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 (opens the list's own website) ↗

A reader aged

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48 of these books cover age 8. The 49 that name no age at all are left off rather than guessed at — choose any age to bring them back.

Abraham Lincoln by Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire, 1957 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 900L · AR 5.2 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray, 1943 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 1030L · AR 6.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
also on Newbery Award
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
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, 1877 · ages 8–12 · Lexile 1010L · AR 7.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
also on Davidson Gifted, Deep Roots Grade, Mensa Kids, The Good & The Beautiful, TJEd Youth Recommended
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)
Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry, 1963 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 880L · AR 5.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
also on Deep Roots Grade
Buffalo Bill by Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire, 1952 · ages 6–9
Clown of God by Tomie dePaola, 1978 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 600L · AR 3.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
Columbus by Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire, 1955 · ages 7–10
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
Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say, 1993 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 650L · AR 3.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
also on Halsted - Best Friends, NY Public Library
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)
Minn of the Mississippi by Holling C. Holling, 1951 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 910L · AR 5.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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)
Ordinary Genius by Stephanie McPherson, 1995 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 880L · AR 6.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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)
Seabird by Holling C. Holling, 1978 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 810L · AR 5.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Stone Soup by Marcia Brown, 2000 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 550L · AR 3.3 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
also on Mensa Kids
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 Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh, 1954 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 610L · AR 3.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
also on Deep Roots Grade, The Good & The Beautiful
The Door in the Wall by Marguerite De Angeli, 1949 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 920L · AR 6.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
also on Deep Roots Grade, Newbery Award, The Good & The Beautiful
The Emperor's Egg by Martin Jenkins, 1999 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 670L · AR 4.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes, 1945 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 870L · AR 5.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
also on Mensa Kids, The Good & The Beautiful
The Matchlock Gun by Walter D. Edmonds, 1941 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 860L · AR 5.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
also on Mensa Kids, Newbery Award, The Good & The Beautiful
The Story of Thomas Alva Edison by Margaret Davidson, 1964 · ages 8–9 · Lexile 580L · AR 3.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
also on The Good & The Beautiful
Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey, 1957 · ages 5–8 · Lexile 940L · AR 5.1
also on Halsted - Best Friends
Tree in the Trail by Holling C. Holling, 1970 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 820L · AR 5.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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)