After many hours, I’ve finally finished updating our Cycle 2 Booklist! I have not reviewed or read all of these books, although I have sorted through book reviews and recommendations by others I trust in order to compile this list, including (but not limited to) suggested resources from Honey for a Child’s Heart, Timeline of Classics, The Classical Reader, Sonlight, Tapestry of Grace, Veritas Press, and Classical Conversations, 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. (I have a ream-of-paper I reference along with an assortment of catalogs when I make my booklists.)
Many of our favorite books related to this cycle are offered here in our store. We offer these books in our store, along with a reading plan, because we believe they are worth the investment. You can read more about our reading plan loosely related to Cycle 2 on this area of our website.
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Our family does not use this entire list. Visit our Cycle 2 Reading Plan post for specific book selections from six years ago. A reading plan that includes readings related to Cycle 2 memory work, Mission: Faith Forgers, provides a more thorough framework for studying church history in context along with astronomy & physical science, world history/geography & missions, and fine arts.
Note: Although Mission: Faith Forgers is not directly correlated to the memory work, it includes a more complete study of astronomy, physical science, and history. For families who use Classical Conversations®, the readings assigned in the Mission: Faith Forgers study overlap much of the memory work studied during Cycle 2 but is not correlated week by week. This provides an opportunity for ongoing review and integration of the memory work throughout the year.
A formatted pdf of this booklist is available in our Cycle 2 Planning Resource Packet.
Cycle 2 History: Middle Ages to Modern World History
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Week,Topic,Illustrated or Activity Books (Grade K-3),Read Alouds (Grade 3 and Up)
All, World History,The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia,Streams of Civilization Vol. 2: Cultures in Conflict Since the Reformation by Garry J. Moes
,,Romans Reformers Revolutionaries: Resurrection to Revolution Elementary Activity Book by Diana Waring,When on Earth?
,,World Empires World Missions World Wars Activity Book by Diana Waring,The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child: The Middle Ages: From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance (Second Revised Edition) (Vol. 2)
,,Everything You Need to Know About World History Homework by Anne Zeman,The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child Volume 3: Early Modern Times
,,,Mystery of History Volume 2
,,,Mystery of History Volume 3
,,,Mystery of History Volume 4
,,,Usborne Encyclopedia of World History
,,,A Child’s History of the World. Hillyer.
,,,Window on the World: When We Pray God Works
,,,Pages of History Volume 1
,,,Pages of History Volume 2
,,,Calendar Quest & Western Civ
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1-5,Medieval Period,Marguerite Makes a Book by Bruce Robertson,A Child’s Geography – Explore Medieval Kingdoms (download first three chapters free!)
,,Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges,The Story of Europe: From the Fall of Roman Empire to the Reformation by HE Marshall
,,A Medieval Feast by Aliki,The Minstrel in the Tower (Stepping Stone) by Gloria Skurzynski
,,Design Your Own Coat of Arms by Rosemary A. Chorzempa,Castle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess by Richard Plat
,,Draw and Write Through History: The Vikings… by Carylee Gressman,Gabriel and the Hour Book by Evaleen Stein
,,The Art of the Catapult by William Gurstelle,The Sword in the Tree (Trophy Chapter Book) by Clyde Robert Bulla
,,Built to Last by David Macaulay,The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
,,The Middle Ages (Cultural Atlas for Young P… by Mike Corbishle,The Apple and the Arrow by Conrad Buff
,,The Medieval Cookbook: Revised Edition by Maggie Black,Medieval Tales by Lorna MacDonald Czarnota
,,Saint Francis by Brian Wildsmith,Tales of King Arthur (Usborne Classics Retold)
,,Dragons: Legends & Lore of Dinosaurs by Laura Welch,Famous Men of the Middle Ages by John Henry Haaren
,,Starting Chess (First Skills) by H. Castor,Knights of the Round Table (Stepping Stone) by Gwen Gross
,,You Wouldn’t Want to Live in a Medieval Castle by Jacqueline Morley,The Red Keep (Adventure Library) by Allen French
,,You Wouldnt Want to Work on a Medieval Cathedral by Fiona MacDonald,Tales of Court and Castle by Joan Bodger
,,Medieval Towns Trade and Travel (Medieval… by Lynne Elliott,The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow by Allen French
,,Food and Feasts in the Middle Ages (Medieva… by Lynne Elliott,Ransom for a Knight (The Nautilus Series) by Barbara Leonie
,,Science and Technology in the Middle Ages (… by Joanne Findon,King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Ta… by Roger Lancelyn
,,Manners And Customs in the Middle Ages (Med… by Marsha Groves,The Middle Ages by Morris Bishop
,,Illuminated Manuscripts Coloring Book,Men of Iron by Howard Pyle
,,The Kingfisher Atlas of the Medieval World … by Simon Adams,The Fall of Constantinople by Ruth Tenzer Feldman
,,Great Medieval Projects You Can Build Yourself by Kris Bordessa,Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a … by Laura Amy Schlitz
,,Kings and Queens of England (Dover History … by John Green,The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights by Sir James Knowles
,,Caedmon’s Song,Favorite Medieval Tales by Mary Pope Osborne
,,Chanticleer and the Fox,The Knight at Dawn (Magic Tree House No. 2) by Mary Pope Osborne
,,**See Week 3 for Knights,Knights and Castles: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #2
,,,The Story of Beowulf by HE Marshall
,,,Building Big. Macauley.
