Scroll down to find the best world histoy books collected together in a World History Reading List for kids & teens. The best titles on important people and events in a typical social studies curriculum are listed here.
The reading list includes both fiction & nonfiction and is organized chronologically.
World History books are divided 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.
The Best World History Books
Books on The Ancient World
Pre-History to AD 400
Reading recommendations include
the cultures of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, & Rome
Books on The Middle Ages
AD 400 – AD 1400
Reading recommendations include
medieval life, Robin Hood, the British monarchy, the Crusades
Books on The Age of Discovery
AD 1400 - AD 1700
Reading recommendations include
pirates, Joan of Arc, da Vinci, Shakespeare, the Black Plague
Books on The Present Era
AD 1700 - AD 2000
Reading recommendations include
musicians, the French Revolution, Victorian England, European Immigration to America, Inventors, Wars
Books on World Wars I & II
Reading recommendations include
Sergeant York, Dunkirk, the Holocaust, the bombing of Hiroshima
