Genesis-Deuteronomy Library Book List

Here are the notes of all the books we used last year for 1st! Absolutely loved the curriculum. I did add in The Story of the World so a few of the books were recommended in connection to that.

Archaeologists Dig for Clues – lengthy book, but great explanation of what archaeologist do.

The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton – General discussion about how things change over time.

House on Maple Street – General discussion about how things change over time (archaeology)

The Nile River by Allan Fowler (reading level 3.5)

Mummies, Pyramids, and Pharaohs by Gail Gibbons – Excellent, extremely thorough, easy reading (reading level 5.2)

Mummies in the Morning – Magic Treehouse book (fiction)

Mummies and Pyramids – thorough chapter book (reading level 2.9)

The Great Pyramid by Mann – lengthy but good information for teacher

Egypt by Krensky – (reading level 3.6) – ***Great book; maybe use as a review at the end of the year

Ancient Egyptians and Their Neighbors – lengthy but good information for teacher

Ancient Israelites and Their Neighbors – lengthy but good information for teacher

The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt – research for teacher (recommended ages 8-12)

The Golden Sandal: A Middle Eastern Cinderella Story by Rebecca Hickox – silly but fun

The Three Princes: A Tale from the Middle East, retold by Eric A. Kimmel – wonderful traditional story

I lost My Tooth in Africa – Takes place in Mali, discusses traditions there

Anansi the Spider – Ashanti tale (Ghana)

A is for Africa – neat intro to several cultural items (author from Nigeria)

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Peoples Ears

Too Much Talk

Is it Far to Zanzibar? by Nikki Grimes- Book of poems re. Zanzibar (off Tanzania)

We’re Sailing Down the Nile: A Journey Through Egypt by Laurie Krebs – Cute rhyming picture book that covers many major monuments and cities along the Nile

Hatshepsut: Egypt’s First Female Pharaoh by Pamela Dell – great chapter book with lots of well-balanced details (a little too much for elementary age, maybe use in middle school as an independent reader)

Tutankhamen by Demi – beautifully illustrated by incredibly lengthy for a picture book.  Info repeated from other sources

Tutankhamen’s Gift by Robert Sabuda – fictional account (picture book) of Tut’s life, includes info about several other Pharaohs

Tut’s Mummy: Lost & Found – great early reader

Beatrice’s Goat by Page McBrier – beautiful story about the Heiffer Project and a little girl in Uganda

Yatandou by Gloria Whelan – about a girl in Mali whose family works hard to get a grinding mill

One Child, One Seed: A South African Counting book by Kathryn Cave – beautiful photographs of farm life in South Africa

The Spider Weaver: A Legend of Kente Cloth by Margaret Musgrave – traditional tale of how a spider gave the weavers in Ghana their unique patterns

Ms. Frizzle’s Adventures: Ancient Egypt – fun but informative

Master Man: A Tall Tale of Nigeria by Aaron Shepard – fun story in comic book style

Ashanti to Zuly: African Traditions by Margaret Musgrove – beautiful illustrations and details about various African tribes.

Great video about Hittite Empire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96NmAluCe8c

Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters – Zimbabwe Cinderella tale

episode of Reading Rainbow: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009PXLC8M/ref=dv_dp_ep11

video series – Ancient Civilizations for Children (viewed Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Africa)

King Midas and the Golden Touch – book by Charlotte Craft and Disney video

Indian history:

One Grain of Rice by Demi – Mathematical folktale (use again when discussing square roots!)

Exploration Into India by Ganeri – Use more later, but good pictures about Ancient India

Asian history :

Tikki Tikki Tembo

The Story About Ping

Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China by Ai-Ling Louie

My experience has been only with the first half of the first volume of Story of the World, but I thought it was a good match. I didn’t love the SCM Ancient Egypt and her Neighbor for my 6-year-old and also wanted a wider ancient history range than just Egypt. I thought Story of the World did just that.