FICTION
CLASSIC LITERATURE
► Weiss, Jim A Tale of Two Cities (abridged)
► A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
► ♥ Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
► A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
► ♥ Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
CULTURAL
♦ $ Cathedral by David Macaulay
Wonderfully intricate pen-and-ink drawings recreate the construction of a French cathedral from its very beginnings.
♥ France by John Finnemore (1912)
Peeps at Many Lands Series
♥ Paris by Margery Williams (1910)
Peeps at Great Cities Series
♦ $ The Bayeaux Tapestry by Norman Denny and Josephine Filmer
The story of the Norman Conquest portrayed on the famous Bayeaux tapestry. Read alongside The King's Shadow or The Striped Ships.
Wonderfully intricate pen-and-ink drawings recreate the construction of a French cathedral from its very beginnings.
♥ France by John Finnemore (1912)
Peeps at Many Lands Series
♥ Paris by Margery Williams (1910)
Peeps at Great Cities Series
♦ $ The Bayeaux Tapestry by Norman Denny and Josephine Filmer
The story of the Norman Conquest portrayed on the famous Bayeaux tapestry. Read alongside The King's Shadow or The Striped Ships.
EPIC/LEGENDARY HEROES
♥ Heroes of Chivalry by Louise Maitland (1903)
The story of Roland pp. 199-235
♥ Stories of Roland Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall
The story of Roland pp. 199-235
♥ Stories of Roland Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall
HISTORICAL
FC S9-296 French Revolution
FC W5-1 Little Stories of France
FC W5-151 Joan of Arc
FC W11-210 Charles the Great and the Holy Roman Empire
FC W11-297 End of the Middle Ages (Joan of Arc)
FC W11-401 Age of Louis XIV
FC W11-466 French Revolution
FC W11-479 Story of Napoleon
FC W11-505 Remaking of Europe
FC W12-49 Emperor Napoleon
FC W12-53 Back From Exile
FC W12-57 Little King of Rome
FC W5-1 Little Stories of France
FC W5-151 Joan of Arc
FC W11-210 Charles the Great and the Holy Roman Empire
FC W11-297 End of the Middle Ages (Joan of Arc)
FC W11-401 Age of Louis XIV
FC W11-466 French Revolution
FC W11-479 Story of Napoleon
FC W11-505 Remaking of Europe
FC W12-49 Emperor Napoleon
FC W12-53 Back From Exile
FC W12-57 Little King of Rome
♥ A History of France by H. E. Marshall (1912)
Similar in style to Mary MacGregor's history- short, high-interest chapters. England and France were bitter enemies for much of history, so for an English writer to write a friendly history of France for English boys and girls was a novelty.
♥ French History for English Children by Caroline Stephen (1882)
Obviously French history from the English perspective. You'll soon notice that their 'children's' books are not at exactly the same level as our children's books. There are a LOT of little words on the page, but it's not difficult reading. It may work best as a read aloud for middle schoolers.
♥ Saint Joan of Arc by Mark Twain
Abbreviated version for young people with color illustrations by Howard Pyle. Beautiful!
♦ $ Landmark Joan of Arc by Ross (1412-1431)
♦ $ Landmark The Marquis de Lafayette by Carter (1757-1834)
♦ $ Landmark Marie Antoinette by Kielty (1755-1793)
♦ $ Landmark Napoleon and the Battle of Waterloo (1769-1821)
♦ $ Landmark The French Foreign Legion by Blassingame (1831)
♥ Stories from French History by Lena Dalkeith
♥ Stories from French History by Eleanor Price (1921)
Probably more suitable as a middle school readaloud or as a high schooler personal read.
♦ $ The Journal of Madame Royale by Elizabeth Powers
Based on the journal of Marie Therese Charlotte, daughter of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI. She was 14 when the French revolution began. Three years later, after her parents were guillotined, she was exiled to Austria. View the tragic events from a personal point of view.
♥ The Story History of France by John Bonner (1918)
Originally entitled 'A Child's History of France', it tells the history from Clovis to WWI; written for those who are 'more interested in life than dates and maps and who prefer real men and women to political abstractions.'
