The Mystery of History Book Lists For Volume IV

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Well, here we are at Volume IV! For those of us who love The Mystery of History, this last volume is bittersweet, isn't it? Doubtless you will look at this list and see a book you love for this time period; there are so many to choose from so I listed the books our family has come to love. If you have more to add, please leave them in the comments!

The list is in chronological order of lessons in Volume IV. There is wiggle room in terms of grade levels, so keep your own students in mind.

In case you're looking for book lists for the other volumes of The Mystery of History, here they are:

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

VOLUME IV: Wars of Independence to Modern Times

Read Alouds

Grades 4-8

Middle School and High School

Independent Reading List View

Johann Sebastian Bach Grades 1-4
George Handel Grades 1-4
If You Lived in Colonial Times Grades 2-5
You Wouldn't Want to Be an American Colonist Grades 3-6
A History of US: Making the Thirteen Colonies Grades 5-8
If You Lived in Williamsburg in Colonial Days Grades 2-5
Colonial America Grades 3-5
Maggie's Choice: Johnathan Edwards and the Great Awakening Grades 3-7
Johnathan Edwards: America's Genius Grades 4-8
Benjamin Franklin: Man of Many Talents Grades 2-4
Benjamin Franklin: Young Printer Grades 4-6
Benjamin Franklin Grades 5-12
The Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin Grades 3-6
Catherine the Great Grades 7-10
Catherine the Great: The Great Journey Grades 4-7
The American Revolution Grades 3-7
If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution Grades 2-5
Revolutionary War on Wednesday Grades 1-4
American Revolution: A Non-Fiction Companion to Revolutionary War on Wednesday Grades 1-4
Can't You Make Them Behave, King George? Grades 1-4
You Wouldn't Want to Be at the Boston Tea Party Grades 3-6
A History of US: From Colonies to Country Grades 5-8
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Grades 1-4
The French Revolution Grades 4-7
You Wouldn't Want to Be an Aristocrat in the French Revolution Grades 3-6
Napoleon: Emperor and Conqueror Grades 7-10
How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis and Clark Grades 3-7
You Wouldn't Want to Explore With Lewis and Clark Grades 3-6
Sacagawea Grades 1-4
William Wilberforce the Freedom Fighter Grades 4 and up
Ludwig von Beethoven Grades 1-4
The Town That Fooled the British Grades 1-4
The War of 1812: Expanding and Preserving the Union Grades 3-5
Francis Scott Key's Star-Spangled Banner Grades K-3
Trail of Tears Grades 2-4
The Trail of Tears Grades 4-7
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Grades 9 and up
George Muller, the Children's Champion Grades 4 and up
George Muller: The Guardian of Bristol's Orphans Grades 5 and up
Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie Grades 1-3
The Boy in the Alamo Grades 4 and up
Chang's Paper Pony Grades 1-3
On to Oregon Grades 3-7
Daily Life in a Covered Wagon Grades K-3
Fantastic Facts About the Oregon Trail Grades 3 and up
Beautiful Land: A Story of the Oklahoma Land Rush Grades 3-5
You Wouldn't Want to Be an American Pioneer Grades 3-6
The Long Way Westward Grades 2-5
Gold Fever! Grades 1-4
You Wouldn't Want to Live in a Wild West Town Grades 3-6
Ten Mile Day Grades 4-6
You Wouldn't Want to Work on the Railroad Grades 3-6
The Amazing Impossible Erie Canal Grades 2-6
They're Off! The Story of the Pony Express Grades 1-4
Clara and the Bookwagon Grades 1-3
The Great Fire Grades 5-12
I Survived the Great Chicago Fire Grades 2-5
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Victorian Mill Worker Grades 3-6
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Victorian Servant Grades 3-6
David Livingstone: Africa's Trailblazer Grades 5 and up
Karl Marx: Philosopher and Revolutionary Grades 7 and up
My Name is Truth: The Life of Sojourner Truth Grades 1-4
A Picture Book of Sojourner Truth Grades 2-5
Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth Grades 1-4
Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman? Grades 5 and up
Harriet Tubman: A Woman of Courage Grades 2-4
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom Grades K-3
Harriet Tubman Grades 6-9
Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglas Grades K-3
Frederick's Journey: The Life of Frederick Douglass Grades 3-5
Frederick Douglass on Slavery and the Civil War: Selections from His Writings Grades 6 and up
Hudson Taylor Deep in the Heart of China Grades 5 and up
Hudson Taylor: Friend of China Grades 5 and up
Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom Grades 3-7
Florence Nightingale Grades 1-3
Florence Nightingale Grades 1-4
Heart and Soul: The Story of Florence Nightingale Grades 5-9
Eureka: The Unfinished Revolution Grades 9 and up
One Beetle Too Many: The Extraordinary Adventures of Charles Darwin Grades 3-6
Charles Darwin and the Theory of Evolution Grades 3-8
The Clay Marble Grades 5-9
The Drinking Gourd Grades K-3
Working Cotton Grades PreK-3
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Civil War Soldier Grades 3-6
I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg Grades 2-5
Just a Few Words, Mr. Lincoln Grades 3-4
Abraham Lincoln Grades 2-8
Abraham Lincoln's World Grades 2-8
A Pocketful of Goobers Grades 3-5
