Library:
Early Elementary History

This section was last updated on November 9, 2025.

Early American History
(Organized chronologically)

  • Leif the Lucky (Qty: 1)

    • author/illustrator: Ingri & Edgar Parin D’Aulaire

  • The Discovery of the Americas (Qty: 7)

    • author/illustrator: Betsy & Giulio Maestro

    • notes: pre-history through Magellan (1522)

  • The World Made New: Why the Age of Exploration Happened and How It Changed the World (Qty: 1)

    • author: Marc Aronson & John Glenn

    • notes: pre-history through Drake’s Caribbean Raid (1586)

  • The World of Columbus and Sons (Qty: 3)

    • author/illustrator: Genevieve Foster (1965); 406 pages

    • notes: WORLD HISTORY FROM 1451-1522 FOR JR.HIGH & HIGH SCHOOL:

      • Part 1: World History 1451-1474 (When Columbus was a boy in Genoa);

      • Part 2: World History 1474-1492 (When Columbus was in Portugal and Spain);

      • Part 3: World History 1492-1500 (When Columbus was sailing from Spain);

      • Part 4: World History 1500-1522 (When Columbus made his final voyage).

    • Recommendations: Cathy Duffy Reviews: 103 Top Picks

  • The Year of Columbus: 1492 (Qty: 12)

    • author/illustrator: Genevieve Foster (1969); 44 pages

  • Columbus (Qty: 1)

    • author/illustrator: Ingri & Edgar Parin D’Aulaire

  • Where Do You Think You’re Going, Christopher Columbus? (Qty: 6)

    • author: Jean Fritz

  • Meet Christopher Columbus (Landmark Books) (Qty: 1)

    • author: James T. DeKay

    • Recommendations: Memoria Press 3rd Grade American Studies

  • Exploration and Conquest: The Americas After Columbus: 1500-1620 (Qty: 7)

    • author/illustrator: Betsy & Giulio Maestro

  • The World of Capt. John Smith (Qty: 3)

    • author/illustrator: Genevieve Foster (1959); 406 pages

    • notes: WORLD HISTORY FROM 1580-1631 FOR JR.HIGH & HIGH SCHOOL:

      • Part 1: World History 1580-1598 (When Queen Elizabeth ruled in England and John Smith was a boy);

      • Part 2: World History 1600-1607 (When Akbar ruled India and John Smith fought the Turks);

      • Part 3: World History 1607-1620 (When Powhatan ruled inn Virginia and John Smith in Jamestown);

      • Part 4: World History 1620-1631 (When the Pilgrims landed in New England and John Smith was writing history).

    • Recommendations: Cathy Duffy Reviews: 103 Top Picks

  • Jamestown: New World Adventure (Qty: 6)

    • author: James E. Knight

  • Pocahontas (Qty: 1)

    • author/illustrator: Ingri & Edgar Parin D’Aulaire

  • Pocahontas: Young Peacemaker (Childhood of Famous Americans) (Qty: 1)

    • author: Leslie Gourse

  • The Year of the Pilgrims: 1620 (Qty: 1)

    • author/illustrator: Genevieve Foster (1969); 64 pages

  • Mayflower 1620: A New Look at the Pilgrim Voyage (Qty: 5)

    • author: Plimoth Plantation (2003)

  • If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620 (Qty: 1)

    • author: Ann McGovern

  • The Landing of the Pilgrims (Landmark Books) (Qty: 6)

    • author: James Daugherty

  • Stories of the Pilgrims (Christian Liberty Press) (Qty: 1)

    • author: Margaret Pumphrey

  • Pilgrim Stories (Beautiful Feet Books) (Qty: 1)

    • author: Margaret Pumphrey

  • The Pilgrims at Plymouth (Picture Landmark Books) (Qty: 2)

    • author: Lucille Penner

  • The Pilgrims of Plimoth (Qty: 2)

    • author/illustrator: Marcia Sewall

  • Three Young Pilgrims (Qty: 3)

    • author: Cheryl Harness

  • Squanto’s Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving (Qty: 1)

    • author: Joseph Bruchac

    • Note from Christine: I like the text, but I think the pictures are inappropriate (overly sensual).

