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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 (opens the list's own website) ↗

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49 of these books carry no suggested reading age, so choosing an age leaves them out.

• Abe Lincoln Grows Up by Carl Sandburg, 1928 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 1260L · AR 7.6 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• Abraham Lincoln by Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire, 1957 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 900L · AR 5.2 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Abraham Lincoln's World by Genevieve Foster, 1977 · ages 14–18 · AR 7.8 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• A Child's Introduction to the Orchestra by Robert Levine, 2019
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• Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt, 1964 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 1100L · AR 6.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Mensa Kids
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• 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
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• Adara by Beatrice Gormley, 2002 · ages 9–14 · AR 5.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green, 1956 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 1110L · AR 8.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-1832 by Joan W. Blos, 1980 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 960L · AR 6.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Newbery Award
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• A History of the Twentieth Century: The Concise Edition of the Acclaimed World History by Martin Gilbert, 2014 · ages 16–18
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• Air Raid - Pearl Harbor! by Theodore Taylor, 1971 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 1070L · AR 8.7 · AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
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• Album of Horses by Marguerite Henry, 1951 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 1000L
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• All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque, 1929 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 830L · AR 6.0 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• Along Came Galileo by Jeanne Bendick, 1999
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• Amazing Impossible Erie Canal by Cheryl Harness, 1995 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1050L · AR 6.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• America and Vietnam: The Elephant and the Tiger by Albert Marrin, 1992
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• America's Paul Revere by Esther Forbes, 1974 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1000L · AR 6.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• America's Providential History by Mark A. Beliles, 1989
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• Amistad by Helen Kromer, 1997 · AR 5.7
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• Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates, 1950 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 1090L · AR 6.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Newbery Award, The Good & The Beautiful
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• Anatole by Eve Titus, 1957 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 680L · AR 3.9 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Anno's China by Mitsumasa Anno, 2009 · Lexile 920L
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• Archimedes and the Door of Science by Jeanne Bendick, 2001 · ages 9–14 · AR 6.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, 1873 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1090L · AR 9.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Deep Roots Grade
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• A Triumph for Flavius by Carolina Dale Snedeker, 1955
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• Augustus Caesar's World by Genevieve Foster, 1947 · ages 11–14
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• Beethoven Lives Upstairs by Barbara Nichol, 1993 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 750L · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Benjamin Franklin by Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire, 1950 · ages 6–9 · Lexile 890L
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• Benjamin West and his Cat Grimalkin by Marguerite Henry, 1947 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 730L · AR 4.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo, 2006 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1180L · AR 7.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• 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
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• Black Ships Before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff, 1993 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1240L · AR 6.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Black Stallion by Walter Farley, 1941 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 680L · AR 5.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Mensa Kids, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Boy Who Held Back the Sea by Lenny Hort, 1987 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 840L · AR 4.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Brave Irene by William Steig, 1986 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 630L · AR 3.9 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• 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
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• Buffalo Bill by Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire, 1952 · ages 6–9
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• Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt by Jean Fritz, 1991 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 980L · AR 6.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink, 1970 · age 11 · Lexile 890L · AR 6.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids, Newbery Award, The Good & The Beautiful
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• Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry, 1941 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 830L · AR 6.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids, Newbery Award, The Good & The Beautiful
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• Canterbury Tales by Barbara Cohen, 1988
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• Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham, 1955 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 570L · AR 4.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Newbery Award, The Good & The Beautiful
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• Carver: A Life in Poems by Marilyn Nelson, 2001 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 890L · AR 5.9 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• Castle by David Macaulay, 1977 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1180L · AR 7.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• Cathedral by David Macaulay, 1973 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1180L · AR 7.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends
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• Chanticleer and the Fox by Barbara Cooney, 1958 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 840L · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Churchill by Paul Johnson, 2009
