide to Ancient Egypt (Greenleaf Guides). Shearer.
,,,Ancient Egypt (Make It Work! History). Haslam
,,,Tutankhamun. Green.
,,,Science in Ancient Egypt. Woods.
,,,Egyptian Treasures: Mummies and Myths.Weiss. (CD)
,,,God King: A Story in the Days of King Hezekiah (Living History Library). Williamson.
,,,Everyday Life of an Egyptian Craftsman. Caselli.
,,,Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #3: Mummies and Pyramids: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #3: Mummies in the Morning
,,,A Cry From Egypt. Auer
,,,The Ancient Egyptians. Shuter
,,,Peeps At Many Lands: Ancient Egypt. Baikie
,,,The Shipwrecked Sailor: An Egyptian Tale with Hieroglyphs. Bower.
,,,The Egyptology Handbook: A Course in the Wonders of Egypt (Ologies)
,,,History Pockets: Ancient Egypt – Grades 4-6+
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3-4 & 6,Ancient Greece – Greek Mythology – 7 Wonders,The First Marathon: The Legend of Pheidippides. Reynolds.,Hour of the Olympics (Magic Tree House #16) (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
,,The Librarian Who Measured the Earth. Lasky.,Famous Men of Greece. Poland & Haaren
,,Aesop’s Fables. Santore.,Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of ‘The Iliad’. Sutcliff.
,,The Mighty 12: Superheroes of Greek Myth. Smith,Theras and His Town. Snedeker.
,,Socrates: Greek Philosopher: World Cultures Through Time (Primary Source Readers). Zamosky,Greek Myths. McCaughrean.
,,King Midas and the Golden Touch. Craft,Tales from the Odyssey Part 1. Osborne
,,Life in a Greek Trading Port. Shuter,Tales from the Odyssey Part 2. Osborne
,,Life in Ancient Athens. Shuter,TOOLS OF THE ANCIENT GREEKS: A Kid’s Guide to the History & Science of Life in Ancient Greece. Bordessa
,,Classical Kids: An Activity Guide to Life in Ancient Greece and Rome (Hands-On History). Carlson.,Alexander the Great. Hunter
,,History Pockets: Ancient Greece,Ancient Greek Art (Art In History).Hodge
,,Ancient Greece: Treasure Chests : 4000 Years of History and Mythology to Unlock and Discover,Draw and Write Through History: Greece and Rome
,,Pegasus. Mayer,Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Greece. Morkot.
,,Theseus and the Minotaur. Fisher.,The Children’s Homer: The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy. Colum.
,,The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus. Aliki.,Archimedes and the Door of Science. Bendick.
,,Greek Myths for Young Children. Amery.,The Greeks. Usborne.
,,The Pomegranate Seeds. Geringer.,DK Eyewitness Books: Ancient Greece. Pearson.
,,You Wouldn’t Want to Be in Alexander the Great’s Army!: Miles You’d Rather Not March. Morley,Ancient Greece. Nicholson.
,,Aesop’s Fables for Children: Includes a Read-and-Listen CD (Dover Read and Listen). Winter.,The Greek News. Powell & Steele.
,,You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Greek Athlete!: Races You’d Rather Not Run. Ford,D’Aulaire’s Book of Greek Myths. D’Aulaire.
,,The Trojan Horse: How the Greeks Won the War (Step into Reading). Little.,The Trojan War. Coolidge.
,,Ancient Greece (Modern Rhymes about Ancient Times). Altman.,Science in Ancient Greece. Gay.
,,Greek Myths.Weiss. (CD),Growing Up in Ancient Greece. Chelepi.
,,Pythagoras and the Ratios: A Math Adventure. Ellis.,Greek Myths. Coolidge
,,What’s Your Angle Pythagoras. Ellis.,Olympians: Great Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece. Fisher.
,,Ancient Greece. Newman,The Iliad for Boys and Girls (Illustrated Edition). Church.
,,,Cyclops. Fisher.
,,,Alexander the Great. Demi. (Illustrated)
,,,Your Travel Guide to Ancient Greece (Passport to History)
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5,Roman Empire,Romulus and Remus. Fitzgerald,City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction. Macaulay
,,How to Be a Roman Soldier. MacDonald,Rome Antics. Macaulay
,,Explore Ancient Rome!: 25 Great Projects Activities Experiements. Van Vleet,Famous Men of Rome. Haaren
,,Brave Cloelia: Retold from the Account in The History of Early Rome by the Roman Historian Titus Livius. Curry,Greenleaf Guide to Famous Men of Rome.
