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) |