Our Homeschool: American History 1500-1850 Reading List
This year, we are doing Core 3 from Sonlight, American History 1500-1850
I thought that I would list the books that we are reading in chronological order as a reference for when we swing back around to this time period, and also for anyone who is planning to study early American History!
Before our year began, I had to seek out books that fit into this time period, but were at a 1st grade reading level (for my younger daughter). So, this list ranges from 1st - 3rd grades, with read aloud books here and there. Many of them are from Sonlight's list, with others added as I have discovered them at the library, or on other blogs.
American History Resource List 1500-1850
1st-3rd Grade
The Story of the U.S.A., Books 1 and 2
Meet Christopher Columbus by James T. DeKay
Pedro's Journal by Pam Conrad
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
North American Indians by Marie and Douglas Gorsline
Pocahontas and the Strangers by Clyde Robert Bulls
The True Story of Pocahontas by Lucille Recht Penner
Indians by Edwin Tunis
A Lion to Guard us by Clyde Robert Bulla
Abeka's Pilgrim's Progress Simplified
Dear America: A Journey to the New World by Kathryn Lasky
American Girl "Kaya" books
The Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh
The First Thanksgiving by Linda Hayward
Thanksgiving Day by Gail Gibbons
The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh
Welcome to Felicity's World: Growing up in colonial America by Gourley
The American Revolution for Kids by Janis Herbert
What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? by Jean Fritz
Calico Bush by Rachel Field
In God We Trust: Stories of Faith in American History by Timothy Crater
The Matchlock Gun by Walter D. Edmonds
The Farm: Life in Colonial Pennsylvania by James E. Knight
The Winter People by Joseph Bruchac
Can't you Make them Behave, King George? by Jean Fritz
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
Salem Days: Life in a Colonial Seaport by James E. Knight
Emma's Journal: The Story of a Colonial Girl by Marissa Moss
And then What Happened, Paul Revere? by Jean Fritz
Mr. Revere and I by Robert Lawson
American Girl "Felicity" books
Winter at Valley Forge
Carry on, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham
Revolutionary War on Wednesday by Mary Pope Osborne
Magic Treehouse Research Guide "American Revolution"
If you Were there when they Signed the Constitution by Elizabeth Levy
Meet George Washington by Joan Heilbroner
Phoebe the Spy by Judith Griffin
Sarah Whitcher's Story by Elizabeth Yates
Meet Thomas Jefferson by Marvin Barrett
How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis & Clark by Schanzer
Westward to Home by Patricial Hermes
The Journeyman by Elizabeth Yates
Imprisoned in the Golden City by Dave & Neta Jackson
Robert Fulton, Boy Craftsman by Marguerite Henry
Maker of Machines: A story about Eli Whitney by Barbara Mitchell
Justin Morgan had a Horse by Marguerite Henry
Emmas Secret: The Cincinnati Epidemic (Sisters in time series)
Gold Fever! Tales from the California Gold Rush by Rosalyn Schanzer
Bandit Moon by Paul Fleischmann
By the Great Horn Spoon by Sid Fleishmann
They Saw the Elephant: Women in the California Gold Rush
Dear America: Seeds of Hope by Kristina Gregory
The Underground Railroad for Kids by Mary Kay Carson
Africa Dream by Eloise Greenfield
Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine
Hands on History: Projects about Plantation Life by Marian Broida
The Drinking Gourd by F.N. Monjo
Just a Few Words, Mr. Lincoln by Jean Fritz
Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers by Karen B. Winnick
A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln by David A. Adler
This summer we will be taking time off from our regular studies and diving into PIONEER LIFE! It will be mostly hands-on activities and crafts, but here is our tentative book list (not in any order):
Pioneer Life
1st-4th Grade
Little House on the Prairie series
Apples to Oregon by Deborah Hopkinson
Westward, Ho! by Laurie Carlson (activities)
Pioneer Girl: The Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder by William Anderson
If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon by Ellen Levine
Pioneer Cat by William H. Hooks
Twister on Tuesday by Mary Pope Osborne
Westward to Home by Patricia Hermes from the My America series
Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
I thought that I would list the books that we are reading in chronological order as a reference for when we swing back around to this time period, and also for anyone who is planning to study early American History!