,,Classical Kids: An Activity Guide to Life in Ancient Greece and Rome (Hands-On History). Carlson.,Who Were the Romans?. Cox.
,,Pompeii: Buried Alive! (Step into Reading). Kunhardt. ,Twice Freed. St. John.
,,Pompeii: Lost and Found. Osborne,Detectives in Togas. Winterfield.
,,Ancient Rome: More Than 2500 Years of History and Adventure to Unlock and Discover,The Mystery of the Roman Ransom. Winterfield
,,You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Roman Gladiator!: Gory Things You’d Rather Not Know. Malam,The Bronze Bow. Speare.
,,Damon Pythias and the Test of Friendship. Bateman,The Ides of April. Ray.
,,Ancient Rome: A Mighty Empire (Great Civilizations). Dubois,What Was Pompeii? O’Connor.
,,Cleopatra. Stanley.,Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile – Egypt 57 B.C. (The Royal Diaries). Gregory.
,,,Galen and the Gateway to Medicine. Bendick.
,,,Herodotus and the Road to History. Bendick.
,,,Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome. Scarre.
,,,Augustus Caesar’s World. Foster.
,,,Life in Ancient Rome (Dover History Coloring Book)
,,,The Wadjet Eye. Rubalcaba.
,,,History Pockets: Ancient Rome Grades 4-6+
,,,Herod the Great. Green.
,,,Ancient Rome (Modern Rhymes about Ancient Times) . Altman.
,,,Roman Diary: The Journal of Iliona – A Young Slave. Platt.
,,,Daily Life at the Time of Jesus. Vamosh
,,,TOOLS OF THE ANCIENT ROMANS: A Kid’s Guide to the History & Science of Life in Ancient Rome. Dickinson
,,,Against the World: the Odyssey of Athanasius. Coray.
,,,Living in Roman Times. Chisholm.
,,,Growing up in Ancient Rome. Corbishley.
,,,Science in Ancient Rome. Harris.
,,,The Young Carthaginian A Story of The Times of Hannibal. Henty.
,,,For the Temple: Story of the Fall of Jerusalem. Henty
,,,The Legionary. Connolly.
,,,Beyond the Desert Gate. Ray.
,,,A Triumph for Flavius. Snedeker.
,,,Your Travel Guide to Ancient Rome. Markel.
,,,The Buried City of Pompei. Tanaka. (Illustrated)
,,,Ben Hur (DVD)
,,,The Roman World. Usborne.
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7,Ancient India,The Elephant’s Friend and Other Tales from Ancient India. Williams.,Marco Polo. Graves.
,,One Grain Of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale. Demi,Marco Polo. Demi. (Illustrated)
,,The Indus Valley. Shuter,Who Was Marco Polo? Holub.
,,,Marco Polo: Overland to China. Zelenyj
,,,Life In The Ancient Indus River Valley. Richardson
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8,Imperialism – India – Gandhi,William Carey: Bearer of Good News. Meloche.,Gandhi: His Life and Message for the World. Fischer.
,,Ida Scudder: Healing in India. Meloche,Gandhi: Peaceful Warrior. Bains.
,,India (True Books). Apte,Who Was Gandhi? Rau.
,,Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India. McDermott.,Who Was Queen Victoria? Gigliotti.
,,,In the Days of Queen Victoria. Tappan
,,,India: The Culture. Kalman.
,,,India: The People. Kalman.
,,,Praying through 100 Gateway Cities.
,,,A Little Princess. Burnett.
,,,The Big Fight. Buck.
,,,Teresa of Calcutta. Watson.
,,,William Carey: Obliged to Go. Benge.
,,,The Hidden Jewel: Amy Carmichael. Jackson.
,,,Ida Scudder: Healing Bodies Touching Hearts. Benge
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9,Ancient China & Confucius,Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China. Louie,Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze. Lewis.
,,You Are in Ancient China (You Are There!). Minnis,Daughter of the Mountains (Buddhism). Rankin.
,,You Wouldn’t Want to Work on the Great Wall of China! Morley,Marco Polo: A Journey Through China. MacDonald.
,,The Silk Princess. Santore. (Illustrated),Who Was Marco Polo? Holub.
,,Buddha Stories. Demi,Who Was Genghis Kahn? Medina
,,Buddha. Demi,Into the Unknown: How Great Explorers Found Their Way by Land Sea and Air
,,The Great Wall of China. Fisher. (Illustrated),The Great Wall: The story of thousands of miles of earth and stone… Mann.
