DON’T FORGET THE ‘STORY’

September’s history based or bygone era book suggestions.

Ages 3-7

The First Drawing by Mordecai Gerstein (Prehistoric Era)

The Princess & The Pony by Kate Beaton (Viking Era)

Washday by Eve Bunting

 

Ages 7-9

Canadian Flyer Adventures # 11: Far From Home by Frieda Wishinsky (WW II)

The Matchbox Diary by Paul Fleischman (Family History)

Oh, No, Not Again (Or How I Built A Time Machine To Save History) by Mac Barnett  (Time Travel)

 

Ages 10-13

Good Masters, Sweet Ladies: Voices From A Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz (Medieval)

Resistance! by Ann Jungman (WW II)

Secret Of The Golden Horn by Phyllis A. Whitney (Ancient Culture)

 

Teens

Canadian Historical Brides: Barkerville Beginnings (British Columbia) by A.M. Westerling

Dear Canada: Prisoners In The Promised Land: The Ukrainian Internment Diary Of Anya Soloniuk by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch (Early 20th Century)

The Queen’s Daughter by Susan Coventry (Medieval)

 

Adults

The Bridges Over Time Series by Valerie Anand (Generational)

The Revolt Of Sarah Perkins by Marian Cockrell (Pioneer Days)

Sweet Sally Lunn by Pamela Oldfield (18th-Century England)

 

Non-Fiction

Danger Zone: Avoid Exploring With Marco Polo! by Jacqueline Morley (7-11s)

Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen (American History) (Adults)

Small Parts In History by Sam Llewellyn (Teens & Adults)

 

 

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