 | Marguerite Makes a Book by Bruce Robertson
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $5.29 The daughter of a manuscript illuminator in Medieval France must complete her father's commission when he falls ill.
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 | Shakespeare Stories by Leon Garfield
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $0.75 Shakespeare re-told for children in lively, yet poetic language
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 | Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare by Diane Stanley
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $1.65 Much historical detail. Available at Shakespeare's Den, use the Shakespeare insult playing cards or magnets for a hilarious way to memorize some of his memorable quips.
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 | Shakespeare Alive!
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 This book makes Shakespeare accessible for even the very young. The author's engaging description of the sights, sounds, activities takes you back to Elizabethan England!
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 | Good Queen Bess : The Story of Elizabeth I of England by Diane Stanley
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 | Tales of Robin Hood (Library of Fantasy and Adventure Series) by Tony Allan
Buy used from: $0.62 The evil Sherrif, Robin, Little John, Friar Tuck, Maid Marian, what more can be said!
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 | Minstrel In The Tower (Stepping Stone, paper) by Gloria Skurzynski
Buy new: $3.99 / Used from: $0.01 A fictional story of intrique
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 | Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei by Peter Sis
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $2.15 |
 | Michelangelo (Famous Artists Series) by Jen Green
Buy used from: $2.34 |
 | Leonardo da Vinci (Famous Artists Series) by Antony Mason
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.01 |
 | Saint Francis by Brian Wildsmith
Buy new: $13.60 / Used from: $1.25 |
 | Who Was Marco Polo? (Who Was...?) by Joan Holub
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 | The Life & Times of Genghis Khan (Biography from Ancient Civilizations) by Jim Whiting
Buy new: $26.95 / Used from: $23.00 His empire was over 12 million square miles; larger than Alexander the Great
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 | Huguenot Garden by Douglas Jones
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $8.98 Fictional story of twin girls in 1685 France, illustrates the conflict between Catholics and Protestants. 120 pages.
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 | The Kite Fighters by Linda Sue Park
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $0.01 Brothers growing up in Korea in 1473
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 | Daughter of the Mountains (Newbery Library, Puffin) by Louise S. Rankin
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 A Tibetan girls journeys to Calcutta. Not set in Middle Ages, but provides an interesting cultural profile.
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 | Eric the Red and Leif the Lucky (Adventures in the New World) by Barbara Schiller
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 | Shadow Spinner (A Jean Karl Book) by Susan Fletcher
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $0.01 Consider as a read-aloud. Story about the woman who saved all the women of Persia by telling stories to the Sultan for 1001 nights.
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 | Life in a Pueblo (Native Nations of North America) by Amanda Bishop
Buy new: $8.95 / Used from: $2.00 Full color photos and clear text illustrate the culture and lifestyle of native americans,prior to the European arrival.
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 | Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $1.53 Son of a Polynesian tribal chief conquers his fear.
Newberry award
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 | The Rat-Catcher's Son and other stories by Carolyn London
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 A collection of African folk-lore tales
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 | The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Volume 2: The Middle Ages: From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance, Revised Edition by Susan Wise Bauer
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $9.96 We use this book for 2nd grade. The vignettes are told in a story fashion, which makes it intersting for all ages.
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 | The Story of the World Activity Book Two: The Middle Ages : From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance (Story of the World: History for the Classical Child)
Buy used from: $20.05 Contains games, mapwork, and recipes, as well as excellent suggestions for further reading. The comprehension questions are helpful and the answers are provided for the parent/teacher. Craft ideas were straightforward and inexpensive.
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 | The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child: From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance: Tests and Answer Key (Vol. 2: The Middle Ages) by Susan Wise Bauer
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $12.15 I only require verbal answers to the questions in Bauer's Activity Book, and then we periodically use this test book to confirm retention.
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