CCM Gamma Year~Reading List for History

History Recommendations for Further Reading

Week 1-Columbus, Vasco da Gama, Ferdinand Magellan

The Story of Christopher Columbus by Copeland (K-3)

Columbus by D’Aulaire (K-6)

First Voyage to America from the log of Christopher Columbus (4-6)

He Went with Christopher Columbus by Kerry (K-6^th)

The Voyages of Christopher Columbus by Sperry (K-6^th)

A Long and Uncertain Journey: The 27,000 Mile Voyage of Vasco da Gama by Goodman (K-2)

Vasco da Gama: Quest for the Spice Trade (5^th-7^th)

Vasco da Gama (Famous Explorers) (2^nd-4^th)

Who was Ferdinand Magellan? By Kramer (3^rd-7^th)

Ship’s Boy with Magellan by Lomask (2^nd-6^th)

Magellan’s World by Waldman

Travels of Ferdinand Magellan by Mattern

Week 2- Mayans, Aztecs, Incas, Cortes, Coronado, Ponce de Leon

We were there with Cortez and Montezuma by Appel

Cortez Conquers Mexico by Johnson

The Lady of Guadalupe by de Paola

Saints of the California Missions by Bellerophon

A Sketch of Eusebio F. Kino S.J. Apostle of the Pimas by Bolton

Aztec, Inca, and Mayan (DK Eyewitness Books)

The Boy Who Wouldn't Obey: A Mayan Folktale by Rockwell

Week 3- Cabot, Hudson, Jamestown, VA and the Pilgrims

Pocahontas by D’Aulaire

The Double Life of Pocahontas by Fritz

A Lion to Guard Us by Bulla (3^rd-7^th)

Surviving Jamestown: The Adventures of Young Sam Collier by Karwoski (3^rd-7^th)

When the Great Canoes Came by Clifford (3^rd-7^th)

If You Sailed on the Mayflower by McGovern (K-4^th)

The Pilgrim’s First Thanksgiving by McGovern (K-4^th)

The Landin of the Pilgrims by Daughtery

Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims by Bulla

John Billington, Friend of Squanto by Bulla

The Sign of the Beaver by Speare

The Courage of Sarah Noble by Dalgliesh

The Travels of Henry Hudson by Mattern

Sarah Morton’s Day by Walters

Three Young Pilgrims by Harness (K-3)

Week 4- Cartier, Champlain, Marquette, Joilet, LaSalle

Saint Isaac and the Indians by Lomask

Father Marquette and the Great Rivers by Derleth

Priest on Horseback by Betz (3^rd-7^th)

Kateri Tekakwitha by Brown

The Travels of Samuel de Champlain by Mattern (3^rd-7^th)

LaSalle and the Exploration of the Mississippi by Harmon

Madeline Takes Command by Brill

Hiawatha’s Childhood by Longfellow

Week 5- Ottoman Empire & Battle of Lepanto

The Blood Red Crescent by Garnett

Week 6- Queen Elizabeth, Shakespeare, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Francis Drake

Who was Queen Elizabeth I? by Eding (3^rd-7^th)

Good Queen Bess: The Story of Elizabeth I of England by Stanley (K-6^th)

The Queen’s Progress by Mannis (K-4^th)

Elizabeth I: The Royal Diaries by Lasky

Ren Hugh, Prince of Donegal by Reilly

Mary, Queen of Scots: Queen without a Country France 1553 by Lasky (3^rd -7^th)

Stars of Fortune by Harnett

Shakespeare’s Stories for Young Readers by Nesbit (3^rd-7^th)

Tales from Shakespeare by Williams (2^nd-6^th)

Bard of Avon: The Tale of William Shakespeare by Stanley (K-3^rd)

Who was William Shakespeare? by Mannis (3^rd-7^th)

William Shakespeare and the Globe by Aliki (K-5^th)

Sir Walter Raleigh: Founding of the Virginia Colony by Ward (4^th-7^th)

The Story of Sir Walter Raleigh by Kelly (3rd-7^th)

You Wouldn’t Want to Explore with Sir Francis Drake! By Stewart (K-6^th)

Week 7- French Wars, Thirty Years War, English Civil War, Oliver Cromwell

When the Drum Beats by Trease

Children of the New Forest by Maryatt

Hunt Royal by Daniell

Edmund Campion by Gardiner (Vision)

St. Thomas Moore (Vision)

St. Thomas Moore by Woodgate

Week 8- Absolute Monarchs, King Louis XIV, Peter the Great, Catherine the Great

The King’s Day: Louis XIV of France by Aliki (K-6^th)

The Orange Trees of Versailles by Pietri (3^rd-6^th)

Peter the Great by Stanley

Peter the Great by Abbott

Catherine: The Great Journey, Russia 1743 by Gregory

Week 9- Scientific Revolution, Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, the “Enlightenment”

Nicholas Copernicus: The Erath is a Planet by Fradin (3^rd-6^th)

I, Galileo by Christensen (3^rd-7^th)

Galileo for Kids: His Life and Ideas by Panchyk (K-7^th)

Galileo’s Treasure Box by Brighton (K-2)

Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei by Sis (K-5^th)

Isaac Newton and Physics for Kids by Hollihan

Isaac Newton and the Laws of Motion by Gianopoulos (2^nd-4^th)

Who was Isaac Newton? By Pascal (3^rd-7^th)