,,,Built to Last. Macauley.
,,,Castle by David Macaulay
,,,Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction
,,,Kingdom Series by Chuck Black
1,Charlemagne,,The Story of Roland by James Baldwin
,,,Son of Charlemagne by Barbara Willard
,,,Trial and Triumph: Stories from Church Hist… by Richard M. Hannula
,,,The Magic Runes: A Tale of the Times of Charlemagne by Emma Leslie
,,,Charlemagne by Richard Winston
,,,Charlemagne and the Paladins by Julia Cresswell
,,,Voyage with the Vikings (AIO Imagination Station Books)
,,,Viking Ships At Sunrise (Magic Tree House No. 15)
,,,Vikings: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #15: Viking Ships at Sunrise (Magic Tree House (R) Fact Tracker)
,,,Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve
,,,The Knight at Dawn (Magic Tree House No. 2)
,,,Night of the Ninth Dragon (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission)
,,,Christmas in Camelot
,,,Revenge of the Red Knight (AIO Imagination Station Books)
,,,Knights and Castles: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #2: The Knight at Dawn (Magic Tree House (R) Fact Tracker)
,,,Dogs in the Dead of Night (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission)
,,,Peril in the Palace (AIO Imagination Station Books)
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2,William the Conqueror,Illustrated history of 1066: Why Edward Ha… by Mr Charles Jones,Henty’s Wulf the Saxon narrated by Jim Weiss
,,The Bayeux Tapestry: The Comic Strip by Pivard ,Guts & Glory: The Vikings by Thompson
,,Kings and Queens of England (Dover History … by John Green ,The King’s Shadow by Elizabeth Alder
,,Wulf the Saxon A Story of the Norman Conquest by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty ,The Bayeux Tapestry by Lucien Musset
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3,The Crusades,You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Crusader!: A War by Fiona MacDonald,Eleanor: Crown Jewel of Aquitane by Gregory
,,Kings and Queens of England (Dover History … by John Green,Queen Eleanor: Independent Spirit of the Me…by Polly Schoyer Brooks
,,The Squire and the Scroll: A Tale of the Rewards of a Pure Heart by Jennie Bishop,The Great and Terrible Quest by Margaret Lovett
,,The Kitchen Knight: A Tale of King Arthur by Margaret Hodges,Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray
,,The Making of a Knight: How Sir James Earne… by Patrick O’Brien,The Boy Knight A Tale of the Crusades by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
,,Knights Treasure Chest: The Age of Adventur… by Marilyn Tolhurst,The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric Kelly
,,Knights – Internet Referenced (Usborne Begi… by Stephanie Turnbull,The White Stag by Kate Seredy
,,Picture That: Knights & Castlesby Alex Martin,A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Minivera by E.L. Konigsburg
,,Days of Knights and Damsels: An Activity Gu… by Laurie Carlson,Medieval Tales by Lorna MacDonald Czarnota
,,Knights & Castles: 50 Hands-On Activiti… by Avery Hart,The Canterbury Tales retold by Geraldine McCaughrean
,,If You Lived In The Days Of The Knights by Ann Mcgovern,Stories from the Crusades by J Kelman
,,Medieval World – Internet Linked (World His… by Jane Bingham,The Discovery of New Worlds by MB Synge
,,You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Medieval Knight: … by Fiona MacDonald,
,,Knight: A Noble Guide for Young Squires by Dugald A. Steer,
,,Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angl… by Cindy Neuschwande (and other Sir Cumference books for math tie-in),
4,Magna Carta,Rupert’s Parchment: Story of Magna Carta by Cameron,The Magna Charta by James Daugherty
