November’s history based or bygone era book suggestions.
Ages 3-7
The Cat Who Lived With Anne Frank by David Lee Miller (WW II) |
The Little Hen & The Great War by Jennifer Beck (WW I) |
Renato & The Lion by Barbara DiLorenzo (WW II) |
Ages 7-9
Canadian Flyer Adventures # 9: All Aboard! by Frieda Wishinsky (The Last Spike) |
Hopscotch Histories: Tutankhamen & The Golden Chariot by Damian Harvey (Ancient Egypt) |
I Was There: Alone In The Trenches by Vince Cross (WW I) |
Ages 10-13
An Eagle in The Snow by Michael Murpurgo (WW I / WW II) |
Dear Canada: A Ribbon Of Shining Steel: The Railway Diary Of Kate Cameron by Julie Lawson (19th Century) |
Dear America: The Great Railroad Race by Kristiana Gregory (Building Of The Transcontinentla Railway) |
Teens
The Boy At The Top Of The Mountain by John Boyne (WW II) |
Projekt 1065 by Alan Gratz (WW II) |
The Soldier Doll by Jennifer Gold (WW I) |
Adults
Devil Water by Anya Seton (Jacobite Rebellion) |
Somewhere In France by Jennifer Robson (WW I) |
Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen (WW II) |
Non-Fiction
The Kid’s Book Of Canada’s Railway by Deborah Hodge (7-9s) |
Simple History: A Simple Guide to WW I by Daniel Turner (7-9s) |
The Story Of The First World War For Children by Johan Malam (10-13s) |