An American Read-and-Sing Book List
(United States History Books for Children)
There are many great books about our history besides the ones on this list. Consult with your
local librarian to find these and other titles. Under each heading there are two books listed, one
for younger readers and one for more advanced readers.
Colonial America
The New Americans: Colonial Times (1620-1689)
Betsy Maestro (author), Guilio Maestro (Illustrator)
HarperCollins
Ages 6-10
The Dreadful, Smelly Colonies
Elizabeth Raum
Fact Finders
Ages 8-10
American Revolution
Henry and the Cannons: An Extraordinary True Story of the American Revolution
Don Brown
Roaring Brook Press
Ages 5-9
George vs. George: The American Revolution as Seen from Both Sides
Rosalyn Schanzer
National Geographic Children's Books
Ages 9-12
Westward Expansion/Pioneer Life
A Picture Book of Daniel Boone
David A. Adler
Holiday House
Ages 4-8
Westward Expansion
Dale Anderson
Raintree
Age 9 and up
Native Americans
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Love Flute
Paul Goble
Aladdin
Ages 5-8
The Relocation of the North American Indian
John M. Dunn
Lucent
Age 12 and up
Gold Rush
Gold Fever
Verla Kay (author), S.D. Schindler (illustrator)
Putnam Juvenile
Ages 4-8
Gold Fever! Tales from the California Gold Rush
Rosalyn Schanzer
National Geographic Children's Books
Ages 9-12
Prairie Life
If You Were a Pioneer on the Prairie
Anne Kamma (author), James Watling (illustrator)
Scholastic
Ages 7-10
Little House on the Prairie
Laura Ingalls Wilder
HarperCollins
Ages 8-12
African American History
Henry's Freedom Box
Ellen Levine (author), Kadir Nelson (illustrator)
Scholastic Press
Ages 4-8
Heart and Soul
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Kadir Nelson
Balzer + Bray
Ages 6-10
Civil War
Civil War on Sunday (Magic Tree House #21)
Mary Pope Osborne (author), Sal Murdocca (illustrator)
Random House Books for Young Readers
Ages 6-9
Eyewitness Civil War
John Stanchack
DK Eyewitness Books
Ages 8-12
Railroads
Locomotive
Brian Floca
Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books
Ages 4-10
Ten Mile Day and the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad
Mary Ann Fraser
Square Fish
Ages 8-12
Cowboys
Cowboys and Cowgirls: Yippee-Yay!
Gail Gibbons
Little Brown Books for Young Readers
Ages 6-9
Cowboys
Elaine Landau
Franklin Watts
Ages 9 and up
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Industrial Revolution
The Bobbin Girl
Emily Arnold McCully
Dial
Age 4 and up
The Industrial Revolution: Investigate How Science and Technology Changed the World (with 25
Projects)
Carla Mooney (author), Jenn Vaughn (illustrator)
Nomad Press
Ages 9-12
Women's History
Remember the Ladies
Cheryl Harness
HarperCollins
Ages 4-8
33 Things Every Girl Should Know About Women's History
Tonya Bolden
Crown Books for Young Readers
Ages 8-12
Civil Rights Movement
Freedom Summer
Deborah Wiles (author), Jerome Lagarrigue (illustrator)
Aladdin
Ages 4-8
A Dream of Freedom
Diane McWhorter
Scholastic
Ages 8-12
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