Before our year began, I had to seek out books that fit into this time period, but were at a 1st grade reading level (for my younger daughter). So, this list ranges from 1st - 3rd grades, with read aloud books here and there. Many of them are from Sonlight's list, with others added as I have discovered them at the library, or on other blogs.
American History Resource List 1500-1850
1st-3rd Grade
The Story of the U.S.A., Books 1 and 2
Meet Christopher Columbus by James T. DeKay
Pedro's Journal by Pam Conrad
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
North American Indians by Marie and Douglas Gorsline
Pocahontas and the Strangers by Clyde Robert Bulls
The True Story of Pocahontas by Lucille Recht Penner
Indians by Edwin Tunis
A Lion to Guard us by Clyde Robert Bulla
Abeka's Pilgrim's Progress Simplified
Dear America: A Journey to the New World by Kathryn Lasky
American Girl "Kaya" books
The Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh
The First Thanksgiving by Linda Hayward
Thanksgiving Day by Gail Gibbons
The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh
Welcome to Felicity's World: Growing up in colonial America by Gourley
The American Revolution for Kids by Janis Herbert
What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? by Jean Fritz
Calico Bush by Rachel Field
In God We Trust: Stories of Faith in American History by Timothy Crater
The Matchlock Gun by Walter D. Edmonds
The Farm: Life in Colonial Pennsylvania by James E. Knight
The Winter People by Joseph Bruchac
Can't you Make them Behave, King George? by Jean Fritz
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
Salem Days: Life in a Colonial Seaport by James E. Knight
Emma's Journal: The Story of a Colonial Girl by Marissa Moss
And then What Happened, Paul Revere? by Jean Fritz
Mr. Revere and I by Robert Lawson
American Girl "Felicity" books
Winter at Valley Forge
Carry on, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham
Revolutionary War on Wednesday by Mary Pope Osborne
Magic Treehouse Research Guide "American Revolution"
If you Were there when they Signed the Constitution by Elizabeth Levy
Meet George Washington by Joan Heilbroner
Phoebe the Spy by Judith Griffin
Sarah Whitcher's Story by Elizabeth Yates
Meet Thomas Jefferson by Marvin Barrett
How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis & Clark by Schanzer
Westward to Home by Patricial Hermes
The Journeyman by Elizabeth Yates
Imprisoned in the Golden City by Dave & Neta Jackson
Robert Fulton, Boy Craftsman by Marguerite Henry
Maker of Machines: A story about Eli Whitney by Barbara Mitchell
Justin Morgan had a Horse by Marguerite Henry
Emmas Secret: The Cincinnati Epidemic (Sisters in time series)
Gold Fever! Tales from the California Gold Rush by Rosalyn Schanzer
Bandit Moon by Paul Fleischmann
By the Great Horn Spoon by Sid Fleishmann
They Saw the Elephant: Women in the California Gold Rush
Dear America: Seeds of Hope by Kristina Gregory
The Underground Railroad for Kids by Mary Kay Carson
Africa Dream by Eloise Greenfield
Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine
Hands on History: Projects about Plantation Life by Marian Broida
The Drinking Gourd by F.N. Monjo
Just a Few Words, Mr. Lincoln by Jean Fritz
Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers by Karen B. Winnick
A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln by David A. Adler
This summer we will be taking time off from our regular studies and diving into PIONEER LIFE! It will be mostly hands-on activities and crafts, but here is our tentative book list (not in any order):
Pioneer Life
1st-4th Grade
Little House on the Prairie series
Apples to Oregon by Deborah Hopkinson
Westward, Ho! by Laurie Carlson (activities)
Pioneer Girl: The Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder by William Anderson
If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon by Ellen Levine
Pioneer Cat by William H. Hooks
Twister on Tuesday by Mary Pope Osborne
Westward to Home by Patricia Hermes from the My America series
Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
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