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Beautiful Feet

A history curriculum taught entirely through literature — this is the reading it assigns, book by book.

188 books in the catalog stand on this list. The list itself ↗

A reader aged

34 of these books cover age 6. The 49 that name no age at all are left off rather than guessed at — choose any age to bring them back.

  • Anatole by Eve Titus, 1957 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 680L · AR 3.9 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  • Benjamin Franklin by Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire, 1950 · ages 6–9 · Lexile 890L
  • Boy Who Held Back the Sea by Lenny Hort, 1987 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 840L · AR 4.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  • Brave Irene by William Steig, 1986 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 630L · AR 3.9 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  • Buffalo Bill by Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire, 1952 · ages 6–9
  • Chanticleer and the Fox by Barbara Cooney, 1958 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 840L · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  • Clown of God by Tomie dePaola, 1978 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 600L · AR 3.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  • Crow Boy by Taro Yashima, 2010 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 660L · AR 4.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  • Day of Ahmed's Secret by Florence Parry Heide, 1990 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 610L · AR 3.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  • Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah by Laurie Ann Thompson, 2015 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 770L · AR 4.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  • Energy Island by Allan Drummond, 2011 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 920L · AR 5.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  • Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick, 2015 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 590L · AR 3.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  • George Washington by Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire, 1936 · ages 6–9 · Lexile 920L
  • Hush! A Thai Lullaby by Minfong Ho, 1996 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 600L · AR 2.0 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  • Lucia's Travel Bus by Nam-joong Kim, 2016 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 540L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  • Martin de Porres by Gary D. Schmidt, 2012 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 640L · AR 4.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  • Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney, 1982 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 680L · AR 3.8 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  • Once a Mouse... by Marcia Brown, 1961 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 760L · AR 3.2 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  • Owl Moon by Jane Yolen, 1987 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 550L · AR 3.2 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  • Ox, House, Stick by Don Robb, 2007 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 1070L · AR 6.2 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  • Pilgrims of Plymouth by Susan E. Goodman, 2001 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 510L · AR 2.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  • Pocahontas by Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire, 1998 · ages 6–9
  • Rainforest Grew All Around by Susan K. Mitchell, 2007 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 820L · AR 4.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  • Right Word by Jen Bryant, 2014 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 590L · AR 4.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  • Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack, 1933 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 920L · AR 4.3 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  • Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola, 1975 · ages 4–8 · Lexile 730L · AR 3.9
    also on Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
  • Tale of the Mandarin Ducks by Katherine Paterson, 1990 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 930L · AR 5.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  • The Boy Who Drew Birds by Jacqueline Davies, 2004 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 790L · AR 4.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  • The Emperor's Egg by Martin Jenkins, 1999 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 670L · AR 4.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  • The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, 1936 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 670L · AR 3.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
    also on Davidson Gifted, Deep Roots Grade, Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
  • Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey, 1957 · ages 5–8 · Lexile 940L · AR 5.1
    also on Halsted - Best Friends
  • We're Sailing to Galapagos by Laurie Krebs, 2005 · ages 5–9 · AR 2.9 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  • When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant, 1982 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 780L · AR 3.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  • Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox, 1984 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 560L · AR 3.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)