June’s history based or bygone era book suggestions.
Ages 3-7
The Day You Were Born by Evelyn Swetnam (Own History) |
How Many Dragons Are Behind The Door? by Virginia Kahl (Medieval) |
The Loon’s Necklace by William Toye (First Nations Legend) |
Ages 7-9
The King In The Forest by Michael Murpurgo (Medieval) |
Magic Tree House # 49: Stallion At Starlight by Mary Pope Osborne (Ancient Greece) |
Miss Bridie Chose A Shovel by Leslie Connor (19th-Century) |
Ages 10-13
Dear Canada: These Are My Words: The Residential School Diary Of Violet Pesheens by Ruby Slipperjack |
The Sign of The Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare (Colonial America) |
William’s Midsummer Dreams by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (Great Depression Era) |
Teens
Canadian Historical Brides: Fly Away Snow Goose by Juliet Waldron & John Wisdomkeeper |
The Midnight Zoo by Sonya Hartnett (WW II) |
The Player King by Avi (15th-Century England) |
Adults
Sarum: The Novel Of England by Edward Rutherfurd |
Stonehenge by Bernard Cornwall |
The Summer Queen by Elizabeth Chadwick (12th-Century) |
Non-Fiction
Archaeology For Kids: Uncovering The Mysteries Of Our Past by Richard Panchyk (10-13s) |
The Longest Day: Celebrating The Summer Solstice by Wendy Pfeffer (3-7s) |
You Wouldn’t Want To Be A Worker On The Statue Of Liberty! by John Malam (7-9s) |