,,The Five Chinese Brothers. Bishop.,The Children of China: An Artist’s Journey. Zhang. (Illustrated)
,,The Cloudmakers. Rumford.,Great Ancient China Projects You Can Build Yourself
,,The Silk Route: 7000 Miles of History. Major.,The Cat Who Went to Heaven (Buddhism). Coatsworth.
,,The Pet Dragon: A Story about Adventure Friendship and Chinese Characters. Niemann. (Chinese Folklore),Genghis Khan and the Mongol Horde. Lamb.
,,How the Rooster Got His Crown. Poole. (Chinese Folklore),Little Pear. Lattimore.
,,,Growing Up in Ancient China. Teague.
,,,Science in Ancient China. Beshore.
,,,The Mongols. Nicholson.
,,,Lin Lun Lad of Courage (Newbery Honor Book). Treffinger.
,,,Mission to Cathay. Polland.
,,,Dragonwings. Yep.
,,,Homesick. Fritz.
,,,Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. Lin. (Chinese Folklore)
,,,Spotlight on China (Spotlight on My Country). Johnson
,,,Life in Ancient China. Challen
,,,DK Eyewitness Books: Ancient China
,,,Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #31: China: Land of the Emperor’s Great Wall: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #14: Day of the Dragon King (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
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10,Japan & Shoguns,,Magic Tree House #37: Dragon of the Red Dawn (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
,,,Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun. Blumberg.
,,,Born in the Year of Courage. Crofford.
,,,Heart of a Samurai. Preus.
,,,The Master Puppeteer. Paterson.
,,,The Samurai’s Tale. Haugaard.
,,,Shipwrecked!: The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy. Blumberg
,,,The Big Wave. Buck.
,,,Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #30: Ninjas and Samurai: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #5: Night of the Ninjas (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
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11-12,Byzantine & Muslim Empires,The Very First Christians. Maier,Tales Of Persia: Missionary Stories From Islamic Iran. Miller
,,,Mosque. Macaulay
,,,Arabs in the Golden Age. Moktefi.
,,,The Minstrel in the Tower (Stepping Stone). Skurzynski. (Crusades)
,,,Anna of Byzantium. Barrett.
,,,A Journey of Souls. Baker.
,,,Winning His Spurs: A Tale of the Crusades. Henty.
,,,Seven Daughters and Seven Sons. Cohen
,,,Star of Light. St. John.
,,,Ali and the Golden Eagle. Grover.
,,,The Beduins’ Gazelle. Temple.
,,,Shadow Spinner. Fletcher
,,,The Middle East and North Africa (Regions of the World). Bowden
,,,Peril and Peace: Chronicles of the Ancient Church. Withrow
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13-14,Ancient Africa,Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale (Picture Puffin),Mary Slessor: Forward into Calabar. Benge.
,,Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears: A West African Tale. Aardema.,African Crafts: Fun Things to Make and Do from West Africa. Garner
,,Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain. Aardema.,Beat the Story Drum Pum Pum. Bryan (Nigerian Folk Tales)
,,Too Much Talk: A West African Folktale. Medearis.,The Rat Catcher’s Son and Other Stories. London.
,,Kente Colors. Chocolate.,In Search of a Source. Anderson & Moore.
,,Ancient Africa (Modern Rhymes about Ancient Times). Altman.,Hands-On Africa: Art Activities for All Ages. Merrill
,,,A Glorious Age in Africa: The Story of 3 Great African Empires. Chu & Skinner.
,,,The King’s Drum and Other Stories. Corlander. (African folktales)
,,,The Adventures of Spider: West African Folktales. Arkhurst
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15,Henry the Navigator & Colonial Africa,David Livingstone: Courageous Explorer (Heroes for Young Readers). Meloche.,Escape from the Slave Traders: David Livingstone (Trailblazer Books #5)
,,Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions. Musgrove.,David Livingstone: Africa’s Trailblazer (Christian Heroes: Then & Now). Benge.
,,Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti,Journey to Jo’burg: A South African Story. Naidoo.
,,Kofi and His Magic. Angelou. (Illustrated),Around the World in a Hundred Years: From Henry the Navigator to Magellan. Fritz.
,,,Explorers Who Got Lost. Sansevere-Dreher.
,,,Explorers of the New World: Discover the Golden Age of Exploration With 22 Projects (Build It Yourself)
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16,Aztecs – Olmecs – Mayans,The Ancient Maya (True Books). Maloy.,Incas Mayas and Aztecs. Holzmann.
