Early American
Native Peoples and Their Ways
Little Runner of the Longhouse - Betty Baker (K–2)Many Nations: An Alphabet of Native America – Joseph Bruchac (K–2)
Northwoods Cradle Song, by Douglas Wood (K–2)
The Mud Family, by Betsy James (K–2)
Eagle Feather, Clyde Robert Bulla (2–4)
If you Lived with the Sioux Indians – McGovern (2–4)
Meet Kaya: An American Girl – Janet Beeler Shaw (2–4)
Doesn’t Fall Off His Horse, by Virginia Stroud (2–4)
Night Bird, by Kathleen Kudlinski (3–5)
The Year of Miss Agnes, by Kirkpatrick Hill (3–5)
Children of the Longhouse - Joseph Bruchac (4–6)
Books of Indians, by Holling Clancy Holling (4–6)
Soun Tetoken: Nez Perce Boy Tames a Stallion - Kenneth Thomasma (4–6)
Naya Nuki: Shoshone Girl Who Ran – Kenneth Thomasma (4–6)
Om-Kas-Toe Blackfoot Twin Captures Elkdog, by Kenneth Thomasma (4–6)
Doe Sia: Bannock Girl and the Handcart Pioneers (4–6)
Encounters and Captivity
The Thanksgiving Story, by Alice Dagliesh (1–3)The Courage of Sarah Noble, by Alice Dagliesh (1–3)
Small Wolf, by Nathaniel Benchley (1–3)
Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving - Eric Metaxas (2–4)
Squanto Friend of the Pilgrims, by Clyde Robert Bulla (2–4)
Squanto’s Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving, by Joseph Bruchac (2–4)
Little Wolf and the Thunder Stick – Edna Walker Chandler (2–4)
Sacajawea and the Journey to the Pacific, by Gina Ingoglia (3–5)
The Double Life of Pocahontas - Jean Fritz (4–6)
Shadow of the Wolf, by Gloria Whelan (4–6)
Walk the World's Rim - Betty Baker (5–7)
Island of the Blue Dolphins – Scott O’Dell (5–7)
Removal and the Trail of Tears
The Trail on Which They Wept, by Dorothy Hoobler (4–6)Only the Names Remain: The Cherokees and the Trail of Tears - Alex W. Bealer (5–7)
Sing Down the Moon - Scott O'Dell (5–7)
The Vikings
Viking Adventures, Clyde Robert Bulla (2–4)Leif the Lucky, by D’Aulaire (2–4)
Eric the Red and Leif the Lucky, by Barbara Schiller (3–5)
Who Was Leif Erickson, by Nico Medina (3–5)
The Vikings, by Elizabeth Janeway (4–6)
Viking's Dawn - Henry Treece (5–7)
Viking's Sunset - Henry Treece (5–7)
Explorers of the New World
Tattered Sails, by Verla Kay (K–2)Columbus, by D’Aulaire (2–4)
Follow the Dream: The Story of Christopher Columbus, by Peter Sis (2–4)
Where Do You Think You’re Going, Christopher Columbus, by Jean Fritz (3–5)
Pedro’s Journal, by Pam Conrad (3–5)
Encounter, by Jane Yolen (3–5)
Who Was Ferdinand Magellan, by S.A. Kramer (3–5)
Christopher Columbus, by Clara Ingram Judson (4–6)
The Voyages of Christopher Columbus - Armstrong Sperry (4–6)
He Went With Columbus, by Louise A. Kent (4–6)
Magellan: First Around the World, by R. Syme (4–6)
He Went With Magellan, by Louise A. Kent (4–6)
Vasco da Gama: Sailor Toward the Sunrise - Ronald Syme (4–6)
Balboa: Finder of the Pacific - Ronald Syme (4–6)
Francis Drake: Sailor of the Unknown Seas - Ronald Syme (4–6)
John Cabot and His Son Sebastian - Ronald Syme (4–6)
Seabird - Holling C. Holling (4–6)
Trail Blazers of the Sea, Jean Lee Latham (5–7)
Calico Bush, by Rachel Field (5–7)
The World of Columbus and Sons - Genevieve Foster (6–8)
Explorers of the Rivers and Interior
Henry Hudson - Ronald Syme (4–6)Champlain of the St. Lawrence - Ronald Syme (4–6)
He Went With Champlain, by Louise A. Kent (4–6)
La Salle of the Mississippi - Ronald Syme (4–6)
De Soto: Finder of the Mississippi - Ronald Syme (4–6)
Father Marquette and the Great Rivers, by August Derleth (4–6)
Marquette and Joliet: Quest for the Mississippi, by Alexander Zelenyi (4–6)
The Explorations of Pere Marquette - Jim Kjelgaard (5–7)
The Pilgrims and Plymouth
The Story of the Pilgrims, by Katherine Ross and Carolyn Croll (K–2)Three Young Pilgrims - Cheryl Harness (1–3)
Sarah Morton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl - Kate Waters (1–3)