,,The Magna Carta: Cornerstone of the Constitution by Baxter,The Lost Baron by Allen French
,,Robin Hood (Scribner Storybook Classics)by Paul Creswick,Big John’s Secret by Eleanore M. Jewett
,,Robin Hood And The Golden Arrow by Robert D. San Souci,The Adventures of Robin Hood (Puffin) by Roger Green
,,,The Stories of Robin Hood Told to the Children by HE Marshall
5,Hundred Years’ War,Joan of Arc by Diane Stanley,The Door in the Wall by Marguerite De Angeli
,,You Wouldn’t Want to Be Joan of Arc! by Fiona MacDonald,Joan of Arc DK Biography
,,Joan of Arc: Heroine of Franceby Ann Tompert,Joan of Arc: Warrior Saint by Jay Williams
,,Joan of Arc by Josephine Poole,Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
,,Joan of Arc by Demi,Joan of Arc (Step into Reading) by Shana Corey
,,Medieval Medicine and the Plague (Medieval … by Lynne Elliott,Who Was Joan of Arc?
,,Plagues Pox and Pestilence by Richard Platt,The White Company by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
6,Renaissance,You Wouldnt Want to Work on a Medieval Cathedral,Tales From Shakespeare by Tina Packer
,,Leonardo da Vinci for Kids: His Life and Id… by Janis Herbert,The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood
,,Leonardo: Beautiful Dreamer by Robert Byrd ,Shakespeare’s Scribe by Gary Blackwood
,,Leonardo Da Vinci by Diane Stanley,Shakespeare’s Spy by Gary Blackwood
,,Amazing Leonardo da Vinci Inventions You Can Build Yourself by Maxine Anderson,How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare by Ken Ludwing
,,Nicolaus Copernicus: The Earth Is a Planet by Dennis B. Fradin,Along Came Galileo by Jeanne Bendick
,,Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare by Diane Stanley,Monday with a Mad Genius (Magic Tree House No. 38) by Mary Pope Osborne
,,Tales from Shakespeare (Comic Book) by M Williams,Leonardo da Vinci Monday with a Mad Genius: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #10
,,Shakespeare for Kids: His Life and Times with 21 Activities,Who Was Leonardo Da Vinci?
,,Will’s Words: How William Shakespeare Changed the Way You Talk by Sutcliffe ,Who Was William Shakespeare?
,,Michelangelo by Diane Stanley ,Nicholas Copernicus: And the Founding of Modern Astronomy (Renaissance Scientists)
,,Renaissance Art Book by Wenda O’Reilly ,From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
,,You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Shakespearean Actor by Jacqueline Morley,Shakespeare’s Stories for Young Readers (Do… by E. Nesbit
,,Renaissance Artists Who Inspired the World … by Gregory Blanch ,The Apprentice by Pilar Molina Llorente
,,The Renaissance (History Opens Windows) by Jane Shuter ,The Second Mrs. Giocondaby E.L. Konigsburg
,,The Renaissance (Understanding People in th… by Mary Quigley ,Tales from Shakespeare by Mary Lamb
,,William Shakespeare & the Globe by Aliki ,Beautiful Stories from Shakespeareby E. (Edith) Nesbit
,,Pippo the Fool (Junior Library Guild Select… by Tracey E. Fern ,Poetry for Young People: William Shakespeare by Kastan
,,Leonardo and the Flying Boy (Anholt’s Artis… by Laurence Anholt ,Science in the Scientific Revolution by Jay Wile
,,Michelangelo (Getting to Know…) by Mike Venezia,Science in the Age of Reason by Jay Wile
,,,Stage Fright on a Summer Night (Magic Tree House #25)
7,Reformation,John Calvin Little Lights: What is the Truth by Catherine MacKenzie ,Courage and Conviction: Chronicles of the R… by Brandon Withrow
,,John Calvin (Christian Biographies for Youn… by Simonetta Carr ,Trial and Triumph: Stories from Church Hist… by Richard M. Hannula
