The Mystery of History Book Lists For Volume I
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If you've read Preschoolers and Peace for any amount of time (some of you for years and years!), you know that the Fletchers love The Mystery of History. You also know that we love to read aloud and that I assign independent reading lists for my kids so that they're reading worthwhile stuff.
To help you find some good titles for your homeschool history studies, here are our lists of books we love to use with each volume of The Mystery of History, Volume I. Take the list to the library website with you, and be sure to add your favorites in the comments, too!
If you're looking for Volume II titles, hop over to the The Mystery of History Volume II post.
If you're looking for Volume III titles, hop over to the The Mystery of History Book Lists for Volume III post.
If you're looking for Volume IV titles, hop over to the The Mystery of History Book Lists for Volume IV post.
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Volume I (Creation to the Resurrection)
Read Alouds
Read Alouds List View
Tirzah
Shadow Hawk
The Golden Goblet
God King
The Cat of Bubastes
Mara, Daughter of the Nile
The Ides of April
Beyond the Desert Gate
Hittite Warrior
Aesop's Fables
Mission to Marathon
Victory on the Walls
The Young Carthaginian
Between the Forest and the Hills
The Bronze Bow
Vinegar Boy
Beric the Briton
Independent Reading
Grades 1-4
Grades 4-6
Independent Reading List View
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Grades 3-7
Seven Wonders of the Ancient Middle East Grades 3-7
The Incredible Ancient History Book Box Grades 3-7
Stephen Biesty's Ancient World Grades 3-7
Kings and Carpenters: 100 Bible Land Jobs You Might Have Praised or Panned Grades 3-6
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Sumerian Slave Grades 2-8
Mesopotamia (DK Eyewitness) Grades 3-7
Aztec, Inca, & Maya (DK Eyewitness) Grades 3-7
You Wouldn't Want to Be an Inca Mummy! Grades 2-8
The Ancient Maya (A True Book) Grades 2 and up
The Aztec Empire (A True Book) Grades 2 and up
You Wouldn't Want to Be an Aztec Sacrifice Grades 2-8
The Inca Empire (A True Book) Grades 2 and up
Seven Wonders of Ancient Central and South America Grades 3-7
Ancient Egypt (DK Eyewitness) Grades 3-7
Pyramid Grades 5-9
Pharoahs and Foot Soldiers Grades Grades 3-6
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Pyramid Builder Grades 2-8
The Magic Tree House Fact Tracker: Mummies and Pyramids Grades 4-7
Egypt in Spectacular Cross Section Grades 3-7
Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile Grades P-3
Mummies Made in Egypt Grades 2-6
Cleopatra Grades 3 and up
You Wouldn't Want to Be Cleopatra Grades 2-8
Ancient Rome (DK Eyewitness) Grades 3-7
Big J: The Story of Julius Caesar Grades K-3
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Roman Gladiator Grades 2-8
The Roman Colosseum Grades 4-8
Roman Fort Grades 3-6
How to Be a Roman Soldier Grades 3-7
I Wonder Why Romans Wear Togas Grades K-3
The Magic TreeHouse Fact Tracker: Ancient Rome and Pompeii Grades 4-7
G is For Gladiator Grades 1-4
City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction Grades 5-9
Tools of the Ancient Greeks Grades 3-7
The Magic Tree House Fact Tracker: Ancient Greece and the Olympics Grades 4-7
Wise Guy: The Life and Philosophy of Socrates Grades 3-7
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Slave in Ancient Greece Grades 2-8
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Greek Athlete Grades 2-8
Ancient Greece (DK Eyewitness) Grades 3-7
Life in Ancient Athens Grades 2-5
Life in a Greek Trading Port Grades 2-4
The Trojan Horse: How the Greeks Won the War Grades 2-4
How Would You Survive as an Ancient Greek? Grades 4-8
The First Marathon Grades 1-4
The Palace of Minos at Knossos Grades 6 and up
Seven Wonders of Ancient Africa Grades 5 and up
Ancient China (DK Eyewitness) Grades 3-7
You Wouldn't Want to Be in Alexander the Great's Army Grades 2-8
You Wouldn't Want to Work on the Great Wall of China Grades 2-8
Hidden Army: Clay Soldiers of Ancient China Grades K-3
The Emperor's Silent Army Grades 3-7
Seven Wonders of Ancient Asia Grades 5 and up
Ancient India Grades 3-6
The Mystery of History Book Lists for the Other Volumes
The Mystery of History Book Lists For Volume I
The Mystery of History Book Lists For Volume II
The Mystery of History Book Lists For Volume III
The Mystery of History Book Lists For Volume IV
Wondering how to organize your The Mystery of History year? Two great tutorials for you:
How to Organize The Mystery of History Once, Part One
How to Organize The Mystery of History Once, Part Two