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A Book In Time » World History Reading List
World History Reading List
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Scroll down to find the World History Reading List of the best books for kids & teens based on important people and events in a typical social studies curriculum. The book list includes both fiction & nonfiction and is organized chronologically.
World History books are divideded into 5 sections, arranged chronologically. Each title has a short review and is linked to one of our affiliates so you can see pictures, further description, & more.
Would you rather watch history stories, rather than read about them? Check out this site that catalogs history in the movies. Please use common-sense discretion, as you would with any movie, when selecting one for children.
Best Books for Kids on World History:

Pre-History to AD 400
Reading recommendations include the cultures of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, & Rome

AD 400 – AD 1400
Reading recommendations include medieval life, Robin Hood, the British monarchy, the Crusades

AD 1400 - AD 1700
Reading recommendations include pirates, Joan of Arc, da Vinci, Shakespeare, the Black Plague

AD 1700 - AD 2000
Reading recommendations include musicians, the French Revolution, Victorian England, European Immigration to America, Inventors, Wars

Reading recommendations include Sergeant York, Dunkirk, the Holocaust, the bombing of Hiroshima

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