,,Martin Luther Little Lights: What Should I … by Catherine MacKenzie ,Morning Star of the Reformation by Andy Thomson
,,Martin Luther: A Man Who Changed The World by Paul L. Maier,The Beggars’ Bible by Louise A. Vernon
,,,Monks and Mystics: Chronicles of the Mediev… by Mindy Withrow
,,,The Bible Smuggler by Louise A. Vernon
,,,Thunderstorm in Church by Louise A. Vernon
,,,Luther the Leader by Virgil E. Robinson
,,,Reformation Heroes by D. M. Kleyn
,,,Mr. Pipes and Psalms and Hymns of the Reformation by Douglas Bond
,,,The Awakening of Europe by MB Synge
,,,Hawk That Dare Not Hunt by Day by Scott O’Dell
,,,Dangerous Journey (The Story of Pilgrim’s Progress) by John Bunyan
,,,Hero Tales: A Family Treasury of True Stories from the Lives of Christian Heroes by Jackson
8,European Exploration,Maps & Globes (Reading Rainbow) ,Who Was Ferdinand Magellan? By SA Kramer
,,A World of Wonders: Geographic Travels in Verse and Rhyme ,To the Edge of the World by Michelle Torrey
,,Explorers Who Got Lost by Diane Sansevere-Dreher ,The World of Columbus and Sons by Genevieve Foster
,,The Look-It-Up Book of Explorers by Elizabeth Cody ,The King’s Fifth by Scott O’Dell
,,Ferdinand Magellan: Circumnavigating the Wo… by Katharine Bailey ,Spice and the Devil’s Cave by Hewes
,,Exploration and Conquest: The Americas Afte… by Betsy Maestro ,Magellan’s World by S Waldman
,,Explorers of the New World: Discover the Golden Age of Exploration With 22 Projects (Build It Yourself) by Mooney ,The Discovery of New Worlds by MB Synge
,,DK Eyewitness Explorers ,A Book of Discovery: The History of the World’s Exploration From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole by MB Synge
9,Age of Absolute Monarchs,Peter the Great by Diane Stanley,Lady Jane Grey (Christian Biographies for Young Readers)
,,Brilliant Brits: Henry VIII by Richard Brassey,The King of Prussia and a Peanut Butter Sandwich by Alice Fleming
,,The King’s Day: Louis XIV of France by Aliki,Coronation of Glory: The Story of Lady Jane… by Deborah Meroff
,,Henry VIII and His Wives Paper Dolls (Dover Royal Paper Dolls),Mary Bloody Mary by Carolyn Meyer
,,Palace Of Versailles: France’s Royal Jewel,England under the Tudors by Arthur Innes
,,Good Queen Bess : The Story of Elizabeth I of England,The World of William Penn by Genevieve Foster
,,,Who Was Henry VIII?
,,,Who Was Queen Elizabeth?
,,,Where Is the Tower of London?
10,History of Russia,Eyewitness: Russia by Kathleen Berton Murrell,Catherine: The Great Journey Russia 1743 … by Kristiana Gregory
,,Russia ABCs: A Book about the People and Places of Russia by Berge,Where is the Kremlin?
,,,Angel on the Square (Russian Saga) by Whelan (but setting is during WWI)
11,French Revolution,The French Revolution (Witness to History) by Sean Connolly,Huguenot Garden by Douglas Jones
,,The French Revolution (Cornerstones of Freedom) by Josh Gregory,The Escape: The Adventures of Three Huguenot… by A. Van Der Jagt
,,Stone Soup by Marcia Brown,Les Miserables (A Stepping Stone Book) by Victor Hugo
,,,Beneath the Cat’s Claw by Jennifer Garrity
,,,Hammer of the Huguenots (Heroes & History) by Douglas Bond
,,,George Washington’s World by Joanna Foster
,,,In the Reign of Terror by George Alfred Henty
,,,No Surrender! A Tale of the Rising in La Ve… by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
,,,Saint Bartholomew’s Eve A Tale of the Hugue… by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
,,,In Search of Honor by Donnalynn Hess
,,,A Tale of Two Cities (Illustrated Classics; abridged)
,,,The Struggle for Sea Power by MB Synge
,,,Who Was Marie Antoinette?
,,,Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles by Lasky
,,,Who Was Napoleon?