♥ The Story of France Told to Boys and Girls by Mary MacGregor (1920)
Short, high interest chapters that a middle schooler could easily read on his own, but also makes a great read aloud.
♥ Through Europe With Napoleon by H. E. Marshall (1912)
If you liked the style of Henrietta Marshall's writing in A History of France, you'll like this book about Napoleon.
Similar in style to Mary MacGregor's history- short, high-interest chapters. England and France were bitter enemies for much of history, so for an English writer to write a friendly history of France for English boys and girls was a novelty.
♥ French History for English Children by Caroline Stephen (1882)
Obviously French history from the English perspective. You'll soon notice that their 'children's' books are not at exactly the same level as our children's books. There are a LOT of little words on the page, but it's not difficult reading. It may work best as a read aloud for middle schoolers.
♥ Saint Joan of Arc by Mark Twain
Abbreviated version for young people with color illustrations by Howard Pyle. Beautiful!
♦ $ Landmark Joan of Arc by Ross (1412-1431)
♦ $ Landmark The Marquis de Lafayette by Carter (1757-1834)
♦ $ Landmark Marie Antoinette by Kielty (1755-1793)
♦ $ Landmark Napoleon and the Battle of Waterloo (1769-1821)
♦ $ Landmark The French Foreign Legion by Blassingame (1831)
♥ Stories from French History by Lena Dalkeith
♥ Stories from French History by Eleanor Price (1921)
Probably more suitable as a middle school readaloud or as a high schooler personal read.
♦ $ The Journal of Madame Royale by Elizabeth Powers
Based on the journal of Marie Therese Charlotte, daughter of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI. She was 14 when the French revolution began. Three years later, after her parents were guillotined, she was exiled to Austria. View the tragic events from a personal point of view.
♥ The Story History of France by John Bonner (1918)
Originally entitled 'A Child's History of France', it tells the history from Clovis to WWI; written for those who are 'more interested in life than dates and maps and who prefer real men and women to political abstractions.'
♥ The Story of France Told to Boys and Girls by Mary MacGregor (1920)
Short, high interest chapters that a middle schooler could easily read on his own, but also makes a great read aloud.
♥ Through Europe With Napoleon by H. E. Marshall (1912)
If you liked the style of Henrietta Marshall's writing in A History of France, you'll like this book about Napoleon.
HISTORICAL FICTION
♥ Henty, G.A. St. George for England—a tale of Cressy and Poitiers, a decisive battle in the 100 Years War in Northern France (1340)
► ♥ Henty, G.A. At Agincourt—a tale of the white hoods at Paris (1415)
♥ Henty, G.A. In the Irish Brigade—a tale of war in Flanders and Spain (1710)
► ♥ Henty, G.A. In the Reign of Terror—a tale of the French Revolution (1793)
♥ Henty, G.A By Conduct and Courage—a story of the days of Nelson (1795) (Henty’s final book)
♥ Henty, G.A. No Surrender!—a tale of the rising of Le Vandee
♥ Henty, G.A. One of the 28th—a tale of Waterloo (1815)
♥ Henty, G.A A Woman of the Commune—a tale of two sieges of Paris, Franco-Prussian War (1870)
♥ Henty, G.A. The Young Franc-Tireurs—the tale of the Franco-Prussian War (1870)
♥ Henty, G.A. A Roving Commission -- revolt in Haiti
♦ Journey for a Princess by Margaret Leighton
"This particular book is remarkable in its description of the time of Alfred the Great of England and the Norse/Viking invasions of France and Britain. The history is interwoven with the story of a young woman who grows in confidence in her own qualities and decisions even though she is initially regarded as the least 'regal' of Alfred's children."
♥ The Boy Travellers in Central Europe by Thomas Knox (1893)
This time their adventures take them through France, Switzerland and Austria.
♦ $ The King's Shadow by Elizabeth Alder
Brings the Battle of Hastings and the end of Anglo-Saxon England to life.
$ The Striped Ships by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
"Juliana, an 11 year old Saxon girl, loses her home and family when the Normans conquer England in 1066 and seeks to bring order to her life by becoming involved with the Bayeaux tapestry."