  • The Thanksgiving Story (Qty: 1)

    • author: Alice Dalgliesh; Illustrator: Helen Sewell

    • Recommendations: Caldecott Honor Book (1955); Memoria Press 2nd Grade Read Aloud Set

  • The Pilgrims’ First Thanksgiving (Qty: 1)

    • author: Ann McGovern

    • note from Christine: top choice for book about Thanksgiving

  • The Story of the Pilgrims (Qty: 2)

    • author: Katharine Ross

  • Who’s That Stepping on Plymouth Rock? (Qty: 1)

    • author: Jean Fritz

  • The New Americans: Colonial Times: 1620-1689 (Qty: 7)

    • author/illustrator: Betsy & Giulio Maestro

  • Sarah Morton’s Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl (Qty: 1)

    • author: Kate Waters

  • Boys and Girls of Colonial Days (Christian Liberty Press) (Qty: 1)

    • author: Carolyn Bailey

  • If You Lived in Colonial Times (Qty: 3)

    • author: Ann McGovern

  • The World of William Penn (Qty: 7)

  • Struggle for a Continent: The French and Indian Wars: 1689-1763 (Qty: 6)

    • author/illustrator: Betsy & Giulio Maestro

  • The Courage of Sarah Noble (Qty: 5)

    • author: Alice Dalgliesh

    • Recommendations: Newbery Honor Book (1955)

    • Notes: setting 1707; traveling from Massachusetts to settle in New Milford, Connecticut

  • The Matchlock Gun (Qty: 5)

    • author: Walter Edmonds

    • Recommendations: Newbery Medal (1942)

    • Notes: setting 1756; New York when it was a British colony

  • What’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? (Qty: 1)

    • author: Jean Fritz

    • setting: B. Franklin born 1706; Franklin Stove invented 1742; Kite & Lightning Experiment 1752

  • Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia (Landmark Books) (Qty: 5)

    • author: Margaret Cousins

  • Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by his Good Mouse Amos (Qty: 1)

    • author/illustrator: Robert Lawson (1939)

  • George Washington’s World (Qty: 3)

    • author/illustrator: Genevieve Foster (1941); 348 pages

    • notes: WORLD HISTORY FROM 1740-1799 FOR JR.HIGH & HIGH SCHOOL:

      • Part 1: World History 1740-1755 (When George Washington was a boy);

      • Part 2: World History 1756-1763 (When George Washington was a soldier);

      • Part 3: World History 1763-1776 (When George Washington was a farmer);

      • Part 4: World History 1776-1783 (When George Washington was the Commander);

      • Part 5: World History 1783-1789 (When George Washington was just a citizen);

      • Part 6: World History 1789-1799 (When George Washington was President).

    • Recommendations: Cathy Duffy Reviews: 103 Top Picks

  • The Life of George Washington (Qty: 1)

    • author: Josephine Pollard (1906); 120 pages

    • Recommendations: Robinson Curriculum

    • Notes: (1732-1799); This copy is not available to be loaned out because it was printed in 1906, but it is in the public domain and is available for free online.

  • George Washington (Qty: 1)

    • author/illustrator: Ingri & Edgar Parin D’Aulaire

  • Meet George Washington (Landmark Books) (Qty: 1)

    • author: Joan Heilbroner

    • Recommendations: Memoria Press 3rd Grade American Studies

  • Liberty! How the Revolutionary War Began (Landmark Books) (Qty: 5)

    • author: Lucille Penner

  • Liberty or Death: The American Revolution: 1763-1783 (Qty: 7)

    • author/illustrator: Betsy & Giulio Maestro

  • George Vs. George: The American Revolution as seen from Both Sides (Qty: 8)

    • author: Rosalyn Schanzer

  • Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George? (Qty: 1)

    • author: Jean Fritz

  • The American Revolution (Landmark Books) (Qty: 1)

    • author: Bruce Bliven, Jr.