Week 10- The French and Indian War

Struggle for a Continent, the French and Indian Wars by Maestro

Calico Captive by Speare

The Colonial Wars by Carter

The Matchlock Gun by Edmonds (2nd-7^th)

Indian captive: The Story of Mary Jemison by Lenski (4^th-7^th)

The Last of the Mohicans by Cooper

Week 11- Stamp Act, Tea Tax, American Colonist

Benjamin Franklin by D’Aulaire (K-6^th)

Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia by Cousins (4^th-6^th)

Ben and Me by Lawson (3^rd-7^th)

Early Thunder by Fritz (K-2)

Boston Tea Party by Edwards (K-3)

Johnny Tremain (3^rd-7^th)

Week 12- Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson

Will You Sign Here? John Hancock by Fritz (2^nd-4^th)

Give Me Liberty: The Story of the Declaration of Independence by Freedman (4^th-7^th)

The Journey of the One and Only Declaration of Independence by St. George (K-4^th)

The Declaration of Independence A to Z by Osornio (K-4^th)

The Fourth of July Story by (K-2)

Thomas Jefferson’s America (Audio CD) Weiss

Week 13- American Revolution, George Washington, Battle of Lexington

The American Revolution by Bliven

The Winter at Valley Forge by Knight

The Bulletproof George Washington by Barton

If You Grew Up with George Washington by Goss (K-4^th)

The Swamp Fox of the Revolution by Holbrook

Silver for George Washington by Meadowcraft

Guns for George Washington by Reit (4^th-7^th)

George vs. George: The American Revolution As Seen By Both Sides by Shanzer (4^th-7^th)

George Washington’s Socks

Paul Revere and I by Lawson

Paul Revere’s Ride by Longfellow

The Cabin Faced West by Fritz

Toliver’s Secret by Brady

Phoebe the Spy by Griffin (3^rd-6^th)

Johnny Tremain by Forbes

Guns for George Washington by Reit

The Reb and the Rebcoats by Savery

If You Lived During the Time of the American Revolution by Moore (K-4^th)

Week 14- The Constitution, 3 Branches of the Government

The Preamble to the Constitution

The Bill of Rights

If You Were There When They Signed the Constitution by Levy

A More Perfect Union: The Story of Our Constitution by Maestro

Week 15- Industrial Revolution, James Watt, Eli Whitney, Robert Fulton

Danger in the Sky by Gibbons

The Black Lamp by Carter

James Watt and the Steam Engine by Whiting (4^th-7^th)

Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin by Gunderson (4^th-7^th)

The Story of Eli Whitney by Lantham

Robert Fulton Boy Craftsman by Henry

Robert Fulton: From submarine to steam engine by Kroll

Robert Fulton: Inventor of the Steam Engine by Perry

Young Reader’s Guide to the Great Inventors of the American Revolution by Thompson

Week 16- King Louis XVI, French Revolution, Napoleon, Battle of Waterloo

In the Reign of Terror: A Story of the French Revolution by Henty

You wouldn’t want to be an Aristocrat during the French Revolution by Pipe

The French Revolution and the Reign of Napoleon by Morris

Cozy Classics: Les Miserables by Wang (Prek-K)

Les Miserables by Hugo

Napoleon by Lethbridge

The Boy Life of Napoleon Afterwards the Emperor of the French by Foa

Battle of Waterloo

Week 17- First 3 Presidents, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Lewis & Clark

George Washington by D’Aulaire (K-6^th)

George Washington’s World by Foster (4^th-6^th)

George Washington by Harness (3^rd-7^th)

Revolutionary John Adams by Harness (3^rd-7^th)

John Adams: Young Revolutionary (Childhood of Famous Americans) (3^rd-7^th)

Who was Thomas Jefferson (3^rd-6^th)

Thomas Jefferson by Harness (3^rd-7^th)

Thomas Jefferson: A Picture Book Biography by Giblin (K-4^th)

Incredible Journey of Lewis and Clarke by Blumber

Of Courage Undaunted by Daughtery

Streams to the River, Streams to the Sea by O’Dell

Incredible Journey of Lewis and Clark by Blumber (K-3^rd)

Lewis and Clark: Explorers of the American West by Kroll (2^nd-6^th)

The Captain’s Dog: My Journey with the Lewis and Clark Tribe

How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis and Clark by Schanzer (3^rd-7^th)

A Picture Book of Lewis and Clark by Adler (K-2)

Indian Boyhood by Eastmen

Week 18- War of 1812, Fort McHenry & Star Spangled Banner, Andrew Jackson & Battle of New Orleans  

The War of 1812 by Carter (K-5^th)

The Star Spangled Banner by Spier (K-2)

The Town that Fooled the British: A War of 1812 Story by Papp (K-4)

By the Dawn’s Early Light: The Story of the Star Spangled Banner by Kroll (K-5^th)

The Star Spangled Banner: The Making of an American Legend by Taylor (K-7^th)

Andrew Jackson: Young Patriot (Childhood of Famous Americans) by Stanley (3^rd-7^th)

Andrew Jackson Frontier Patriot by Sabin  (K-5^th)

The Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson and America’s First Military Victory by Remini (4^th-7^th)

The Pirate Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans by Tallant (2^nd-7^th)

The Battle of New Orleans: The Drummer’s Story by Evans (K-2)

Jean Lafitte: The Pirate who Saved America by Rubin (K-3^rd)