Home: World History

Best World History
Kids' Books
non-fiction & historical
fiction books for kids

Historical fiction books for kids can be a powerful vehicle for personalizing far-off lands or distant time periods. These titles allow children to 'know someone' who lived 'back then', and as they learn about the characters
and their lives, readers tend to become more interested in the historical setting and thus in your world history curriculum about that era.

One good historical fiction book can really start the ball rolling. We have seen firsthand how much student interest grows when the best non-fiction or historical fiction for kids are woven into world history curriculum. Try it for yourself! Chances are, once your student or child picks up one of these best history books for kids, he or she won't want to put it down.

Book Lists Organized by Time Period

It's Easy: (1) Select the time period from the lists below. (2) Click the link. (3) See the best books!


BOOKS ABOUT Prehistory & Early Peoples		BOOKS ABOUT Ancient Egypt
Below is just the START of our lists of books in earliest world history / prehistory. Please help us add more by suggesting your favorite early world history books. - Pre-Historic People and Times - Archaeology in General - the Mesopotamian Civilization		Below are lists of excellent children's titles about the Egyptian civilization -- an endlessly fascinating subject for students, teachers, and parents too. - Fiction set in Ancient Egypt -- K-Gr. 4 - Fiction set in Ancient Egypt -- Gr. 5-8 - Non-Fiction about Ancient Egypt -- K-Gr. 4 - Non-Fiction about Ancient Egypt -- Gr. 5-8


BOOKS ABOUT Greek & Roman Civilizations		BOOKS ABOUT the Middle Ages
We're working on our lists of the best fiction and non- fiction on Ancient Greece & Rome. Coming Spring 2012. - Ancient Greece -- K-Grade 5 - Ancient Greece -- Grades 6-8 - Ancient Rome -- K-Grade 5 - Ancient Rome -- Grades 6-8		Knights, castles, princesses, jousting... It's not hard to get excited about the Middle Ages. The following nonfiction and historical fiction for kids captures the era. - the Middle Ages for K-Gr. 5 - the Middle Ages for Gr. 6-8 - the King Arthur Legends


BOOKS ABOUT the Age of Exploration		BOOKS ABOUT Pirates
Below are nonfiction and historical fiction books about the Age of Exploration (aka the Age of Discovery) and the early European arrival in the Americas. - the Age of Exploration -- K-Gr. 5 - the Age of Exploration -- Gr. 6-8		You can't study the Age of Exploration without talking about the great nemesis of the great ships -- the pirates. - Books about Pirates -- K-Gr. 2 - Books about Pirates -- Gr. 3-5 - Books about Pirates -- Gr. 6-8

Note: This section is focused on the best history books for kids, particularly historical fiction books for kids. If you're looking for materials to help you create world history lesson plans, click here.

We're always looking for non-fiction and historical fiction history books for kids. Please recommend!

Go --from-- World History Nonfiction /Historical Fiction Books --to-- Homepage

menu2.shtml

Recommend

If you found this website useful, please click: