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Dialectic: Medieval/Early Renaissance: 400 A.D. - 1600 A.D.

Ancient Japan by Captivating History (Nonfiction/Survey/Poorly named as it goes through the Middle Ages--198,000 B.C.-1603 A.D.)

 

Timelines of World History by Jane Chisholm (Nonfiction/Five primary continents side-by-side--30,000 B.C.-2000 A.D.)

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The Story of Scotland: Inspired by the Great Tapestry of Scotland by Allan Burnett (Nonfiction/Survey of great events and people/Fascinating!)

 

Exploration by Anna Claybourne (from 2270 B.C.-2003 A.D.)

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The Story of Ancient China by Suzanne Strauss Art (Nonfiction/Survey--1750 B.C.-907 A.D.)

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Mighty Men by Eleanor Farjeon (Narrative nonfiction/Biographical stories from Achilles to William the Conqueror--1194 B.C.-1066 A.D.)

 

Mysterious Polynesia: The Myths, Legends, and Mysteries of the Polynesians by Charles River Editions (Some history/Cultural--c. 900 B.C.-1878 A.D.)

 

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aztec & Maya: The History, Legend, Myth and Culture of the Ancient Native Peoples of Mexico and Central America by Charles Phillips (Nonfiction/Survey--500 B.C.-1521 A.D.)

 

Into the Unknown: How Great Explorers Found Their Way by Land, Sea, and Air by Stewart Ross and Stephen Biesty (Nonfiction/Cross-sections/Mechanics of exploration--340 B.C.-1969 A.D.)

 

The Usborne Encyclopedia of the Roman World by Fiona Chandler (27 B.C.-476 A.D.)

 

History of Britain and Ireland by DK Publishing (Nonfiction/Survey--43-present)

 

Famous Men of the Middle Ages by John H. Haaren (Short Biographical Sketches--394-1471 A.D.)

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The Medieval Messenger (Nonfiction/"Newspaper" format--394-1471)

 

The Byzantine Empire by Jennifer Ann Fretland VanVoorst (Nonfiction--395-1453)

 

Theras and His Town by Caroline Dale Snedeker (Greece/Sparta--400s A.D.)


Flame Over Tara by Madeleine Polland (Ireland/St. Patrick--432 A.D.)


Black Horses for the King by Anne McCaffrey (Roman Celts/Saxons--440s A.D.)


The Silver Branch by Rosemary Sutcliff (Roman Britain--440s A.D.)


Art in the Middle Ages by Jennifer Olmsted (Nonfiction/Origins, materials, and media--476-1453)

 

Exploring Ancient Civilizations: Medieval Times by Robynne Eagan (Nonfiction/Activity book that Chloe liked--476-1500)

 

The Story of Europe: From the Fall of the Roman Empire to the Reformation by H. E. Marshall (Nonfiction/Survey--476-1517)

 

King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green (Arthurian legend/England--late 5th or early 6th century)

 

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great by Gerald Morris (Arthurian legend/England--late 5th or early 6th century)

 

Black Horses for the King by Anne McCaffrey (Celtic horse master to King Arthur--late 5th century)

 

The Story of Beowulf by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall (Epic Poem/Scandinavia--early-6th-century)

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Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo (Epic poem in easier language/Out of print-avail. on Kindle--early 6th century)

 

The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai: Life in Medieval Africa by Patrick McKissack (Nonfiction - West Africa--500-1700)

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Chinese Myths and Legends: The Monkey King and Other Adventures by Shelley Fu and Patrick Yee (First began to be recorded as we know them today at the beginning of the Sui Dynasty--581)

 

The Genius of Islam: How Muslims Made the Modern World by Bryn Barnard (Nonfiction--600s on)


The Story of the Moors in Spain by Stanley Lane-Pool (Nonfiction/Survey--600s-1490s)

 

The Mammoth Book of Celtic Myths and Legends by Peter Berresford Ellis (Tales go back centuries but were first recorded in the--8th-century)

 

Best Loved Celtic Fairy Tales by Neil Philip and Isabelle Brent (From Scotland, Ireland, Wales/Tales go back centuries but were first recorded in the--8th-century)

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Celtic Tales: Fairy Tales and Stories of Enchantment by Kate Forrester (Tales from Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, and Wales/Tales go back centuries but were first recorded in the--8th-century)

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Black Bird, Blue Road  by Sofiya Pasternack (Novel/Khazar Empire/Judaism/Siblings/Leprosy/Magic--c. 740-965)

 

Son of Charlemagne by Barbara Willard (Carl's story--781)

 

Norse Myths and Legends by Cheryl Evans (Viking Era--793-1066)

 

Usborne Illustrated Arabian Nights retold by Anna Milbourne (Arabia--c. 800s)

 

In the Days of Alfred the Great by Eva March Tappan (England--849-899)


Kings and Queens by Ruth Brocklehurst (Nonfiction/Survey of English monarchs-886-present)

 

Hush: An Irish Princess' Tale by Donna Jo Napoli (Novel/Seafaring/Slave traders--c. 900)

 

How Would You Survive in the Middle Ages? by Fiona MacDonald 

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Seven Daughters and Seven Sons by Barbara Cohen (Iraqi legend/Baghdad--genesis from the 11th century)

 

Children's Encyclopedia of American History by David C. King [DK Smithsonian] (1000-2000 A.D.)

