The Mystery of History Book Lists for Volume III

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We The Mystery of History lovers sure do love books, too! For a mom like me who loves to put my feet up on the ottoman and read to my kids, history-related read-alouds are a fabulous addition to our The Mystery of History curriculum. 

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If you're looking for Volume I titles, hop on over to the The Mystery of History Book Lists for Volume I post.

If you're looking for Volume II titles, hop on over to the The Mystery of History Book Lists For Volume II post.

If you're looking for Volume IV titles, hop over to the The Mystery of History Book Lists For Volume IV post.

There is wiggle room in terms of grade levels, so keep your own students in mind.

Volume III (The Renaissance, Reformation, and Growth of Nations)

Read Alouds

Grades 5-8

INDEPENDENT READING LIST VIEW

Bard of Avon Grades 3-8
Comic Book Shakespeare: Henry V Grades 3 and up
Comic Book Shakespeare: Macbeth Grades 3 and up
Comic Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream Grades 3 and up
Comic Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet Grades 3 and up
Comic Shakespeare: The Tempest Grades 3 and up
Comic Book Shakespeare: Twelfth Night Grades 3 and up
John Calvin Grades K and up
Martin Luther: A Man Who Changed the World Grades K and up
Good Queen Bess Grades 5 and up
John Calvin: After Darkness, Light Grades 4 and up
William Tyndale: The Smuggler's Flame Grades 4 and up
Who Was Galileo? Grades 3-7
Who Was Leonardo daVinci? Grades 3-7
Michelangelo Grades 2 and up
You Wouldn't Want to Explore With Sir Francis Drake! Grades 3 and up
You Wouldn't Want to Sail With Christopher Columbus! Grades 3 and up
You Wouldn't Want to Sail on the Mayflower! Grades 3 and up
You Wouldn't Want to Be An American Colonist! Grades 3 and up
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Shakespearean Actor Grades 3 and up
Vasco da Gama: Quest For the Spice Trade Grades 5 and up
Leonardo da Vinci: Young Artist, Writer, and Inventor Grades 3 and up
The River of Grace: The Story of John Calvin  Grades 5 and up
Shakespeare's Theatre Grades 5 and up
Sail! Can You Command a Sea Voyage? Grades 2 and up
Explorers Who Got Lost Grades 4 and up
The World Made New: Why the Age of Exploration Happened and How It Changed the World Grades 5 and up
Exploration and Conquest: The Americas After Columbus: 1500-1620 Grades 2-7
The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay: Life in Medieval Africa Grades 5-7
Captured in Miniature: Mughal Lives through Mughal Art Grades 4 and up
Brilliant Brits: Henry VIII Grades 2-4
Henry VIII: The King, His Six Wives, and His Court (Leaders of the Middle Ages) Grades 5 and up
Outrageous Women of the Renaissance Grades 4 and up
Outrageous Women of Colonial America Grades 4 and up
Saint Ignatius of Loyola: Leading the Way Grades 3-5
Recentering the Universe: The Radical Theories of Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton Grades 6 and up
Mary Tudor "Bloody Mary" (The Thinking Girl's Treasury of Dastardly Dames) Grades 3-8
World History Biographies: Elizabeth I: The Outcast Who Became England's Queen Grades 3-6
World History Biographies: Leonardo da Vinci: The Genius Who Defined the Renaissance Grades 3-6
You Wouldn't Want to Be Mary Queen of Scots! Grades 3 and up
Johannes Kepler: Giant of Faith and Science Grades 4 and up
Sir Walter Ralegh and the Quest For El Dorado Grades 7 and up
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Samurai! Grades 3 and up
Don Quixote: Part 1: The Graphic Novel Grades 3-7
The Story of Jamestown Grades 3-4
Surviving Jamestown Grades 5-7
My America: Our Strange New Land: Elizabeth's Jamestown Colony Diary, Book One Grades 2-5
My America: The Starving Time: Elizabeth's Jamestown Colony Diary, Book Two Grades 2-5
River of Dreams: the Story of the Hudson River Grades 4-6
Hudson Grades 3-6
Pocahontas Grades 1-3
Pocahontas: An American Princess Grades 3-4
Pocahontas: Young Peacemaker Grades 4-6
Pilgrims of Plymouth Grades K-3
. . . If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620 Grades 2-5
The Thanksgiving Story Grades K-3
Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #13: Pilgrims: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #27: Thanksgiving on Thursday Grades 1-4
Sarah Morton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl Grades K-3
Samuel Eaton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Boy Grades K-3
Squanto's Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving Grades 1-3
A Fly on the Ceiling (Descartes) Grades 2-4
World History Biographies: Galileo: The Genius Who Charted the Universe Grades 3-7
Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei Grades 1-5
Rembrandt and the Boy Who Drew Dogs: A story about Rembrandt van Rijn Grades K-3
Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #31: China: Land of the Emperor's Great Wall: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #14: Day of the Dragon King Grades 2-5
World History Biographies: Isaac Newton: The Scientist Who Changed Everything Grades 3-7
William Penn: Liberty and Justice for All Grades 4-8
The World of William Penn Grades 3 and up
William Penn: Founder of Pennsylvania Grades 3 and up
To Be a Slave Grades 3-7
A Slave Family Grades 3 and up
John Locke: Philosopher of the Enlightenment Grades 4-5
Salem Witch Trials: Colonial Life Grades 4-6
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Salem Witch! Grades 3 and up
The Witchcraft of Salem Village Grades 4-7
Johann Sebastian Bach Grades 1-3
George Frideric Handel, Composer of Messiah Grades 4 and up
Handel, Who Knew What He Liked Grades 1-5

The Mystery of History Book Links for the Other Volumes

The Mystery of History Book Lists For Volume I

The Mystery of History Book Lists For Volume II

The Mystery of History Book Lists For Volume III

The Mystery of History Book Lists For Volume IV

Wondering how to organize your The Mystery of History year? Two great tutorials for you:

How to Organize The Mystery of History Once, Part One
How to Organize The Mystery of History Once, Part Two

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