12-24,Modern World,The Kingfisher Atlas of the Modern World by Simon Adams,
12,Battle of Waterloo,The Heroic Symphony,Napoleon: The Story of the Little Corporal by Robert Burleigh
,,My Napoleon by Catherine Brighton,The Story of Napoleon by H. E. Marshall
,,,Betsy and the Emperor by Staton Rabin
,,,Napoleon to Lady Liberty: The World of the 1800’s (Draw and Write Through History Book 5)
,,,One of the 28th A Tale of Waterlooby G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
,,,Through Russian Snows A Story of Napoleon’s… by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
,,,At Aboukir and Acre A Story of Napoleon’s I… by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
,,,The Struggle for Sea Power by MB Synge
,,,Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille by Russell Freedman (1800s France)
,,,Louis Braille: The Boy Who Invented Books for the Blind by Davidson
13,Industrial Revolution,The Bobbin Girl,George Müller: The Guardian of Bristol’s Orphans by Janet Benge
,,Smokestacks and Spinning Jennys by Sean Stewart Price,The Steam Engine (Inventions That Shaped the World) by Orr
,,The Story of Inventions by Anna Claybourne,The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois
,,Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin,The Story of Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin by Perry
,,The Story of Eli Whitney by Latham,Industrial Revolution: The 20th Century (Primary Source Readers)
,,The Industrial Revolution for Kids: The People and Technology That Changed the World with 21 Activities,The Story of Inventions by Michael McHugh
14 & 15,World War I Leaders & World War I Countries,Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear ,War Horse by M Morpurgo
,,World War I (DK Eyewitness Books) by Simon Adams,Sergeant York (Christian Encounters Series)
,,The World Wars: An Introduction to the Firs… by Paul Dowswell,Sergeant York and the Great War (Men of Cou… by Tom Skeyhill
,,Where Poppies Grow: A World War I Companion by Linda Granfield,Alvin York: A New Biography of the Hero of the Argonne
,,In Flanders Fields: The Story of the Poem b… by Linda Granfield,Sergeant York And His People by Sam K. Cowan
,,The Poppy Lady: Moina Belle Michael and Her Tribute to Veterans,A Cup of Cold Water: The Compassion of Nurs… by Christine Farenhorst
,,War Game Village Green to No Man’s Land (Illustrated) by Michael Foreman,Fanny Crosby: Queen of Gospel Songsby Rebecca Davis
,,Christmas in the Trenches by John McCutcheon,Hero Over Here: A Story of World War I by Kathleen V. Kudlinski
,,Rags: Hero Dog of WWI: A True Story by Margot Raven,The Good Master by Kate Seredy
,,Pigeon Hero! (Ready-to-Reads) by Shirley Redmond,The Singing Tree by Kate Seredy
,,Fly Cher Ami Fly!: The Pigeon Who Saved the Lost Battalion,Philomena by Kate Seredy
,,World War I for Kids: A History with 21 Activities,Lord of the Nutcracker Men by Ian Lawrence
,,Marven of the Great North Woods (U.S. flu epidemic of 1918),The War to End All Wars: World War 1 by Freedman
,,,The Night Flyers by Elizabeth Jones
,,,When Christmas Comes Again: The World War I Diary of Simone Spencer – New York City to the Western Front 1917 by Levine
,,,World War I: An Interactive History Adventure (You Choose: History)
,,,The Story of the First World War for Children: 1914-1918
16 & 17,How World War II Began & World War II Leaders,Corrie Ten Boom: Shining in the Darkness (H… by Renee Meloche,Corrie ten Boom: Keeper of the Angels’ Den … by Janet Benge
,,Brother Andrew: Taking Bibles to the World by Renee Taft Meloche, God’s Smuggler (Young Reader’s Edition) by Brother Andrew
,,Gladys Aylward: Daring to Trust (Heroes for Young Readers) by Renee Meloche,Gladys Aylward: The Adventure of a Lifetime (Christian Heroes: Then & Now)
,,War Dogs: Churchill & Rufus,Winston Churchill: The 20th Century (Primary Source Readers)
,,Franklin and Winston: A Christmas That Chan… by Douglas Wood,Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy
,,The Butterfly by Patricia Polacco,The House of Sixty Fathers by Meindert Dejong
,,One Candle by Eve Bunting,The Upstairs Room (Winner of the Newbery Ho… by Johanna Reiss
,,Boxes for Katje by Candace Fleming,Shadow on the Mountain by Margi Preus
,,Rebekkah’s Journey: A World War II Refugee … by Ann Burg,A Coming Evil by Vivian Vande Velde
,,Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust by Eve Bunting,The Winged Watchman by Hilda Van Stockum
,,DK Readers: D-Day Landings: The Story of th… by Richard Platt,Brother Andrew: God’s Secret Agent (Christi… by Janet Benge
,,The Good Fight : How World War II Was Won by Stephen E. Ambrose,Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan
,,World War II for Kids: A History with 21 Activities by Richard Panchyk,Escape from Warsaw by Ian Serraillier
,,You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Secret Agent During World War II by John Malam,The Chestry Oak by Kate Seredy
,,DK Eyewitness Books: World War II by Simon Adams,Hey Mac! This is serious business! by William F. McMurdie
,,Great World War II Projects You Can Build Yourself by Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt,Corrie Ten Boom: The Watchmaker’s Daughter … by Jean Watson
,,The Little Ships: The Heroic Rescue at Dunk… by Louise Borden,The Little Riders by Margaretha Shemin
,,DK Readers: The Story of Anne Frank (Level … by Brenda Ralph Lewis,Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
,,Willy and Max: A Holocaust Story by Amy Littlesugar,If I Perish by Esther Ahn Kim
,,Star of Fear Star of Hopeby Jo Hoestlandt,Dietrich Bonhoeffer: In the Midst of Wicked… by Janet Benge
,,Lily’s Victory Garden (Tales of Young Ameri… by Helen Wilbur,Twenty and Ten (Puffin story books) by Claire Huchet Bishop
,,Always Remember Me: How One Family Survived… by Marisabina Russo,I am David or North to Freedom by Anne Holm
,,I Will Come Back for You: A Family in Hidin… by Marisabina Russo,Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Puffi… by Eleanor Coerr
,,A Boy Named FDR: How Franklin D. Roosevelt …by Kathleen Krull,A Father’s Promise by Hess
,,Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story,The Devil’s Arithmetic (Puffin Modern Class… by Jane Yolen
,,Torchlighters: The Eric Liddell Story (Animated Video),Eric Liddell: Something Greater Than Gold (Christian Heroes: Then & Now)
,,Eric Liddell: Running for a Higher Prize (Heroes for Young Readers),I Never Saw Another Butterfly: Children’s Drawings and Poems from the Terezin Concentration Camp 1942-1944October ’45: Childhood Memories of War by Besson
,,Torchlighters: The Gladys Aylward Story (Animated Video),When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr
,,Torchlighters: The Corrie Ten Boom Story (Animated Video),A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus
,,,What Was D-Day? By Demuth
,,,Who Was Winston Churchill?
,,,Who Was Franklin Roosevelt?
,,,What Was Pearl Harbor?*
,,,Who Was Albert Einstein?
,,,What Was the Holocaust?
,,,Who Was Anne Frank?
,,,Who Was Dr. Seuss?
,,,Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen?
,,,Terezin: Voices from the Holocaust (Illustrated)
,,,Danger in the Darkest Hour (Magic Tree House (R) Super Edition) (World War II)
,,,World War II: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House Super Edition #1: World at War 1944
,,,Escape to the Hiding Place (AIO Imagination Station Books)
18,United Nations,Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot by Margot Raven ,Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift’s “Chocolate Pilot” by Michael Tunnell
,,Christmas from Heaven by Tom Brokaw,Stalin: Russia’s Man of Steel by Albert Marrin (also covers Korean War & Cold War)
19,Korean War,Peacebound Trains by Haemi Balgassi,
,,Torchlighters: The Robert Jermain Thomas Story (Animated DVD),
20,Vietnam War,Fighting the Vietnam War (On the Front Line) by Brian Fitzgerald,What Was the Vietnam War?