 

Norse Myths: Tales of Odin, Thor and Loki by Kevin Crosslay-Holland (Ancient tales, but usually studied with Viking history--c. 1000)

 

Treasury of Norse Mythology, Stories of Intrigue, Trickery, Love, and Revenge by Donna Jo Napoli (Usually studied with Viking history--c. 1000)

 

The Viking Invader by Fergus Fleming (Nonfiction/"Newspaper" format--c. 1000)

 

Raiders from the Sea by Lois Walfrid Johnson (Viking adventure series, Book 1--c. 1000)

 

The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow by Allen French (Iceland--c. 1000)

 

 Comic Book Shakespeare: Macbeth by William Shakespeare and Timber Frame Publishers (Play/Scotland and England--1040-1057)

 

In the Days of William the Conqueror by Eva March Tappan (France/England--1066)


The Middle Ages: an interactive history adventure by Allison Lassieur; You Choose Books (1100s-1300s)


A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park (Korea--1100s)
 

A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver by E. L. Konigsburg (England--1137-1204)


The Travels of Benjamin of Tudela: Through three continents in the twelfth century by Uri Shulevitz [picture book, but great info] (1159-1173)

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Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune by Pamela S. Turner and Gareth Hinds (Nonfiction/Graphic Biography/Japan--1160-1189)

 

The Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green (England--c. 1160)

 

The King's Shadow by Elizabeth Adler (England/Harold of Wessex--c. 1060s)

 

The Hidden Treasure of Glaston by Eleanor M. Jewett (England--1171)


Blood Red Horse by K. M. Grant (Third Crusade--1189-1192)


The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle (England--1194)

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Tales of Robin Hood by Tony Allan (England--c. 1194)

 

Sisters of the Sword by Maya Snow (Japan/female samurai--1200s)


Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman (Novel/England--1200s)


Otto and the Silver Hand by Howard Pyle (Novel/Germany--1200s)

 

The Magna Carta: Cornerstone of the Constitution by Roberta Baxter (Nonfiction/English charter/Influence on U.S. Constitution--1215)

 

Blue Flame by K. M. Grant (Languedoc France/Catholics/Cathars--1242)


The Passion of Dolssa by Julie Berry (Novel/France/Inquisition/Female preacher--mid-13th century)

 

Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction by David Macaulay (England--1252)


Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz (Fiction/England/22 portraits of villagers--1255)

 

The Kite Rider by Geraldine McCaughrean (Novel/China/Kublai Khan--c. 1260-1294)

 

Marco Polo: The Boy Who Traveled the Medieval World by Nick McCarty (Nonfiction/Biography--1254-1324; suggest reading concurrent with his journey to China--c. 1271)

 

I Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade by Diane Lee Wilson (Mongolia/horses--1270s or 80s)

 

Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Gray Vining (1294-1295)


Giotto and Medieval Art: The Lives and Works of the Medieval Artists by Lucia Corrain (Nonfiction/Art history/Italian Renaissance--1295-1337)

 

The Great and Terrible Quest by Margaret Lovett (orphan/wounded knight--late Middle Ages)

 

Comic Book Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and Timber Frame Publications (Play/Verona--exact time period unknown, c. 1300)

 

The Ramsay Scallop by Frances Temple (Novel/England/Spain/Pilgrimage--c. 1300)

 

Famous Men of the Renaissance and the Reformation by Robert G. Shearer (Collection of short biographies--1300-1550)

 

The Beduins' Gazelle by Frances Temple (Arabia--1302)


Girl in a Cage by Jane Yolen (Robert the Bruce's daughter Marjorie/Scotland--1306)


A Golden Web by Barbara Quick (Biographical novel/Alessandra Gilini/Italy/first female anatomist--1307-1326)

 

Mansa Musa and the Empire of the Mali by P. James Oliver (Nonfiction/Mali/Emperor--1312-1337)

 

The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli (England/during reign of Edward III---1327-1377)

 

The Cure by Sonia Levitin [6th-8th grades] (Time travelBlack Death/antisemitism--1348)


The Book of Boy by Catherine Gilbert Murdock (Novel/Hunchback/Pilgrimage--1350)

 

Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi (Novel/England/Orphan--1377)

 

The Beggar's Bible by Louise Vernon (England/Wycliffe Bible--1382)

 

The Usborne Illustrated Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (Classic retelling--c. 1380s or 90s)

