Living Books for American History

Posted July 26th, 2008 by idahosutters

We'll be doing American History this year at home. I have a 10 year old dd and an 8 year old ds. So far on my list are: D'Aulaire books, Johnny Tremain, Guns for General Washington and the Sacketts (the first couple). I was wondering what were some of your favorite books to teach history. Thanks!

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Killer Angels (civil war)

On November 13th, 2008 Farrah said:

My husband and I read Killer Angels by Michael Shaara and others by Jeff Shaara together. At different times we would each read parts of them aloud to our kids plus they would hear us discussing them. Even though my kids are not ready to read them now at 12 and 8 the books stay on the shelf for later and my son asks to be read from them from time to time.

Farrah

living history books for American History

On November 9th, 2008 travelin_jen said:

I've used all the books from Sonlight curriculum with my kids (11, 9, 6 and 3) for the last couple years doing American History. If you check out their website you can look at their booklists for Core 3 and Core 4 (Intro to American History for Love of Learning age kids). I'd recommend 95% of what we've read from them. They'll sell you an entire curriculum including Instructor's Guide and all kinds of check the box stuff if you want it :) But, on their website you can see all the history, readers and read-aloud books they use for American history. That list should give you a good place to go from to start hitting the library.
I'm assuming you're familiar with American Girl stories and the mysteries they've started, my boys like the mysteries.

American History

On August 3rd, 2008 HFWM said:

_Across Five Aprils_, for the Civil War