,,The Wall (Reading Rainbow Books) by Eve Bunting,Cracker!: The Best Dog in Vietnam by Kadohata
,,The Civil Rights Movement & Vietnam: 1960-1976- Graphic U.S. History,Escape from Saigon: How a Vietnam War Orphan Became an American Boy by Warren
,,,America and Vietnam: The Elephant and the Tiger by Albert Marrin
,,,Last Airlift: A Vietnamese Orphan’s Rescue from War
,,,Goodbye Vietnam by Gloria Whelan
,,,Little Cricket by Jackie Brown
,,,The Land I Lost: Adventures of a Boy in Vietnam by Huynh
,,,Water Buffalo Days by Huynh Quang Nhuong
,,,Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai
,,,Patrol: An American Soldier in Vietnam by Walter Dean Myers
,,,DK Eyewitness Books: Vietnam War
,,,10000 Days of Thunder: A History of the Vi… by Philip Caputo
21,End of the Cold War,Ronald Reagan: Fortieth President 1981-1989 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents) by Venezia,Who Was Ronald Reagan? by Joyce Milton
,,Spying and the Cold War (Freestyle Express:… by Michael Burgan,Ronald Reagan: Young Leader (Childhood of Famous Americans)
,,The Cold War (20th Century Perspectives) by David Taylor,BOMB: The Race to Build – and Steal – the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin
22,Fall of Communism,The Wall: Growing Up behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sis,Breaking Stalin’s Nose by Eugene Velchin
,,,What Was the Berlin Wall?
,,,Richard Wurmbrand: Love Your Enemies by Benge
,,,Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Re… by Ji-li Jiang
,,,Children of the Storm: The Autobiography of… by Natasha Vins
23,Gulf War,George Bush: Forty-First President 1989-1993 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents) by Venezia,The Persian Gulf War (We the People: Modern America)
,,,DK Eyewitness: Oil
,,,America at War: Desert Storm
,,,The 1990s Decade in Photos: The Rise of Technology
,,,Tensions in the Gulf 1978-1991 (The Making… by J. E. Peterson
24,Apartheid Ending,Peaceful Protest: The Life of Nelson Mandela by Yona Zeldis McDonough,Who Was Nelson Mandela?
,,Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom ,DK Biography Nelson Mandela
,,Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales,Nelson Mandela: The Authorized Comic Book
,,National Geographic Readers: Nelson Mandela (Readers Bios),Waiting for the Rain by Gordon
,,The Soccer Fence: A story of friendship hope and apartheid in South Africa by Bildner,
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Science, Fine Arts, Geography Math & English
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Week,Topic,Books
24,Timeline-U.S. Presidents,Don’t Know Much About the Presidents by Kenneth Davis
,,The President’s Stuck in the Bathtub: Poems About the Presidents
,,Have Fun with the Presidents: Activities Projects and Fascinating Facts
,,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)
,,The Look-It-Up Book of Presidents. Blassingame
,,The New Big Book of U.S. Presidents: Fascinating Facts about Each and Every President Including an American History Timeline
,,U.S. Presidents (Ken Jennings’ Junior Genius Guides)
1-7,Ecology,Everything You Need To Know About Science Homework by Anne Zeman
,,Properties of Ecosystems (God’s Design for … by Debbie Lawrence
,,Afternoon on the Amazon (Magic Tree House No. 6)
,,Rain Forests (Magic Tree House Research Guide)
8-13,Astronomy,
,,There’s No Place Like Space: All About Our Solar System
,,The Moon Book
,,The Stars by H.A. Rey
,,Look to the Stars by Edwin Aldrin
,,Glow-in-the-Dark Constellations
,,Find the Constellations by H.A. Rey
,,Exploring Creation With Astronomy (Young Ex… by Jeannie K. Fulbright
,,Exploring the World of Astronomy: From Center of the Sun to Edge of the Universe by John Hudson Tiner
,,Science in the Beginning by Jay Wile
,,Science in the Ancient World by Jay Wile
,,Johannes Kepler: Giant of Faith and Science (Sowers)
,,Destination Moon: The Spiritual and Scienti… by James Irwin
,,Moonwalk: The First Trip to the Moon (Step-… by Judy Donnell
,,Godspeed John Glenn by Richard Hilliard
,,Team Moon: How 400000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon
,,History of Space Exploration Coloring Book … by Bruce LaFontaine
,,You Wouldn’t Want to be on Apollo 13!
,,Midnight on the Moon (Magic Tree House No. 8)
,,Space (Magic Tree House Research Guide)
14-24,Physical Science,Exploring the World of Physics: From Simple Machines to Nuclear Energy by Tiner
,,Exploring Creation with Chemistry and Physics (Young Explorer Series) by Fulbright
,,Heat & Energy (God’s Design for the Physical World)
,,Science in the Scientific Revolution by Jay Wile>
,,Our Universe (God’s Design for Heaven & Earth)
,,Isaac Newton and the Laws of Motion (Inventions and Discovery)
,,The Ocean Of Truth: The Story Of Sir Isaac … by Joyce McPherson
,,Isaac Newton: Mastermind of modern science (A First biography) by David Knight
,,Isaac Newton: Inventor Scientist and Teacher (Sower Series)
,,Isaac Newton and Physics for Kids: His Life and Ideas with 21 Activities
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
,,The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art
,,Draw 3-D (Learn to Draw)
,,The Art Lesson by Tomie dePaola
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)
,,Degas and the Little Dancer (Anholt’s Artis… by Laurence Anholt
,,Rembrandt and the Boy Who Drew Dogs: A stor… by Molly Blaisdell
,,What makes a Rembrandt a Rembrandt?