,,The Aztec Empire. Apte.,Mayas Incas and Aztecs: World Cultures Through Time (Primary Source Readers). Conklin
,,The Ancient Aztecs: Secrets of a Lost Civilization to Unlock and Discover,How to Be an Aztec Warrior. MacDonald.,
,,Life in Ancient Mexico Coloring Book. Green,Aztec Inca & Maya (DK Eyewitness Books)
,,Rain Player. Wisniewski,Secret of the Andes. Clark.
,,Aztec Designs Coloring Book,The Ancient American World. Fash.
,,Incas Aztecs and Mayas-Coloring Book,The Corn Grows Ripe. Rhoads,
,,,Awesome Ancient Ancestors!: Mound Builders Maya and More (America’s Horrible Histories). Levy.,
,,,Your Travel Guide to the Ancient Mayan Civilization (Passport to History),
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17,Cortes and Montezuma (Aztec Empire),The Sad Night: The Story of an Aztec Victory and a Spanish Loss. Matthews,By Right of Conquest: With Cortes in Mexico. Henty.
,,Exploration and Conquest: The Americas After Columbus: 1500-1620 (American Story),The Aztec News. Steele.
,,,Hernando Cortes: Spanish Invader of Mexico. Zronik.
,,,DK Eyewitness Books: Explorer
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18-19,North American Indians & Anasazi,The Very First Americans (All Aboard Books). Ashrose.,Moccasin Trail. McGraw.
,,North American Indians. Gorsline.,Naya Nuki: Shoshoni Girl Who Ran. Thomasma.
,,More Than Moccasins: A Kid’s Activity Guide to Traditional North American Indian Life (Hands-On History),Om-Kas-Toe. Thomasma.
,,,Mysteries of the Ancient Mounds. Sohner.
,,,Star Mounds: Legacy of a Native American Mystery. Hamilton.
,,,Sing Down the Moon. O’Dell
,,,Wait for Me. Watch for Me. Eula Bee Beatly
,,,Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison. Lenski.
,,,Sign of the Beaver. Speare.
,,,Mound Builders & Cliff Dwellers (Lost Civilizations). Brown.
,,,Awesome Ancient Ancestors!: Mound Builders Maya and More (America’s Horrible Histories)
,,,Mounds of earth and shell (Native Dwellings)
,,,Native American History for Kids: With 21 Activities (For Kids series) Gibson.
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20,Mexican Revolution,,The Wild Chihuahuas of Mexico: The amazing tale of how a pack of wild Chihuahuas helped win the Mexican Revolution
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21-22,Canada,O Canada. Harrison. (Illustrated),O Canada Her Story. Akins.
,,John Cabot (Famous Explorers). Larkin.
,,,Jacques Cartier (Brave Explorers Every Child Should Know). Akins. [Kindle]
,,,A Unit About Canada. Coe.
,,,Samuel De Champlain: From New France to Cape Cod (In the Footsteps of Explorers). Morganelli.
,,,Voyages of Samuel De Champlain
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23-24,South America – Bonaparte – Portuguese Empire,The Heroic Symphony. Celenza. (Illustrated book about Beethoven and Napoleon),Simon Bolivar: The Liberator. De Varona.
,,A Picture Book of Simon Bolivar. Adler.,In the Land of the Jaguar: South America and Its People. Gorrell.
,,The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest. Cherry.,Napoleon: The Story of the Little Corporal. Burleigh. (Illustrated w/ great quotes)
,,Dancing Turtle: A Folktale from Brazil. DeSpain.,The Story of Napoleon. Marshall.
,,Nate Saint: Heavenbound. Meloche,Napoleon: Emperor and Conqueror. Heuston.
,,Jim Elliot: A Light for God (Heroes for Young Readers). Meloche,Napoleon to Lady Liberty: The World of the 1800’s (Draw and Write Throuh History 5). Gressman.
,,,South America. Moore. (Geography projects)
,,,Simple Geography: A Guide to Brazil. Turner.(Illustrated)
,,,Marco’s Travels: Hello Brazil (Volume 1) (Illustrated)
,,,Nate Saint: On a Wing and a Prayer. Benge
,,,Jim Elliot: One Great Purpose. Benge
,,,It’s A Jungle Out There (The Rani Adventure Series Book 1). Snell.
,,,Bruchko. Olson.
,,,Out of Many Waters. Greene.