Naughty Little Pilgrim, by Wilma Pitchford Hays (1–3)
Pilgrim Thanksgiving, by Wilma Pitchford Hays (1–3)
Christmas on the Mayflower, by Wilma Pitchford Hays (1–3)
On the Mayflower - Kate Waters (2–4)
If You Sailed On The Mayflower, by Ann McGovern (2–4)
May Day for Samoset, by Wilma Pitchford Hays (2–4)
John Billington Friend of Squanto by Clyde Robert Bulla (2–4)
N.C. Wyeth's Pilgrims - Robert D. San Souci (2–4)
Who's That Stepping on Plymouth Rock? - Jean Fritz (3–5)
The Landing of the Pilgrims - James Daugherty (4–6)
Rebel Pilgrim: A Biography of Governor William Bradford, by Wilma Pitchford Hays (4–6)
Jamestown and the Early South
Pocahontas and the Strangers by Clyde Robert Bulla (2–4)Siege!: The Story of St. Augustine in 1702, by Wilma Pitchford Hays (3–5)
A Lion to Guard Us, Clyde Robert Bulla (3–5)
Two Mighty Rivers by Mari Hanes (4–6)
This Dear Bought Land, by Jean Lee Latham (5–7)
The World of Captain John Smith - Genevieve Foster (6–8)
Daily Life in the Colonies
Homespun Sarah, by Verla Kay (K–2)Hornbooks and Inkwells, by Verla Kay (K–2)
ABC Book of Colonial Days, by Eric Sloane (2–4)
If You Lived in Colonial Times, by Ann McGovern (2–4)
Our Colonial Year, by Cheryl Harness (2–4)
Children of the Handicraft, by C. Bailey (3–5)
Life in Colonial America, by Elizabeth George Steale (3–5)
Skippack School, by Marguerite de Angeli (3–5)
Elin’s Amerika, by Marguerite de Angeli (3–5)
The Pennsylvania Colony, by Dennis Brindell Fradin (4–6)
William Penn: Quaker Hero - Hildegarde Dolson (4–6)
Peter Stuyvesant of Old New York - Anna and Russel Crouse (4–6)
The Good Old Colony Times, Louise A. Kent (4–6)
The Brookline Trunk, by Louise Andrews Kent (4–6)
The World of William Penn - Genevieve Foster (6–8)
Colonial Lives and Adventures
Cape Cod Adventure, by Wilma Pitchford Hays (2–4)Pirates Promise, by Clyde Robert Bulla (2–4)
Trouble at Otter Creek, by Wilma Pitchford Hays (3–5)
Pontiac Lion of the Forest, by Wilma Pitchford Hays (3–5)
House on Stink Ally, by F.N. Monjo (3–5)
White Sails to China by Clyde Robert Bulla (3–5)
Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin - Marguerite Henry (3–5)
Robert Fulton Boy Craftsman, by Marguerite Henry (3–5)
Justin Morgan Had a Horse, by Marguerite Henry (4–6)
Drake, the Man They Called a Pirate, by Jean Lee Latham (4–6)
I Heard of a River, by E. Singmaster (5–7)
Meggy MacIntosh, by Elizabeth Janet Gray (5–7)
The Sign of the Beaver, by Elizabeth George Speare (5–7)
Johnny Tremain, by Esther Forbes (6–8)
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch, Jean Lee Latham (6–8)
Before the War
Boston Tea Party, by Pamela Duncan Edwards (K–2)Boston Coffee Party, by Doreen Rappoport (1–3)
And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? - Jean Fritz (3–5)
Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams? - Jean Fritz (3–5)
Can't You Make Them Behave, King George? - Jean Fritz (3–5)
Did It All Start with a Snowball Fight and Other Questions, by Mary Kay Carson (3–5)
Paul Revere’s Ride, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (3–5)
The Cabin Faced West, by Jean Fritz (3–5)
Mr. Revere and I: Being an Account of certain Episodes in the Career of Paul Revere, Esq. as Revealed by his Horse, by Robert Lawson (4–6)
Early Thunder - Jean Fritz (5–7)
The Founders
George Washington, by D’Aulaire (2–4)Washington’s Birthday, by Clyde Robert Bulla (2–4)
Betsy Ross, by Alexandra Wallner (2–4)
Hatmaker’s Sign, by Fleming (2–4)
Ben & Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos, by Robert Lawson (3–5)
Who Was Ben Franklin? by Dennis Brindell Fradin (3–5)
Who Was Thomas Jefferson? by Dennis Brindell Fradin (3–5)
Will You Sign Here, John Hancock? - Jean Fritz (3–5)
Benjamin Franklin: Man of Ideas, by Charles Graves (4–6)
Benjamin Franklin, by Janet and Geoff Benge (4–6)