► ♥ Henty, G.A. At Agincourt—a tale of the white hoods at Paris (1415)
♥ Henty, G.A. In the Irish Brigade—a tale of war in Flanders and Spain (1710)
► ♥ Henty, G.A. In the Reign of Terror—a tale of the French Revolution (1793)
♥ Henty, G.A By Conduct and Courage—a story of the days of Nelson (1795) (Henty’s final book)
♥ Henty, G.A. No Surrender!—a tale of the rising of Le Vandee
♥ Henty, G.A. One of the 28th—a tale of Waterloo (1815)
♥ Henty, G.A A Woman of the Commune—a tale of two sieges of Paris, Franco-Prussian War (1870)
♥ Henty, G.A. The Young Franc-Tireurs—the tale of the Franco-Prussian War (1870)
♥ Henty, G.A. A Roving Commission -- revolt in Haiti
♦ Journey for a Princess by Margaret Leighton
"This particular book is remarkable in its description of the time of Alfred the Great of England and the Norse/Viking invasions of France and Britain. The history is interwoven with the story of a young woman who grows in confidence in her own qualities and decisions even though she is initially regarded as the least 'regal' of Alfred's children."
♥ The Boy Travellers in Central Europe by Thomas Knox (1893)
This time their adventures take them through France, Switzerland and Austria.
♦ $ The King's Shadow by Elizabeth Alder
Brings the Battle of Hastings and the end of Anglo-Saxon England to life.
$ The Striped Ships by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
"Juliana, an 11 year old Saxon girl, loses her home and family when the Normans conquer England in 1066 and seeks to bring order to her life by becoming involved with the Bayeaux tapestry."
BIOGRAPHIES
FC S11-218 A Loyal Worker Louis Pasteur
FC W12-73 Genevieve
FC W12-19 Boy Commander of the Camisards
FC G4-70 Isaac Jogues
FC G5-51 Palissy
FC G6-49 Jeanne d'Arc
FC G6-294 Napoleon Bonaparte
FC G10-110 Cuvier and Animals of the Past
FC G10-159 Agassiz and the Animal Kingdom
FC G10-272 Louis Pasteur
FC G10-341 Marie Curie
FC W12-73 Genevieve
FC W12-19 Boy Commander of the Camisards
FC G4-70 Isaac Jogues
FC G5-51 Palissy
FC G6-49 Jeanne d'Arc
FC G6-294 Napoleon Bonaparte
FC G10-110 Cuvier and Animals of the Past
FC G10-159 Agassiz and the Animal Kingdom
FC G10-272 Louis Pasteur
FC G10-341 Marie Curie
♦ Champlain of the St. Lawrence by Ronald Syme
♦ Cartier by Ronald Syme
♦ $ Joan of Arc by Margaret Hodges
♦ LaSalle of the Mississippi by Ronald Syme
♦ Marie Curie by Robin McKown
The story of the scientist who discovered radium.
♦ Marquette and Joliet by Ronald Syme
♦ $ Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille by Russell Freedman
A biography of the modest Frenchman who, after being blinded at the age of three, went on to develop a system of raised dots on paper that enabled blind people to read and write.
♦ She Lived for Science: Irene Joliet-Curie by Robin McKown
The story of the daughter of Marie Curie who became a famed scientist in her own right.
♦ The Little Marquise: Madame Lafayette by Hazel Wilson
Fictionalized look at historic events.
♦ Cartier by Ronald Syme
♦ $ Joan of Arc by Margaret Hodges
♦ LaSalle of the Mississippi by Ronald Syme
♦ Marie Curie by Robin McKown
The story of the scientist who discovered radium.
♦ Marquette and Joliet by Ronald Syme
♦ $ Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille by Russell Freedman
A biography of the modest Frenchman who, after being blinded at the age of three, went on to develop a system of raised dots on paper that enabled blind people to read and write.
♦ She Lived for Science: Irene Joliet-Curie by Robin McKown
The story of the daughter of Marie Curie who became a famed scientist in her own right.
♦ The Little Marquise: Madame Lafayette by Hazel Wilson
Fictionalized look at historic events.