Kids Historical Fiction Book Round Up
Shouldn’t we all get to learn while reading a good story? Check out these fantastic kids historical fiction titles!
Fantastic Reads in Kids Historical Fiction
We regularly cover our favorite general historical fiction reads. We’ve covered historical fiction for men. Now it’s time to cover Kids Historical Fiction reads. Join me for this special round up for National Reading Month! Enjoy!
Time Warp Trio by Jon Scieszka
Magic, time travel, history? These books have it all! And my kiddos could not stop laughing while they read them. Enjoy traveling to see King Arthur’s Court, pirates and cave men with the Time Warp Trio gang!
These books are on about a 2-4th grade level and have a Level P Guided Reading Level.
Last of the Name by Rosanne Perry
This is a special Civil War era Middle Grade novel. It offers a realistic immigrant experience and follows a brother and sister on their journey from Ireland to America to seek a better life. However, they find it’s definitely not as easy as they hoped.
Older sister, Kathleen accepts a job in service and attempts to keep her brother, Danny, from being drafted into the US Army as a drummer boy. Set during a period in NY when tensions were high, this book really highlights what it means to be a family and what one can consider a home?
This book targets a 5th-8th grade level and has a Letter W Guided Reading Level.
The Bell Rang by James E. Ransome
This beautiful picture book won the Coretta Scott King Illustrators award. And with good cause because the pictures really are breathtaking.
The story is also quite powerful.The main character is a young slave girl who witnesses and experiences all the emotions of heartbreak and hopefulness as her brother escapes for freedom.
Just prepare yourself if you have a little questioning empath, like my daughter, who had ALL the questions and deep emotions to discuss after reading.
This is a picture book targeting grades Preschool-3rd.
The Rush Revere Series by Rush Limbaugh
Ok, I need to start off by saying, I am NOT a Rush Limbaugh fan. So, I was skeptical when I first came across this series. But, it’s actually very cute and well written. My son, devoured these books and really did learn a lot of early American history and recited it back to us during a family trip to Colonial Williamsburg.
It’s another time travel story- this time with a magical horse named Liberty. The horse belongs to a teacher who is a descendant of Paul Revere. It honestly kind of reminds me of a cross between Magic School Bus and Magic Tree House with the teacher taking kids on “magical field trips” where they end up witnessing and participating in key historical events from the past.
These books are targeted for grades 2nd-5th and are on a Level R Guided Reading Level.
A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus
This is another darling Middle Grade book. Not going to lie, I definitely shed a few tears on this one! It’s a WWII story with it’s own heartfelt twist. A set of siblings is forced to evacuate London and live in the countryside. Their grandmother, who was their caretaker, unfortunately died right before they left, meaning they have no one to return to when the evacuation is over.
The children fear sharing this information because they do not want to be separated. Instead they decide to use the temporary evacuation to the country to be an opportunity to “shop” for their new permanent home, or place to hang their moon. It’s a sweet story that questions what do we look for in a home and caretaker? What are the traits that provide security and comfort? How do we know where we belong?
This book is for grades 4-7 and is on about a Level W Guided Reading Level.
Apples to Oregon by Deborah Hopkinson
Who played the Oregon Trail game as a kid? I know I did and loved it. Random aside, did you know they have board and card game versions of it now? We have the card game one and it’s one of our favorite family games!
But the Apples to Oregon story is a charming children’s picture book that exposes kids to the hardships and brave travelers on the Oregon Trail. But the story is told in a hilarious, tall tale way. It’s a fun read for the whole family.
This is a picture book targeting grades Preschool-3rd.
I hope you enjoyed this Kids Historical Fiction Book Round Up and it gave you some ideas to add to your collections. I’ll be sure to do another one in the future, because there are just WAY too many great options out there for one list!
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