George Washington, by Clara Ingram Judson (4–6)
Thomas Jefferson, by Clara Ingram Judson (4–6)
Patrick Henry: Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death, by Dennis Brindell Fradin (4–6)
Samuel Adams: The Father of American Independence, by Dennis Brindell Fradin (4–6)
George vs George: The American Revolution As Seen from Both Sides, by Rosalyn Schanzer (4–6)
On Stage, Mr. Jefferson, Jean Lee Latham (5–7)
Independence Declared
The Fourth of July Story, by Alice Dagliesh (2–4)The Declaration of Independence, by Dennis Brindell Fradin (4–6)
The signers: The fifty-six stories behind the Declaration of Independence, by Dennis Brindell Fradin (5–7)
Battles and Soldiers
Sam the Minuteman, by Sally M. Walker and Nathaniel Benchley (1–3)George the Drummer Boy, by Nathaniel Benchley (1–3)
The 18 Penny Goose, by Sally M. Walker and Nathaniel Benchley (1–3)
Katie's Trunk - Ann Turner (2–4)
What’s Papa Up to Now, by Miriam Bourne (2–4)
Let It Begin Here!: Lexington & Concord: First Battles of the American Revolution, by Dennis Brindell Fradin (3–5)
When Washington Crossed the Delaware, by Lynne Cheney (3–5)
This Time, Tempe Wick? - Patricia Lee Gauch (3–5)
Fourth of July Raid, by Wilma Pitchford Hays (3–5)
Guns for General Washington, by Seymour Reit (4–6)
The Winter at Valley Forge - Van Wyck Mason (4–6)
The Scarlet Badge, by Wilma Pitchford Hays (4–6)
Arrow over the Door, by Joseph Bruchac (4–6)
John Treegate's Musket - Leonard Wibberley (5–7)
Peter Treegate's War - Leonard Wibberley (5–7)
Sea Captain from Salem - Leonard Wibberley (5–7)
Spies and Messengers
Sybil’s Night Ride, by Karen Winnick (2–4)Buttons for General Washington by Peter and Connie Roop (2–4)
Phoebe the Spy, by Judith Griffin (3–5)
The Secret Soldier: The Story of Deborah Sampson by Ann McGovern (3–5)
Toliver’s Secret, by Esther Brady (4–6)
The Declaration
Declaration of Independence from A to Z, by Catherine Osornio and Layne Johnson (2–4)What is the Declaration of Independence, by Michael C. Harris (3–5)
The Journey of the One and Only Declaration of Independence, by Judith St. George (3–5)
Give Me Liberty: The Story of the Declaration of Independence - Russell Freedman (5–7)
The Constitution and Bill of Rights
We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution - David Catrow (K–2)A More Perfect Union: The Story of Our Constitution, by Betsy Maestro (2–4)
The U.S. Constitution and You - Syl Sobel (3–5)
The Story of the Constitution - Marilyn Prolman (3–5)
What is the Constitution, by Patricia Brennan Demuth (3–5)
Shhh, We’re Writing the Constitution!, by Jean Fritz (3–5)
If You Were There When They Signed the Constitution - Elizabeth Levy (4–6)
A Kid’s Guide to America’s Bill of Rights, by Kathleen Krull (4–6)
The Constitution of the United States, by Sam Fink (5–7)
The Founders: The 39 Stories Behind the U.S. Constitution - Dennis Brindell Fradin (5–7)
Our Constitution Rocks - Juliette Turner (6–8)
In Defense of Liberty, by Russell Freedman (6–8)
The United States Constitution, by Jonathan Hennessey (6–8)
Presidents and Government
House Mouse, Senate Mouse - Peter W. Barnes (K–2)We the People, by Peter Spier (2–4)
George Washington’s Birthday: A Mostly True Tale, by Margaret MacNamara (2–4)
George Washington’s Breakfast, by Jean Fritz (2–4)
So You Want to Be President? - Judith St. George (3–5)
The Buck Stops Here: The Presidents of the United States - Alice Provensen (3–5)
How the U.S. Government Works - Syl Sobel (3–5)
Fireworks, Picnics, and Flags - James Cross Giblin (3–5)
Who Was George Washington, by Roberta Edwards (3–5)
Founding Mothers: Remembering the Ladies - Cokie Roberts (4–6)
Duel! Burr and Hamilton's Deadly War of Words - Dennis Brindell Fradin (5–7)
George Washington’s World, by Joanna and Genevieve Foster (6–8)