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Settling the 13 Colonies: Elementary

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PICTURE BOOKS
FC   My Book of Delights: Book Two
​BH  1-82   American Rhymes
BH  1-116   Pennsylvania Dutch Rhymes
$   ​​Arthur and the Golden Guinea by Jean Berwick
This story takes place in Williamsburg, VA ( which is named after King William of England) during the colonial years. A nice introduction to the the era of wig makers, shoemakers , silversmiths, etc
♦   $   ​If You Lived in Colonial Times by Ann McGovern
$   ​If You Sailed on the Mayflower by Ann McGovern
♦   $   ​N.C. Wyeth's Pilgrims
It's the spectacular paintings of renowned artist N.C. Wyeth that makes this a must have book.
$   ​The Boy Who Fell off the Mayflower  by P.J. Lynch
Based on a true incident in the life of John Howland.
$   ​The First Thanksgiving  by Jean Craighead George
Beautiful Thomas Locker illustrations. Get it just for the pictures.
♦   $   ​The Thanksgiving Story  by Alice Dagliesh (1954)
Fictionalized picture book of the First Thanksgiving.
BEGINNING READERS
$   ​​Finding Providence: The Story of Roger Williams by Avi
I Can Read Level 4  The year is 1635, and Mary Williams and her family live in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Her father, Roger, is on trial for preaching new ideas about freedom. When found guilty, he flees into the cold, telling Mary that she must trust in God's providence to see him to safety.  Roger's only hope of survival lies with the Narragansett Indians. Will Mary ever see her father again?
$   ​The First Thanksgiving by Linda Hayward
Step Into Reading, Step 3
CLASSIC LITERATURE
BH   11-107   Wolfert Webber, or Golden Dreams by Washingon Irving
​♥   Rip Van Winkle   by Washington Irving
Classic story of the man who took a VERY long nap.  Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth.
►  ♥   The Legend of Sleepy Hollow   by Washington Irving
The classic story of Ichabod Crane.  A Halloween favorite.
CULTURAL
FC   F11-92   Life in Early Colonial Days
BH   5-113   The First Thanksgiving Day
JC   6-332   The First Thanksgiving
♥   Child Life in the Colonies by Virginia Baker
♦   Getting to Know Virginia by Felix Sutton
♦   $   ​Huckleberry Hill by Elizabeth Gemming
Child life in old New England
♥   Letters from Colonial Children  by Eva March Tappan (1908)
Letters written to give an idea of how life in the colonies may have seemed to children.  May work best as a readaloud in younger grades
$   ​Little John of New England by Madeline Brandeis
♦   New Amsterdam, Old Holland in the New World by Caroline Emerson
Garrard How They Lived
♦   $   ​The Story of the New England Whalers by Conrad Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom
♥   Stories of Colonial Children  by Mara Pratt (1894)
An easy first reader of life as a child in colonial days.
♦   $   ​Slumps, Grunts and Snickerdoodles: What Colonial America Ate and Why  by Lila Perl 
Includes 13 authentic colonial recipes.
♥   Work and Play in Colonial Days by Mary MacElroy (1917)
Life in the colonies written for young children but probably will work best as a readloud, selecting parts and discussing.  Includes chapter on Salem witch trials.
HISTORY
FC   S9-316   Virginia Wife Market
FC   S9-323   Prayer Answered
►   FC   F2-1   Story of Pilgrims for Children  (book)
FC   F11-46   Stories of Early Virginia
FC   F11-57   Stories of Early Maryland
FC   F11-61   Stories of Early New England
FC   F11-76   Stories of Early New York
FC   F11-85   Stories of Early Pennsylvania
FC   F11-89   Stories of Georgia
FC   F12-6   A Fire to Light the Way
FC   F12-9   A Mother's Daring Rescue
FC   AS2   Settling the Colonies
JC   9-317   The Witch Trial
♥   Connecticut  Once Upon a Time in Connecticut by Caroline Newton
♥   Delaware  Once Upon a Time in Delaware by Katharine Pyle (1911)
♥   Massachusetts   On Plymouth Rock: Views of Plymouth  by Samuel Drake (1897)
The Pilgrim story told simply enough to inspire young minds.
♥   Maryland   Maryland: Stories of Her People by Leonard Passano
♦   Massachusetts John Alden:  Steadfast Pilgrim by Cecile Pepin Edwards
Piper Books Series
♥   Massachusetts  Pilgrim Stories by Margaret Pumphrey (1910)
Popular telling of the Pilgrim stories for your youngest listeners.
♥   Massachusetts   Pilgrims and Puritans  by Nina Tiffany (1888) 
An elementary reader which incorporates many of the actual words of the journals and letters of the Pilgrims and Puritans.
►  ♥   Massachusetts   Stories of the Pilgrims for Children  by Roland Usher (1920)
Very accurate and well-told story by a Pilgrim expert.
♥   Massachusetts  Stories of the Old Bay State  by Elbridge S. Brooks (1899)
♦   $   ​Massachusetts  Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving   by Eric Metaxas
The story of Squanto with an emphasis on faith. By the way, I love everything Eric Metaxas writes.
♦   $   ​Massachusetts The Story of the Pilgrims by Conrad Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom
♦   Massachusetts  The Story of the Mayflower Compact by Norman Richards
Cornerstones of Freedom Series
♦   $   ​Massachusetts Who's That Stepping on Plymouth Rock? by Jean Fritz
For years, Plymouth Rock lived a quiet life. Then in 1741, the people decided to make a fuss because the Pilgrims must have stepped on it when they arrived in America. And that's when the adventures began. This entertaining book tells about Plymouth Rock's humble origins before it rose to a place of historic prominence.
♥   New York   The Story of New Netherland  by William Elliot Griffis (1909)
♥   New York   The Story of the Empire State  by Gertrude Southworth (1904)
♥   North Carolina   The Story of the Old North State  by Connor (1906) 
♥   Pennsylvania   Heroes of Early American History  by Albert Rowland (1918) 
Written for Pennsylvania 4th graders with emphasis on early PA history
♦   $   ​ Pennsylvania   The World of William Penn   by Genevieve Foster
You'll not only learn about Penn, you'll learn about what was going on all over the world at the same time.
♥   South Carolina   Palmetto Stories by Celina Means (1903) Fifth grade reader of South Carolina Stories
♥   Virginia  Stories from Virginia History for the Young by Mary Magill (1897)
♦   $   ​Virginia The Lost Colony of Roanoke by Jean Fritz
The Lost Colony of Roanoke is one of the most puzzling mysteries in America's history. In 1587, 115 colonists sailed to the new world, eager to build the brand new Cittie of Raleigh, only to disappear practically without a trace. Where did they go? What could have possibly happened?
♦   $   ​Virginia  The Silver Mace, A Story of Williamsburg by Maud and Miska Petersham
♦   $   ​Virginia   Who's Saying What in Jamestown? by Jean Fritz
Published to coincide with Jamestown's 400th anniversary, a fascinating picture book traces the life Thomas Savage, who, at the age of thirteen, served as an interpreter between the Indians and the colonists in the New World until tensions escalated.​
HISTORICAL FICTION
FC   S9-143  Story of Ezekiel Fuller, Pilgrim Boy
♦   $   ​​The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dagliesh (1954)
True story of an 8 year old girl who travels with her father into the wilderness to help prepare a new home for the rest of the family.
♥   Maryland   Calvert of Maryland  by James Otis (1910)  
​Story of Lord Baltimore’s colony
♦   $   ​Massachusetts  Boy on the Mayflower by Iris Vinton
♥   Massachusetts  A Little Maid of Massachusetts Colony by Alice Turner Curtis (1915)
♥   Massachusetts   A Little Maid of PrinceTown by Alice Turner Curtis (1913)
♦   $   ​Massachusetts   John Billington, Friend of Squanto  by Clyde Robert Bulla
This is purely an imaginative story, but a fun read for a young boy. 
♥   Massachusetts  Mary of Plymouth by James Otis (1910)
♥   Massachusetts   Ruth of Boston  by James Otis (1910)
♦   Massachusetts   Settlers on a Strange Shore by Edith McCall
Frontier of America Series
♦   $   ​Massachusetts   Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims   by Clyde Robert Bulla
Was it just coincidence that the lone surviving member of a tribe just happened to speak English and could help the Pilgrims survive in their new unfamiliar home?  How did he learn English?  You'll find out!
♥   New Hampshire   A Little Maid of Old Maine  by Alice Turner Curtis
♥   New York   Peter of Amsterdam  by James Otis (1910)
♥   Pennsylvania   A Little Maid of Old Philadelphia  by Alice Curtis Turner (1919)
♥   ​Pennsylvania   Stephen of Philadelphia  by James Otis (1910)
♦   $   ​Pennsylvania    The Skippack School by Marguerite de Angeli
With his German family, Eli crosses the Atlantic on The Charming Nancy. From Philadelphia, oxen pull their wagon into Penn's Woods, where they make their new home in the Skippack area. Eli loves outdoor work and play, but Mom says he must go to school. Though Eli expects the teacher to be cross, Master Christopher Dock is kind, firm, and patient.
♦   $   ​Virginia   A Lion to Guard Us   by Clyde Robert Bulla
Three children must cross the ocean alone to reunite with their father in Jamestown.
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♥   Virginia   A Little Maid of Virginia by Alice Turner Curtis (1922)
$   ​Massachussets We Were There With the Mayflower Pilgrims by Robert Webb
We Were There Series
♥   Virginia   Richard of Jamestown  by James Otis (1910)
♦   $   ​Virginia  This Dear Bought Land by Jean Lee Latham
In 1607 a fifteen-year-old boy joins the expeditionary force that hopes to establish a permanent English colony in Virginia. From the author of Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
BIOGRAPHIES
FC   F12-11   William Penn
​♦   $   ​John Alden: Steadfast Pilgrim by Cecile Edwards
A Piper Book
♦   Roger Williams by Helen Stone Peterson
Garrard Colony Leaders Series
♦   $   ​Roger Williams: Defender of Freedom by Cecile Edwards
A Piper Book
♦   Squanto, Indian Adventurer by Stewart and Polly Anne Graff
Garrard American Indian Series
♥   ​The Story of Pocahontas  by Boyd Smith (1906)
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