World History Books
Great Historical Fiction Books for Kids

Great non-fiction or historical fiction books for kids can be a powerful way to personalize far-off lands or distant time periods for children. That's a tall order since most of the little ones we teach haven't even been on the planet for very long themselves. How can they understand--and care about--100 years ago?

Children's historical fiction titles have a truly magical power -- they allow children to "know someone" and thus care about someon) who lived "way back then."  As children learn about the book's characters and their lives, they also naturally become more interested in the historical setting and thus in your world history curriculum about that era and it's people.

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.

Prehistory & Early People
- prehistoric people / cavemen
- archaeology books
- Mesopotamian civilization

Ancient Egypt
This page lists of great children's
books about Egyptian civilization --
an endlessly  fascinating subject
for kids, teachers, and parents.

Greek & Roman Times
We're working on our lists of the
best fiction and non- fiction on
Ancient Greece & Rome.
Coming later this year.

the Middle Ages
Knights, castles, princesses,
jousting... It's not hard to get
excited about the Middle Ages.