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HOMEWORK HELP FOR CHILDREN with New Orleans Public Library WORLD HISTORY RESOURCES Books*

Middle Ages (500–1500 CE) Fiction • Brush of the Gods by Lenore Look (8th century China) • The Discoveries of Ibn Sina by Fatima Sharafeddine Lower Elementary (K–2nd) (10th century Persia) General World History • Brother Hugo and the Bear by Katy Beebe (12th • Children’s Illustrated History Atlas by Simon Adams century France) • Diary of a Time Traveler by David Long • The Hawk of the Castle: A Story of Medieval • A Child Through Time: The Book of Children’s Falconry by Danna Smith (Europe) History by Philip Wilkinson Nonfiction • A Street Through Time: A 12,000-Year Journey • Sundiata: The Lion King of Mali by David Wisniewksi Along the Same Street by Steve Noon (13th Century Mali) • Lands of Long Ago by Amanda Wood & Mike Jolley • DK Findout! (series): Castles, Vikings, Maya/Inca/ • First History Encyclopedia by Phillip Wilkinson Aztecs by Various Authors • Magic Tree House Fact Trackers (series): Ninjas and Ancient History (3600 BCE–500 CE) Samurais, Knights and Castles, Vikings, etc. by Mary Fiction Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce • The First Drawing by Mordicai Gerstein (prehistoric • I am Leonardo Da Vinci by Brad Meltzer (15th century peoples) Italy) • Kali’s Song by Jeanette Winter (preshistoric peoples) • Nile Crossing by Katy Beebe (Ancient Egypt) • Mummy Cat by Marcus Ewert (Ancient Egypt) • Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant by Songju Ma Daemicke (3rd century China) Nonfiction • The History of Prehistory: An Adventure through 4 Billion Years of Life on Earth! by Mick Manning Modern Age (1500 CE–Present) • Early People by Jim Pipe Fiction • Magic Tree House Fact Trackers (Ancient Rome • Yuki and the One Thousand Carriers by Gloria and Pompeii, Ancient Greece and the Olympics, Whelan (17th century Japan) Mummies and Pyramids, etc.) by Mary Pope • The Village that Vanished by Ann Grifalconi (18th Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce century Sub Saharan Africa) • Rome by Peter Chrisp • The Firekeeper’s Son by Linda Sue Park (18th century Korea) • Queen Victoria’s Bathing Machine by Gloria Whelan (19th century England) *Links go to e-book version of text, all texts also available as physical items. E-Books can be found through hoopla, Overdrive, and Cloudlibrary.

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• Pirate Queen: A Story of Zheng Yi Sao by Helaine • Timelines of Everything by Kayla Dugger and Becker (19th century China) Christy Lusiak, eds. • Gittel’s Journey: An Ellis Island Story by Lesléa • Absolutely Everything!: A History of Earth, Newman (19th century Europe/US) Dinosaurs, Rulers, Robots and other Things too • The Whispering Town by Jennifer Elvgren (WWII Numerous to Mention by Christopher Lloyd Denmark) e-audiobook available • The Cats in Krasinski Square by Karen Hesse (WWII • The Who Was? History of the World by Paula Poland) Manzanero • Light a Candle / Tumaini Pasipo Na Tumaini by • Everything You Need to Ace World History in One Godfrey Nkongolo (20th century Tanzania) Big Fat Notebook by Ximena Vengoechea • Freedom Soup by Tami Charles (20th century US/ • A Journey Through Art: A Global History by Aaron Haiti) e-audiobook Rosen • The Cat Man of Aleppo by Irene Latham (20th • China Through Time: A 2500 Year Journey Along century Syria) the World’s Greatest Canal by Edward Aves Nonfiction • Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merianby Ancient History (3600 BCE–500 CE) Margarita Engle (17th century Germany) Fiction • Martí’s Song for Freedom by Emma Otheguy (19th • The Swallow’s Dance by Wendy Orr (Prehistoric century Cuba) Peoples) • The Flying Girl: How Aida de Acosta Learned to Soar • Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver (Prehistoric peoples) by Margarita Engle (20th century France) e-audiobook • Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion • The Wolf’s Boy by Susan Williams Beckthorn by Chris Barton (WWI England) (Prehistoric Peoples) • Grandad Mandela by Zindzi Mandela (20th century • Egyptian Diary: The Journal of Nakht, a Young South Africa) Scribe by Richard Platt (Ancient Egypt) • Roman Diary by Richard Platt (2nd century Rome) Nonfiction • DK Eyewitness (series): Early Humans, Ancient Greece, Rome, etc. by Various Authors • 1000 Facts About Ancient Egypt by Nancy Honovich • Ancient Civilizations by Philip Brooks • You Wouldn’t Want to…(series) [covers many historical topics] by Various Authors Upper Elementary (3rd–6th) • You Wouldn’t Want to Work on the Great Wall General World History of China!: Defenses You’d Rather Not Build by • The Silk Roads: An Illustrated New History of the Jacqueline Morley (begun 3rd century BCE) World by Peter Frankopan • Timeline: A Visual History of our World by Peter Goes • History! by DK Publishing/Smithsonian

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The Middle Ages (500-1500 AD) • The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Fiction Bradley (WWII England) • The Midwife’s Apprentice by Karen Cushman • Breaking Stalin’s Nose by Eugene Yelchin (20th (medieval England) century Russia) • The Travels of Benjamin of Tudela: Through Three • Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (WWII Denmark) Continents in the 12th Century by Uri Shulevitz • Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar (20th century India) • Castle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess, Page eAudiobook by Richard Platt (13th century England) • My Brigadista Year by Katherine Paterson (20th • The Inquisitor’s Tale by Adam Gidwitz (13th Century century Cuba) France) • Orange for the Sunsets by Tina Athaide (20th • Mansa Musa: The Lion of Mali by Khephra Burns (14th century Uganda) century Mali) • The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani (20th century • A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park (12th century India/Pakistan) e-audiobook Korea) Nonfiction Nonfiction • Suffragette: The Battle for Equality by David Roberts • The Genius of Islam: How Muslims Made the Modern (20th century US/England) World by Bryn Barnard • Shooting at the Stars: The Christmas Truce of 1914 • Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a by John Hendrix (WWI Europe) Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz (13th century • Hidden: A Child’s Story of the Holocaust by Loïc England) Dauvillier (WWII France) • Who Was Marco Polo? by Joan Holub (13th century • The Complete Story of Sadako Sasaki and the Asia) Thousand Paper Cranes by Masahiro Sasaki (WWII • Cross-Sections Castle by Stephen Biesty (14th Japan) century Europe) • The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by • 50 Things You Should Know About the Vikings by Peter Sis (20th century Czech Republic) Philip Parker (8-11th centuries Europe) • Gandhi for Kids: His Life and Ideas with 21 Activities by Ellen Mahoney (20th century India) Modern Age (1500–Present) Fiction • Nzingha, Warrior Queen of Matamba by Patricia McKissack (16th century Angola) • Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus (19th century Japan/US) • Africa is My Home: A Child of the Amistad by Monica Edinger (19th century US/Sierra Leone)

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Library Resources Further Resources

Lower Elementary (K–2nd) Lower Elementary (K–2nd) • Britannica Library: Thousands of curated articles • Smithsonian Learning Lab: Check out the “social and magazines, images, videos, audio clips, studies” section of this resource-rich website to primary sources, maps, research tools, and connect virtually with artifacts and resources from recommended websites, along with a pop-up the museum’s collection. Dictionary and Thesaurus at elementary and • National Geographic Education: Explore the young adult reading levels. world virtually. Learn about geographic features, • TumbleBook Library: An e-book library with population, climate, ecology, biodiversity, culture, sections devoted specifically to nonfiction history and history with curated collections of activities, books and biographies, including picture books. videos, maps, infographics, etc. for K–12 learners.

Upper Elementary (3rd–6th) Upper Elementary (3rd–6th) • Britannica eBooks: Hundreds of downloadable • Facing History: Lessons and educator resources for e-books for elementary to high school including teaching about race, bigotry, and prejudice in the subjects, ancient civilizations and world history. history classroom. • History Reference Center: History Reference Center • The British Museum: Two million years of human offers full text from more than 1,620 reference history across 6 continents. A database of 4 million books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover- searchable historical objects and resources for to-cover full text for more than 150 leading history families and teachers. periodicals, nearly 57,000 historical documents. • World History Commons: A free, digital resource with high quality, peer-reviewed content in world and global history for teachers, scholars, and students. • Google Arts and Culture: Digitally explore museums, historical sites, events and historical figures from around the globe. • National Geographic Education: Explore the world virtually. Learn about geographic features, population, climate, ecology, biodiversity, culture, and history with curated collections of activities, videos, maps, infographics, etc. for K-12 learners. • Smithsonian Open Access: Download and reuse millions of the Smithsonian’s images and data from across the Smithsonian’s 19 museums, nine research centers, libraries, and archives.

This guide is not a comprehensive list of the Library’s resources. For assistance finding specific materials, please contact your Library location or visit homework.nolalibrary.org. nolalibrary.org