Early American

American Indians

Books of Indians, by Holling Clancy Holling

Doesn’t Fall Off His Horse, by Virginia Stroud

Eagle Feather, Clyde Robert Bulla

Hiawatha, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

If you Lived with the Sioux Indians – McGovern

Island of the Blue Dolphins – Scott O’Dell

Little Wolf and the Thunder Stick – Edna Walker Chandler

Many Nations: An Alphabet of Native America – Joseph Bruchac

Meet Kaya: An American Girl – Janet Beeler Shaw

Naya Nuki: Shoshone Girl Who Ran –  Kenneth Thomasma

Night Bird, by Kathleen Kudlinski

Northwoods Cradle Song, by Douglas Wood

Om-Kas-Toe Blackfoot Twin Captures Elkdog, by Kenneth Thomasma

Sacajawea and the Journey to the Pacific, by Gina Ingoglia

Shadow of the Wolf, by Gloria Whelan

Small Wolf, by Nathaniel Benchley

Squanto Friend of the Pilgrims, by Clyde Robert Bulla

Squanto’s Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving, by Joseph Bruchac

Doe Sia: Bannock Girl and the Handcart Pioneers

Takini Lakota Boy Alerts Sitting Bull, by Kenneth Thomasma

The Birchbark House, by Louise Erdrich

The Courage of Sarah Noble, by Alice Dagliesh

The Mud Family, by Betsy James

The Thanksgiving Story, by Alice Dagliesh

The Trail on Which They Wept, by Dorothy Hoobler

The Year of Miss Agnes, by Kirkpatrick Hill

 

