The Book List
THE PLAYFUL PIONEERS
Version 2.0
The Little House Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
(for cycle 2, you could listen to the first five books on audio book instead of rereading)
Little Britches by Ralph Moody
Man of the Family by Ralph Moody
Mary Emma and Company by Ralph Moody
The Fields of Home by Ralph Moody
optional; Horse of a Different Color
The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones
(Cycle 2 families can substitute for a different daily devotion or just read a poem or Bible passage each day.
We like Indescribable by Louie Giglio and Leading Little Ones to God by Marian Schoolland )
Month 1-Early Settlers, Natives, and Explorers
Week 1
North American Indians by Douglas Gorsline
Week 2
Leif the Lucky by Ingri and Edgar d’Aulaire
The Story of Snow by Mark Cassino
Week 3
Squanto’s Journey by Joseph Bruchac
Week 4
On the Mayflower by Kate Waters
From Sheep to Sweater by Robin Nelson
A Picture Book of George Washington by David A Adler
Month 2- Colonial Life
Week 5
Week 6
The Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin by James Cross Giblin, et al.
Week 7
Sarah Whitcher’s Story by Elizabeth Yates
Week 8
A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat by Emily Jenkins
Bears: Polar Bears, Black Bears and Grizzly Bears by Deborah Hodge
If You Lived in Colonial Times by Ann McGovern
Month 3-Lewis and Clark, Westward Expansion
Week 9
A Picture Book of Lewis and Clark by David A. Adler
Bears Are Curious by Joyce Milton
Week 10
A Picture Book of Sacagawea by David A. Adler
Week 11
Johnny Appleseed by Steven Kellogg
The Very First Americans by Cara Ashrose
Week 12
Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books by Kay Winters
Month 4-Cowboys, Native Americans
Week 13
The Thanksgiving Story by Alicia Dalgliesh
The First Strawberries by Joseph Bruchac
Week 14
B is for Buckaroo: A Cowboy Alphabet by Gleaves Whitney
Peterson Field Guide to Animal Tracks by Olaus J Murie & Mark Elbroch
Week 15
The Mud Pony by Caron Lee Cohen
Animals Born Alive and Well: A Book About Mammals by Ruth Heller
The Buck Stops Here by Alice Provenson
Week 16
Christmas Day in the Morning by Pearl S. Buck
The Trail of Tears by Joseph Bruchac
Month 5-Slavery and the Civil War
Week 17
Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express by Eleanor Coerr
Week 18
Words Set Me Free by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Week 19
Brave Clara Barton by Frank Murphy
Week 20
Follow the Drinking Gourd by Jeannette Winter
Month 6-Immigration
Week 21
The Long Way to a New Land by Joan Sandin
Leeches: Learn About Leeches and Enjoy Colorful Pictures by Becky Wolff
Week 22
All the Way to America by Don Yaccarino
The Life and Times of a Honey Bee by Charles Micucci
Week 23
Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say
Are You a Grasshopper by Judy Allen and Tudor Humpries
Week 24
Month 7-Age of Industry
Week 25
Bob the Railway Dog: The True Story of an Adventurous Dog by Corinne Fenton
Week 26
Oh, the Things They Invented by Bonnie Worth
A Picture Book of Thomas Alva Edison by David A. Adler
Week 27
Ten Mile Day and the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad by Mary Ann Fraser
Fiona's Lace by Patricia Polacco
Week 28
A More Perfect Union: The Story of the American Constitution by Betsy Maestro
How Do Birds Find Their Way by Roma Gans
Month 8- The Constitution and the 50 States
Week 29
Where Did My Clothes Come From by Chris Butterworth
From Wheat to Bread by Stacy Taus-Bolstad
Week 30
The 50 States by Gabrielle Balkan
Check out our other elementary resources, The Kind Kingdom for European History with Narnia and
The Precious People World History.
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