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Nurse During the American Civil War Grades 3-6
Kids Book of Canadian History Grades 3-7
Immigration and the Founding of new Communities: Canada Through Time Grades 1-4
Building a Nation: Canada Through Time Grades 1-4
Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote Grades 1-4
If You Lived When Women Won Their Rights Grades 2-5
Katie Meets the Impressionists Grades K-3
Mary Cassatt: Extraordinary Impressionist Painter Grades 3-5
Linnea in Monet's Garden Grades K-3
Indian Boyhood Grades 5 and up
The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane Grades 4-8
Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark Grades 2-4
Helen Keller: A Photographic Story of a Life Grades 5-10
A Picture Book of Thomas Alva Edison Grades 1-3
On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein Grades 1-4
Who Was Albert Einstein Grades 3-5
Albert Einstein Grades 5-12
Keep On! The Story of Matthew Henson, Co-Discoverer of the North Pole Grades 1-4
Bully For You, Teddy Roosevelt! Grades 3-7
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Worker on the Statue of Liberty Grades 3-6
Factory Girl Grades 4-8
The Long Way to a New Land Grades 1-3
You Wouldn't Want to Work on the Brooklyn Bridge Grades 3-6
I Survived True Stories: Five Epic Disasters  Grades 2-5
Survivors: The Night the Titanic Sank Grades 1-3
Titanic Grades 5-12
You Wouldn't Want to Be in the Trenches of WWI Grades 3-6
World War I: An Interactive History Adventure Grades 3-4
World War I: 1914-1918 Grades 7 and up
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia Grades 9 and up
Irelandopedia: A Compendium of Map, Facts and Knowledge Grades All ages
I Survived the Hindenburg Disaster Grades 2-5
I Will Come Back For You Grades K-4
Joseph Stalin Grades 7-10
Breaking Stalin's Nose Grades 4-7
TinTin in the Land of the Soviets Grades 4 and up
The Great Depression: A History Just for Kids Grades 3 and up
Children of the Great Depression Grades 4-8
Potato: A Tale From the Great Depression Grades K-4
Ghandi Grades 5-12
Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow Grades 4-8
Jesse Owens: Running Into History Grades 2-4
Who Was Jesse Owens? Grades 3-7
Gifts From the Enemy Grades 4-6
I Survived the Nazi Invasion Grades 2-5
The Story of Anne Frank Grades 2-4
Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl Grades 6-up
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Secret Agent During WWII Grades 3-6
Bomb Grades 5 and up
I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor Grades 2-5
You Wouldn't Want to Be a WWII Pilot Grades 3-6
Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot Grades 2-4
Understanding Israel Today Grades 5-8
Mao Zedong Grades 7-10
The Chinese Century Grades 1 and up
China's Long March Grades 5 and up
Sgt. Reckless the War Horse: Korean War Hero Grades K-2
The Korean War: An Interactive Modern History Adventure Grades 3-5
The Cuban Missile Crisis: The Cold War Goes Hot Grades 6 and up
Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir Grades 6 and up
Jack's Path of Courage: The Life of John F. Kennedy Grades K-3
John F. Kennedy: The Making of a Leader Grades 3-5
DK Eyewitness Books: Vietnam War Grades 3-7
10,000 Days of Thunder: A History of the Vietnam War Grades 5 and up
The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle For Equal Rights Grades 5-9
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Grades K-3
Martin Luther King, Jr. Grades K-3
A Time to Break Silence: The Essential Works of Martin Luther King, Jr., for Students Grades 7 and up
Rosa Grades PreK-3
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice Grades 6 and up
The Race for Space Grades 5-8
Footprints on the Moon Grades 3-6
Moonwalk: The First Trip to the Moon Grades 2-4
You Wouldn't Want to Be on Apollo 13 Grades 3-6
Roe V. Wade: And the Fight over Life and Liberty Grades 7 and up
Watergate: A Story of Richard Nixon and the Shocking 1972 Scandal Grades 6 and up
The Century for Young People Grades 3 and up
The Berlin Wall: An Interactive Modern History Adventure Grades 3-4
When the Wall Came Down Grades 5 and up
The Persian Gulf War Grades 4-7
Mother Theresa Grades 5-12
Nelson Mandela Grades 1-5
Nelson Mandela Grades 5-12
Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey Grades K-3
America Is Under Attack: September 11, 2001: The Day the Towers Fell Grades 1-5
I Survived the Attacks of September 11th Grades 2-5
Understanding September 11th: Answering Questions about the Attacks on America Grades 7 and up

Bonus: History Beyond Volume IV:

War in Afghanistan: An Interactive Modern History Adventure Grades 3-4
Hurricane Katrina: An Interactive Modern History Adventure Grades 3-4
I Survived Hurricane Katrina Grades 3-7
Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans Grades 7 and up
13 Modern Artists Children Should Know Grades 3 and up
Kamakwie: Finding Peace, Love, and Injustice in Sierra Leone Grades 7-12
The 2000's Decade in Photos Grades 5 and up
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak: Geek Heroes Who Put the Personal in Computers Grades 1-4
Steve Jobs: Thinking Differently Grades 3-7
I Survived the Japanese Tsunami of 2011 Grades 3-7
Meltdown!: The Nuclear Disaster in Japan and Our Energy Future Grades 7 and up
I Survived the Joplin Tornado of 2011 Grades 3-7

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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