Vikings and Explorers

Calico Bush, by Rachel Field

Christopher Columbus, by Clara Ingram Judson

Columbus, by D’Aulaire

Encounter, by Jane Yolen

Eric the Red and Leif the Lucky, by Barbara Schiller

Father Marquette and the Great Rivers, by August Derleth

Follow the Dream: The Story of Christopher Columbus, by Peter Sis

He Went With Champlain, by Louise A. Kent

He Went With Columbus, by Louise A. Kent

He Went With Magellan, by Louise A. Kent

Leif the Lucky, by D’Aulaire

Magellan: First Around the World, by R. Syme

Marquette and Joliet: Quest for the Mississippi, by Alexander Zelenyi

Pedro’s Journal, by Pam Conrad

Tattered Sails, by Verla Kay

Trail Blazers of the Sea, Jean Lee Latham

The Vikings, by Elizabeth Janeway

Viking Adventures, Clyde Robert Bulla

Where Do You Think You’re Going, Christopher Columbus, by Jean Fritz

Who Was Ferdinand Magellan, by S.A. Kramer

Who Was Leif Erickson, by Nico Medina

Colonial Era

A Lion to Guard Us, Clyde Robert Bulla

ABC Book of Colonial Days, b y Eric Sloane

This Dear Bought Land, by Jean Lee Latham

Calico Captive, Elizabeth George Speare

Cape Cod Adventure, by Wilma Pitchford Hays

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch, Jean Lee Latham

Children of the Handicraft, by C. Bailey

Christmas on the Mayflower, by Wilma Pitchford Hays

Drake, the Man They Called a Pirate, by Jean Lee Latham

ELIN’S AMERIKA, BY MARGURITE DE ANGELI

Homespun Sarah, by Verla Kay

Hornbooks and Inkwells, by Verla Kay

House on Stink Ally, by F.N. Monjo

If You Sailed On The Mayflower, by Ann McGovern

If You Lived in Colonial Times, by Ann McGovern

I Heard of a River, by E. Singmaster

John Billington Friend of Squanto by Clyde Robert Bulla

Johnny Tremain, by Esther Forbes

Justin Morgan Had a Horse, by Marguerite Henry

Life in Colonial America, by Elizabeth George Steale

Naughty Little Pilgrim, by Wilma Pitchford Hays

May Day for Samoset, by Wilma Pitchford Hays

MEGGY MACINTOSH, BY ELIZABETH JANET GRAY

Our Colonial Year, by Cheryl Harness

Pocahontas True Princess by Mari Hanes

Pocahontas and the Strangers by Clyde Robert Bulla

Pilgrim Thanksgiving, by Wilma Pitchford Hays

Pirates Promise, by Clyde Robert Bulla

Pontiac Lion of the Forest, by Wilma Pitchford Hays

Rebel Pilgrim: A Biography of Governor William Bradford, by Wilma Pitchford Hays

Robert Fulton Boy Craftsman, by Marguerite Henry

Siege!: The Story of St. Augustine in 1702, by Wilma Pitchford Hays

Skippack School, by Marguerite de Angeli

Squanto Friend of the Pilgrims by Clyde Robert Bulla

Tattered Sails, by Verla Kay

The Courage of Sarah Noble, by Alice Dagliesh

The Brookline Trunk, by Louise Andrews Kent

The Good Old Colony Times, Louise A. Kent

The Matchlock Gun by Walter D Edmonds

The Pennsylvania Colony, by Dennis Brindell Fradin

The Sign of the Beaver, by Elizabeth George Speare

The Story of the Pilgrims, by Katherine Ross and Carolyn Croll

The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

Trouble at Otter Creek, by Wilma Pitchford Hays

Two Mighty Rivers by Mari Hanes

White Sails to China by Clyde Robert Bulla

Revolutionary War

Arrow over the Door, by Joseph Bruchac

Ben & Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos, by Robert Lawson

Benjamin Franklin, by Janet and Geoff Benge

Benjamin Franklin: Man of Ideas, by Charles Graves

Betsy Ross, by Alexandra Wallner

Boston Coffee Party, by Doreen Rappoport

Boston Tea Party, by Pamela Duncan Edwards

BUTTONS FOR GENERAL WASHINGTON BY PETER AND CONNIE ROOP

Did It All Start with a Snowball Fight and Other Questions, by Mary Kay Carson

Fourth of July Raid, by Wilma Pitchford Hays

George the Drummer Boy, by Nathaniel Benchley

George Washington, by Clara Ingram Judson

George Washington, by D’Aulaire

George vs George: The American Revolution As Seen from Both Sides, by Rosalyn Schanzer

Guns for General Washington, by Seymour Reit

Hatmaker’s Sign, by Fleming

Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes

Let It Begin Here!: Lexington & Concord: First Battles of the American Revolution, by Dennis Brindell Fradin

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

On Stage, Mr. Jefferson, Jean Lee Latham

Patrick Henry: Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death, by Dennis Brindell Fradin

Paul Revere’s Ride, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Phoebe the Spy, by Judith Griffin

Sam the Minuteman, by Sally M. Walker and Nathaniel Benchley

Sybil’s Night Ride, by Karen Winnick

Thomas Jefferson, by Clara Ingram Judson

The Cabin Faced West, by Jean Fritz

The Fourth of July Story, by Alice Dagliesh

Samuel Adams: The Father of American Independence, by Dennis Brindell Fradin

The Declaration of Independence, by Dennis Brindell Fradin

The Scarlet Badge, by Wilma Pitchford Hays

The Secret Soldier: The Story of Deborah Sampson by Ann McGovern

The signers: The fifty-six stories behind the Declaration of Independence, by Dennis Brindell Fradin

The 18 Penny Goose, by Sally M. Walker and Nathaniel Benchley

Toliver’s Secret, by Esther Brady

What’s Papa Up to Now, by Miriam Bourne

When Washington Crossed the Delaware, by Lynne Cheney

Who Was Ben Franklin? by Dennis Brindell Fradin

Who Was Thomas Jefferson? by Dennis Brindell Fradin

Washington’s Birthday, by Clyde Robert Bulla

Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen

The Constitution

A Kid’s Guide to America’s Bill of Rights, by Kathleen Krull

A More Perfect Union: The Story of Our Constitution, by Betsy Maestro

Declaration of Independence from A to Z, by Catherine Osornio and Layne Johnson

George Washington’s Birthday: A Mostly True Tale, by Margaret MacNamara

George Washington’s Breakfast, by Jean Fritz

George Washington’s World, by Joanna and Genevieve Foster

In Defense of Liberty, by Russell Freedman

Shhh, We’re Writing the Constitution!, by Jean Fritz

The Constitution of the United States, by Sam Fink

The Journey of the One and Only Declaration of Independence, by Judith St. George

The United States Constitution, by Jonathan Hennessey

We the People, by Peter Spier

What is the Constitution, by Patricia Brennan Demuth

What is the Declaration of Independence, by Michael C. Harris

Who Was George Washington, by Roberta Edwards