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• City by David Macaulay, 1974 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1100L · AR 7.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Clown of God by Tomie dePaola, 1978 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 600L · AR 3.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Columbus by Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire, 1955 · ages 7–10
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• Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi, 2003 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 780L · AR 5.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Newbery Award
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• Crow Boy by Taro Yashima, 2010 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 660L · AR 4.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Dance Me a Story by Jane Rosenberg, 1989 · Lexile 910L
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• D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths by Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire, 1962 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 1070L · AR 6.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
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• Day of Ahmed's Secret by Florence Parry Heide, 1990 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 610L · AR 3.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Echoes of the White Giraffe by Sook Nyul Choi, 1993 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 870L · AR 5.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• 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)
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• Encyclopedia of the Ancient World by Various, 2002
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• Energy Island by Allan Drummond, 2011 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 920L · AR 5.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Escape from Warsaw by Ian Serraillier, 1990 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 810L · AR 5.5 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick, 2015 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 590L · AR 3.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Fine Print, A Story About Johann Gutenberg by Joann Johansen Burch, 1991 · Lexile 880L · AR 5.9
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• Fourth of July Story by Alice Dalgliesh, 1956 · Lexile 790L
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• Frontier Living by Edwin Tunis, 1961
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• Galen and the Gateway to Medicine by Jeanne Bendick, 2002 · ages 9–14 · AR 6.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• George Washington by Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire, 1936 · ages 6–9 · Lexile 920L
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• George Washington's Breakfast by Jean Fritz, 1969 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 710L · AR 4.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Gilgamesh the Hero by Geraldine McCaughrean, 2003 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 780L · AR 5.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Go Free or Die by Jeri Ferris, 1988 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 800L · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw, 1961 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 930L · AR 6.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• 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
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• Guns for General Washington by Seymour Reit, 1990 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 900L · AR 6.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Happy Prince and Other Tales by Oscar Wilde, 1888 · Lexile 900L
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• Harriet Beecher Stowe and the Beecher Preachers by Jean Fritz, 1994 · Lexile 990L
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• Hiroshima by John Hersey, 1972 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1190L · AR 8.4 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• Hitler by Albert Marrin, 1987
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• How to Grow a Young Music Lover by Cheri Fuller, 2002
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• Hush! A Thai Lullaby by Minfong Ho, 1996 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 600L · AR 2.0 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Jamestown, New World Adventure by James Knight, 1982 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 630L · AR 3.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Jessie Benton Fremont: California Pioneer by Marguerite Higgins, 2008
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• Journey to Topaz by Yoshiko Uchida, 1971 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 970L · AR 6.0 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Mensa Kids
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• Jungle by Upton Sinclair, 1905 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1170L · AR 8.0 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• Justin Morgan Had a Horse by Marguerite Henry, 1954 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 880L · AR 5.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• Karl, Get Out of the Garden! by Anita Sanchez, 2017 · Lexile 770L
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• King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green, 1953 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1130L · AR 7.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on TJEd Youth Recommended
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• King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry, 1948 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 830L · AR 5.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, Newbery Award
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• Kite Rider by Geraldine McCaughrean, 2002 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 900L · AR 6.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Leonardo da Vinci by Diane Stanley, 1996 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1010L · AR 6.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Life of Washington by Josephine Pollard, 1998
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• Lucia's Travel Bus by Nam-joong Kim, 2016 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 540L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Maps by Aleksandra Mizielinska, 2012
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• Marie Curie's Search for Radium by Beverly Birch, 1977
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• Martin de Porres by Gary D. Schmidt, 2012 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 640L · AR 4.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Meet Abraham Lincoln by Barbara Cary, 1965 · Lexile 550L · AR 3.7
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• Minn of the Mississippi by Holling C. Holling, 1951 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 910L · AR 5.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Mirror by Jeannie Baker, 2010
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• Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney, 1982 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 680L · AR 3.8 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry, 1947 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 750L · AR 5.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• More Perfect Union: The Story of Our Constitution by Betsy and Giulio Maestro, 1990 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 920L · AR 5.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Morning Star of the Reformation by Andy Thompson, 1988
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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Only the first 100 of 188 are listed here. Choosing an age narrows the list.