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24,U.S. Presidents,The President’s Stuck in the Bathtub: Poems About the Presidents,The Look-It-Up Book of Presidents. Blassingame
,,Have Fun with the Presidents: Activities Projects and Fascinating Facts,The New Big Book of U.S. Presidents: Fascinating Facts about Each and Every President Including an American History Timeline
,,Yo Millard Fillmore!: (And all those other Presidents you don’t know),
,,So You Want to Be President?,
,,American Presidents Coloring Book (Dover History Coloring Book),
,,Smart About the Presidents (Smart About History),
,,Don’t Know Much About the Presidents
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Fine Arts, Math, and English Grammar

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Week,Topic,Picture Books Readers and Read Alouds
1-6,Drawing,Ish by Peter Reynolds
,,The Dot by Peter Reynolds
,,Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg
,,Harold and the Purple Crayon 50th Anniversary Edition (Purple Crayon Books)
,,Not a Box by Antoinette Portis
,,Not a Stick by Antoinette Portis
,,Lines That Wiggle
,,Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reversible Verse
,,The Turn-Around Upside-Down Alphabet Book (ALA Notable Children’s Books. Younger Readers (Awards))
,,The Pencil by Allan Ahlberg
,,Draw 3-D (Learn to Draw)
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13-18,Great Artists,Art Masterpieces to Color: 60 Great Paintings from Botticelli to Picasso (Dover Art Coloring Book)
,,Art Fraud Detective: Spot the Difference Solve the Crime!
,,Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of the Great Masters
,,Lives of the Artists: Masterpieces Messes (and What the Neighbors Thought)
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13,Giotto,Mario’s Angels: A Story About the Artist Giotto. Arrigan
,,A Boy Named Giotto. Guarnieri.
,,The Glorious Impossible. L’Engle.
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14,Ghiberti,
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15,Angelico,
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16,Durer,Albrecht Durer: Art for Children. Raboff
,,The Complete Woodcuts of Albrecht Dürer (Dover Fine Art History of Art)
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17,Michelangelo,Michelangelo (Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists). Venezia
,,Michelangelo’s Surprise. Parillo
,,Michelangelo: Master of Italian Renaissance. Di Cagno
,,Michaelangelo (Famous Artists). Green
,,Michaelangelo (Famous Children). Hart
,,Michelangelo. Stanley.
,,Sistine Chapel Coloring Book
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18,El Greco,El Greco (Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists). Venezia
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19-24,Orchestra,The Gift of Music: Great Composers and Their Influence
,,A Child’s Introduction to the Orchestra : Listen While You Learn About the Instruments, the Music and the Composers Who Wrote the Music!
,,Lives of the Musicians: Good Times Bad Times (and What the Neighbors Thought)
,,Listen to the Birds: An Introduction to Classical Music
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20,Handel,George Handel (Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Composers). Venezia.
,,Classical Kids: Hallelujah Handel.
,,Why Handel Waggled His Wig
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21,Bach,Bach’s Big Adventure. Ketcham.
,,Sebastian: A Book about Bach. Winter.
,,Bach and Baroque Music. Catucci.
,,Johann Sebastian Bach (Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Composers). Venezia.
,,Classical Kids: Mr. Bach Comes to Call.
,,Johann Sebastian Bach: Great Man of Music (Rookie Biography). Greene.
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22,Mozart,Mozart: The Wonder Child: A Puppet Play in Three Acts. Stanley.
,,Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Composers). Venezia.
,,Classical Kids: The Best of Mozart.
,,Classical Kids: Mozart’s Magic Fantasy: A Journey Through ‘The Magic Flute’
,,Mozart’s Magnificent Voyage
,,Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Musical Genius (Rookie Biography). Greene.
,,Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
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All,Math,Schoolhouse Rock: Multiplication Classroom Edition [Interactive DVD]
,,Exploring the World of Mathematics: From Ancient Record Keeping to the Latest Advances in Computers. Tiner
,,Sir Cumference and the First Round Table (A Math Adventure)
,,Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi (A Math Adventure)
,,Math Curse
,,Multiplying Menace: The Revenge of Rumpelstiltskin (A Math Adventure)
,,The Multiplying Menace Divides (Math Adventures)
,,Mummy Math: An Adventure in Geometry
,,Anno’s Mysterious Multiplying Jar
,,The Grapes of Math
,,Math-terpieces: The Art of Problem-Solving
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All,English Grammar,Under Over by the Clover: What is a Preposition? by Brian P. Cleary
,,Behind the Mask: A Book about Prepositions by Ruth Heller
,,Around the House the Fox Chased the Mouse: Adventures in Prepositions by Rick Walton
,,If You Were a Preposition (Word Fun) by Nancy Loewen
,,Other individual books of the (Word Fun) series
,,Kites Sail High: A Book about Verbs by Ruth Heller
,,Vinny the Action Verb and Lucy the Linking Verb by Coert Voorhees
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