I really like Susan Wise Bauer’s Story of the World series, particularly the earlier volumes, but I wanted to give some extra weighting to British history in our studies. I should say from the outset that I am not sure whether this is the ‘right’ or ‘best’ way cover history with children. For example, Charlotte…
This post is part of a series of recommendations for children’s books on different eras of British history. You can read the overview post here. These book suggestions are for England after the Romans left, up until the Battle of Hastings. King Arthur Whether Arthur was a historical figure is disputed, but he is certainly…
Books about ships are a particular interest for one of my children. Here are some suggestions for naval history books, and more general books about ships, for a range of ages. I have organised them broadly chronologically. If you are in the UK, I would recommend a visit to the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich,…
This is part three of a short series of articles looking at Scottish history books for children. You can see the other articles here: Scottish history books for children are thin on the ground. I thought it might be helpful to list some of our favourites grouped by series and/or author, to give an idea…
This is part two of a short series of articles looking at Scottish history books for children. You can see the other articles here: I have organised the books into different periods of history, in chronological order. Some periods of history have more resources available than others! There are not as many children’s book available…
It is relatively easy to find books on particular individuals in Scottish history, or on isolated episodes such as the Scottish Wars of Independence. I have found it harder to find good children’s resources for studying larger periods of Scottish history. I have organised my suggestions for Scottish history resources into three articles. First, possible…
We used the book Polar Explorers for Kids by Maxine Snowden as a spine for a project on polar exploration. The book provided a good overview of the history of the exploration of both poles. However, as we were using a number of other resources, I identified a number of factual errors, and points where…
These book recommendations cover the general geography, flora and fauna of the Arctic and Antarctica. If you are looking for books about Polar Explorers, we have a separate article covering that topic here, please do check it out! Picture books Sophie Scott Goes South Alison Lester We really enjoyed this book about a girl visiting…
Polar exploration is a wonderful topic to read about with children. There are so many stories of incredible bravery, determination and often survival against the odds. However, children’s books tend to gloss over the uglier side of human nature displayed in the polar regions. If you are interested in exploring this theme with your children,…
