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American History Reading List
Early America

Early American Civilizations

Inca, Aztec, Mayan, & other Native Americans

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Topical books for kids on the Aztec, Incan, & Mayan civilizations are readily available at your library, but historical fiction is a little harder to find.

Some of the better general American Indian books are listed here, but many more reading selections on Native Americans are listed under other dates in their historical time period (i.e., books on Squanto can be found on the 1620s page, etc.).

Reading List Grade Levels

AMERICAN HISTORY: Incans, Aztecs, & Mayans

The Mayans

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Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark, illus. Jean Charlot. Viking Press, 1952. UE-JH
Newbery Medal. The story of an Incan boy introduces the reader to the culture.

AMERICAN HISTORY: American Indians

Children of the Longhouse by Joseph Bruchac.
(not yet reviewed) (Mohawk culture)

The Legend of the Bluebonnet: An Old Tale of Texas by Tomie dePaoloa. E-UE
An old Comanche legend celebrates the courage and selflessness of a young girl, giving a glimpse of the religious beliefs of this early American culture (pre-1500?).

Little Runner of the Longhouse (I Can Read Book) by Betty Baker, illus. Arnold Lobel. Harper & Row, 1962. K-E
A cute story of children and Iriquois culture. Three-color illustrations.

North American Indians by Marie Gorsline, illus. Douglas W. Gorsline. K-E
Lots of color and lots of information for the younger child.

A Tree's Tale by Lark Carrier. Dial Books, 1996. K-E
The story of the "path trees" the Indians bent and used to mark their trails. Few are left in North America, and this is the story of one of them.