,,What makes a Monet a Monet?
,,What makes a Degas a Degas?
,,Katie Meets The Impressionists (Scholastic … by James Mayhew
,,Monet and the Impressionists for Kids: Thei… by Carol Sabbeth
,,Linnea in Monet’s Garden by Cristina Bjork
,,Claude Monet: The Painter Who Stopped the Trains by P. I. Maltbie
,,Rembrandt (Getting To Know The World’s Grea…
,,Edgar Degas (Getting to Know the World’s Gr… by Mike Venezia
,,Monet (Getting to Know the World’s Greatest… by Mike Venezia
,,Rembrandt (Masterpieces Artists and Their W… by Xavier Niz
,,The Impressionists: A comprehensive visual reference to one of the best-loved periods of art history with over 450 images
,,Impressionist Art Masterpieces to Color: 60 Great Paintings from Renoir to Gauguin (Dover Art Coloring Book)
,,Impressionist Art Book by Wenda O’Reilly
,,Renaissance Art Book by Wenda O’Reilly
,,Renaissance Artists Who Inspired the World … by Gregory Blanch
,,The Usborne Art Sticker Books by Sarah Courtauld
19-24,Orchestra & Composers,The Gift of Music (Expanded and Revised 3rd Edition): Great Composers and Their Influence
,,Story of 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
,,Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin (Aladdin Picture Books)
,,Meet the Orchestra by Ann Hayes
,,The Heroic Symphony by Anna Harwell Celenza
,,Beethoven for Kids: His Life and Music with… by Helen Bauer
,,Ludwing Van Beeethoven (Getting to Know…) by Venezia
,,A Coloring Book of Early Composers by Eric Tomb
,,Great Composers (Dover History Coloring Book) by John Green
,,Beethoven Lives Upstairs Audio CD
,,Beethoven Lives Upstairs Illustrated Book
All,Geography,A World of Wonders: Geographic Travels in Verse and Rhyme
,,Draw Europe by Kristin Draeger
,,Draw Asia Vol 1by Kristin Draeger
,,Maps to Color and Learn – Europe
,,Window on the World: When We Pray God Works by Daphne Spraggett
,,How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World by Priceman
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
All,English Grammar,Dearly Nearly Insincerely: What Is An Adverb? by Brian P. Cleary
,,Hairy Scary Ordinary: What is An Adjective? By Brian P Cleary
,,A Mink a Fink a Skating Rink: What Is a Noun? By Brian P. Cleary
,,To Root to Toot to Parachute: What Is a Verb? By Brian P. Cleary
,,I And You And Don’t Forget Who: What Is a Pronoun? by Brian P. Cleary
,,But and For Yet and Nor: What Is a Conjunction? by Brian P. Cleary
,,Cool! Whoa! Ah and Oh!: What Is an Interjection? By Brian P Cleary
,,If You Were a Noun | a Verb | an Adjective | an Adverb | a Pronoun | a Conjunction | an Interjection | a Preposition (Word Fun) by Michael Dahl
,,Other individual books of the (Word Fun) series
,,Kites Sail High: A Book about Verbs by Ruth Heller
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A formatted pdf of this booklist is available in our Cycle 2 Planning Resource Packet.
Other related posts:
Our Cycle 2 Read Aloud Selections
Favorite Cycle 2 Picture Books
Magic Tree House and Imagination Station World History Book List (Cycles 1 & 2)
Who Was… What Was… Where Was… books for Cycle 1 and Cycle 2
Our Cycle 2 Reading Plans from 6 years ago
Our Cycle 2 Reading Plans from 6 years ago
My hope is that what I’ve provided here is a blessing to you. If you have books that you would like to recommend for the topics on this list, please feel free to email them to halfahundredacrewood @gmail.com.
In His Grace,
Brandy