  • Why Don’t You Get a Horse, Sam Adams? (Qty: 1)

    • author: Jean Fritz

    • Notes: setting 1768-1775

  • Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May? (Qty: 1)

    • author: Jean Fritz

    • Notes: speech “Give me Liberty or Give me Death”: March 23, 1775

  • Paul Revere’s Ride (Qty: 1)

    • author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

    • Notes: Paul Revere’s Ride: April 18, 1775

  • And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? (Qty: 1)

    • author: Jean Fritz

  • Paul Revere and I (Qty: 1)

    • author/illustrator: Robert Lawson (1953)

  • Paul Revere: Boston Patriot (Childhood of Famous Americans) (Qty: 1)

    • author: Augusta Stevenson

  • Guns for General Washington: A Story of the American Revolution (Qty: 5)

    • author: Seymour Reit

    • Notes: setting 1775; Col. Knox’s great cannon trek from Ft. Ticonderoga to Boston

  • The Year of Independence: 1776 (Qty: 1)

    • author/illustrator: Genevieve Foster (1970); 64 pages

  • The Winter at Valley Forge: Survival and Victory (Qty: 3)

    • author: James E. Knight

    • Notes: setting winter of 1777-1778

  • Betsy Ross: Designer of Our Flag (Childhood of Famous Americans) (Qty: 1)

    • author: Ann Weil

    • Recommendations: Memoria Press 4th Grade American Studies

    • Notes: born 1752, setting 1758

  • Molly Pitcher: Young Patriot (Childhood of Famous Americans) (Qty: 1)

    • author: Augusta Stevenson

    • Recommendations: Memoria Press 4th Grade American Studies

    • Notes: born 1754, setting 1764, Molly is 10 years old

  • The Cabin Faced West (Qty: 1)

    • author: Jean Frisk

    • Recommendations:

    • Notes: setting Western Pennsylvania in 1784

  • Carry On, Mr. Bowditch (Qty. 2)

    • author: Jean Latham (1955)

    • Recommendations: Newbery Medal (1956)

    • Notes: Salem, MA, late 1700s to 1800s

  • Meet Abraham Lincoln (Landmark Books) (Qty: 1)

    • author: Barbara Cary

    • Recommendations: Memoria Press 3rd Grade American Studies

  • Meet Thomas Jefferson (Landmark Books) (Qty: 1)

    • author: Marvin Barrett

    • Recommendations: Memoria Press 3rd Grade American Studies

  • The Story of Thomas Alva Edison (Landmark Books) (Qty: 1)

    • author: Margaret Cousins

  • Thomas A. Edison: Young Inventor (Childhood of Famous Americans) (Qty: 1)

    • author: Sue Guthridge

  • Helen Keller: From Tragedy to Triumph (Childhood of Famous Americans) (Qty: 1)

    • author: Katherine Wilkie

    • Recommendations: Memoria Press 3rd Grade American Studies

  • Clara Barton: Founder of the American Red Cross (Childhood of Famous Americans) (Qty: 1)

    • author: Augusta Stevenson

    • Recommendations: Memoria Press 3rd Grade American Studies

  • Henry Ford: Young Man with Ideas (Childhood of Famous Americans) (Qty: 1)

    • author: Hazel Aird

    • Recommendations: Memoria Press 3rd Grade American Studies

  • Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library (Qty: 1)

    • author: Barb Rosenstock

  • Johnny Appleseed (Qty: 1)

    • A Poem by Reeve Lindbergh

  • Sarah Plain and Tall (late-19th century)

  • The Star-Spangled Banner (Qty: 1)

    • author: Peter Spier