 

Renaissance Art (Eye on Art) by Stuart A. Kallen (Nonfiction/Art History/Roots, components, pioneers--1400-1550)

 

The Age of Colonialism by Don Nardo (Nonfiction/Survey--1401-20th-century)

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Seven Voyages: How China's Treasure Fleet Conquered the Sea by Lawrence Bergreen & Sara Fray (Nonfiction/Ming Dynasty/Zheng He/Explorers/Commerce--1405-1433)

 

The Apprentice by Pilar Molina Llorente (Florence, Italy--1410s-1440s)

 

Comic Book Shakespeare: Henry V by William Shakespeare and Timber Frame Publications (Play/England--1413-1422)

 

Around the World in a Hundred Years: From Henry the Navigator to Magellan by Jean Fritz (Nautical exploration--1421-1522)

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Joan of Arc by Demi (Nonfiction/Illustrated Biography/France/Hundred Years' War--1431)

 

Who Was Joan of Arc? by Pam Pollack (Nonfiction/Biography/France/Hundred Years' War--1431)

 

Joan of Arc: The Teenager Who Saved Her Nation by Philip Wilkinson (Nonfiction/Biography/France/Hundred Years' War--1431)

 

Joan of Arc: A Photographic Story of a Life by Kathleen Kudlinski (Nonfiction/Biography/France/Hundred Years' War--1431)

 

The Ancient Ritual Sites: The Citadel of Machu Picchu and Stonehenge by Ricard Regas, et al. (Nonfiction--c. 3000 B.C. and c. 1450 A.D.)

 

Leonardo da Vinci by Emily Hahn (Nonfiction - Italy--1452-1519)

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The Emperor's Winding Sheet by Jill Patton Walsh (Fiction/Fall of Constantinople--1453)


Johannes Gutenberg: Inventor of the Printing Press by Fran Rees (Nonfiction/Biography--1400-1468, suggest reading around Gutenberg Bible time period, 1455)

 

Ink on His fingers by Louise Vernon (Germany/Gutenberg Bible--1455)

 

Renaissance Artists Who Inspired the World by Gregory Blanch (Nonfiction/Art History/Botticelli-Anguissola--1465-1625)

 

Children of the Longhouse by Joseph Bruchac (Mohawk territory/modern New York--late 1400s)


The Kite Fighters by Linda Sue Park (Korea--1473)
 

King Richard III by Rex Gibson [simplified from work of William Shakespeare] (Play/England--1483-1485)

 

Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry (Polynesia--before 1500, when outsiders arrived)

 

Before Columbus: The Americas of 1491 by Charles Mann (The Americas until 1491)

 

First Voyage to America: From the Log of the "Santa Maria" by Christopher Columbus (Nonfiction/Primary source--1492)

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The Story of the Moors After Spain by Stanley Lane-Pool (Nonfiction/Survey--1490s on)

 

The Samurai's Tale by Erik Christian Haugaard (Japan--1500s)


The Second Mrs. Gioconda by E. L. Konigsburg (Florence, Italy--1503)


Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark (Peru--early 1500s)

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This Was John Calvin by Thea B. Van Halsema (Biography/France/Switzerland/Protestant Reformation--1509-1564)

 

Thunderstorm in the Church by Louise Vernon (Germany/Martin Luther/Protestant Reformation--1517)

 

Walk the World's Rim by Betty Baker (Cabeza de Vaca--1527-1536)


Mary, Bloody Mary by Carolyn Meyer (Biographical Fiction/Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn for viewpoint of Mary--1533-1536)

 

Beware, Princess Elizabeth by Carolyn Meyer (England--1533-1603)


Good Queen Bess: the story of Elizabeth I of England by Diane Stanley (Biography/England--1533-1603)


The Wild Queen: The Days and Nights of Mary, Queen of Scots by Carolyn Meyer (Scotland/France--1542-1587)


The Amethyst Ring by Scott O'Dell (Mayans, Incans, Spanish--1500s-1600s)


A Murder for Her Majesty by Beth Hilgartner (Elizabethan England--sometime between 1558-1603)


The Sea King: Sir Francis Drake and His Times by Albert Marrin (Nonfiction/Naval history/Born in 1540s but active--1563-1596)

 

Mosque by David Macaulay (Istanbul/Ottoman Empire--mid to late 1500s)


Cate of the Lost Colony by Lisa Klein (Novel/Banished love of Sir Walter Raleigh/Elizabethan court/Roanoke Colony--1587)

 

The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood (England--1589-1613)

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Daughter of Venice by Donna Jo Napoli (Novel/Venice--1590s)

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Blood Secret by Kathryn Lasky (Novel/Catholic Inquisition against Jews/New Mexico Catholic girl's religious struggle--many dates throughout history; I suggest reading this one at the time of a known Jewish settlement in New Mexico--c. 1598)

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