Recommended Book List for Year One, Ancients ~ BiblioPlan

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Required Texts
Optional Spines
Recommended Books for Grades K - 2
Recommended Books for Grades 3 - 5
Recommended Books for Grades 5 - 8
Recommended Books for Grades 8 - 12
Recommended Family Read Alouds
Optional Resources

REQUIRED TEXTS FOR ANCIENTS

A Bible (Student version or a Children’s Version) Your preferred translation; should have good historical charts and timelines. We highly recommend one of these options:

The Beginner’s Bible - Timeless Children‘s Stories (K-1st)
The Picture Bible by Iva Hoth (Gr. 2-4)
*NIV Adventure Bible, Hidden Treasure Edition (1984) Zondervan / Paperback (Gr.5-8) - CBD
The New Inductive Study Bible (Precepts Ministries)

OPTIONAL SPINES FOR ANCIENTS
(Please refer to the BiblioPlan Family Guide to determine which books are right for your family)

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*Victor Journey Through the Bible , V. Gilbert Beers - CBD
Story of the World, Volume 1: The Ancients, Susan Wise Bauer
Story of the World Audio Tape, Volume 1: The Ancients, Read by Jim Weis
**Usborne Internet Linked Encyclopedia of World History (2000 or newer) by Jane Bingham www.usbornebooksandmore.com
*Mystery of History Vol. 1 (Hobar) - CBD
*Mystery of History Vol. 2 (Hobar) - CBD
Pharoahs of Ancient Egypt, Elizabeth Payne
**Famous Men of Greece (free online) http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/
**Famous Men of Rome (free online) http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/

K-2 LIST

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*Abraham’s Big Test by Arch Books- CBD
Adam and Eve in the Garden by Kelly Pulley
Androcles and the Lion, Aesop, Illustrated by Janet Stevens
Bill And Pete Go Down the Nile by Tomie DePaola
China’s Bravest Girl: Legend of Hua Mu Lan, Charlie Chin
Cleopatra, Diane Stanley
City, David Macaulay
Daniel and the Tattletales by Dennis Jones
David and Goliath by Jean Marzollo
Discovering Jesus in Exodus: Covenant Promises for Covenant Kids by Susan and Richie Hunt
Growing Up in Ancient China by Ken Teague
Growing Up in Ancient Greece by Chris Chelepi
Growing Up in Ancient Rome, Mike Corbishley
Growing Up in the Aztec Times Marion Wood
*Jacob’s Dream by Arch Books - CBD
Jonah and the Very Big Fish Sara Fletcher and Chad Frye
Joseph’s Coat of Many Colors by Jenny Koralek
Joseph: God’s Dreamer by MacKenzie Carine
Journeys of Adventure: The Story of Paul, Carine MacKensie
*King Josiah and God’s Book by Kristen R. Nelson (Arch Book series)- CBD Book
Life in Ancient Athens by Jane Shuter
Noah’s Ark by Peter Spier
One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale by Demi
Pompeii: Buried Alive, Kundhardt
Pyramid by David Macaulay
*Rome Antics, David Macaulay - CBD
Tale of Three Trees: a Traditional Folktale, Angela Elwell Hunt
Temple Cat by Andrew Clements
The Aesop for Children, Milo Winter
*The Fiery Furnace by Melinda Kay Busch- CBD
The Great Wall of China by Leonard Everett Fisher
The Hardest Word: A Yom Kippur Story by Ana Tevkah
The Hero and the Minotaur by Robert Byrd
The Other Wise Man, Pamella Kennedy
The Legend of the Persian Carpet by Tomie dePaola
The Moses Basket by Jenny Koralek
The Last Quest of Gilgamesh by Ludmilla Zeman
The Revenge of Ishtar by Ludmilla Zeman
The Very First Christians, Paul L. Maier and Frank Ordaz
The Tower of Babel by Gloria Clanin
The Trojan Horse by Emily Little
Tut’s Mummy Lost and Found by Judy Donelly
You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Roman Gladiator, John Malam, David Salariya, and David Antram
Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West Africa by Gerald McDermott
10 Steps to Z-Z-Zing: Exodus 20:1-17 for Children by Joan Curren and Bill Heuer

3-5 LIST

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Abraham: God’s Brave Explorer by Kay Arthur and Janna Arndt
*Abraham’s Family: A Man of Faith by John D. Morris- CBD
Adara by Beatrice Gormley
Africa by David Petersen
Aladdin and Other Tales from the Arabian Nights by William Harvey, and N. J. Dawood
*Angels Sweep the Desert Floor: Bible Legends about Moses in the Wilderness by Miriam Chaikin- CBD
Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ, Lew Wallace
Cleopatra VII, Daughter of the Nile, Kristiana Gregory
Detectives in Togas, Henry Winterfield
Digging up the Past: Genesis 3-11 by Kay Arthur
Extreme Adventures with God(Isaac, Esau and Jacob) by Kay Arthur and Janna Arndt
Esther, the Brave Queen, Carine Mackensie
Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Myths by Bernard Evslin
*Joseph: God’s Super Hero by Kay Arthur and Janna Arndt- CBD
Joshua the Brave Leader by Carine Mackensie
Mummies and Pyramids by Mary Pope Osbourne
Sarah and Abraham: The Wonderful Promise by Carine MacKensie
The Best Book of Mummies by Philip Steele
The Legend of the Persian Carpet by DePaola
Tirzah by Lucille Travis
Twice Freed, Patricia St. John
Victory on the Walls: A Story of Nehemiah, Frieda Clark Hyman
Wrong Way Jonah (Discover 4 Yourself series) by Kay Arthur and Scoti Domeij
*You’re a Brave Man Daniel—Chapters 1-6 (Discover 4 Yourself), Kay Arthur and Janna Arndt- CBD

5-8 LIST

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Adara by Beatrice Gormley
Alexander the Great, Robert Green
Ancient Rome, (DK Publishing) An Eyewitness Book
Cleopatra by Robert Green
Daniel: Prophet of Dreams, Tommy Bryant, Silvio Spotti, Arthur Garcia
Galen and the Gateway to Medicine, Jeanne Bendick
Hannibal by Robert Green
Herod the Great by Robert Green
Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Myths by Bernard Evslin
Julius Caesar by Robert Green
*It Couldn’t Just Happen: Fascinating Facts About God’s World by Lawrence O. Richards- CBD
Mara, Daughter of the Nile Eloise McGraw
Religion, by Myrtle Langley
Shadow Hawk by Andre Norton
The Aeneid for Boys and Girls, Alfred J. Church
The Ancient Chinese by Virginia Schomp
The Assyrians by Elaine Landau
The Babylonians by Elaine Landau
The Children’s Homer, by Padric Colum
*The Father of Israel: Trusting God’s Promises by John MacArthur- CBD
The Forgotten Daughter, Caroline Dale Snedeker
*The Fugitive King by Elizabeth Rice Handford- CBD
The Golden Fleece, Padraic Colum
The Passover Journey: A Seder Companion by Barbara Goldin
The Robe, Lloyd C. Douglas
The Silk Route: 7,000 Miles of History, John S. Major
The Spartan, Caroline Dale Snedeker
Theras and His Town, Caroline Dale Snedeker