I have 20 ancient civilization history living books today.
When putting together your own homeschool unit studies, the first thing you want is a book that can be used as a spine or guide. Not just any book though.
A living book makes history come alive and draws our kids back to that time period.
Today, I am listing some of our ancient civilization living books that we have either read or that I have on my list to keep as supplements.
Middle School – Ancient Civilization Living History Books
- Archimedes and the Door of Science (Living History Library) Ancient Greece and science too.
- The Golden Goblet (Newbery Library, Puffin) Ancient Egypt.
- Mara, Daughter of the Nile (Puffin Story Books) Ancient Egypt.
- Odysseus in the Serpent Maze (Young Heroes (Harper Paperback)) Ancient Crete
- The Trojan War Homer and the Trojan War
- Caesar’s Gallic War An account, both factual and fictional, of the Gallic War of 58 to 51 B.C.
- Atticus Of Rome 30 B.C. (The Life And Times) Rome and gladiators
- The Annals of the World More like an extensive reference and could be used for high school and beyond.
- Hadassah: One Night With the King Really liked by girls and I heard it was good though my boys were not interested in reading it. They are boys right? Listing it here in case you have a sweet girl.
- The Cat of Bubastes: A Tale of Ancient Egypt (Dover Children’s Classics)
- Augustus Caesar’s World
- Tales of Ancient Egypt (Puffin Classics)
- The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt (Landmark Books)
- Gilgamesh the King (The Gilgamesh Trilogy)
- The Hero and the Minotaur
- Detectives in Togas
- Awful Egyptians (Horrible Histories)
- D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths
- Alexander the Great (First Books–Ancient Biographies)
- Cleopatra of Egypt (World Landmark Books, W-50)
Younger Grades – Ancient Civilization Living History Books
- The Classic Treasury of Aesop’s Fables
- The Trojan Horse: How the
- Greeks Won the War (Step-Into-Reading, Step 5) by Little, Emily [1988]
- Pompeii…Buried Alive! (Step into Reading)
These are just a few of the ones that I have kept up with during the years. I know there are others. Do you have any favorites you read when studying Ancient Civilization history?
Other History Books:
- 20 Awesome History Books for Kids
- 8 World War II Historical Fiction Books for Middle School
- 13 Living History Books about Ancient Greece
- How to Use a History Spine to Build Your Study of History
Hugs and love ya,
OH MY GOD LORD ABOVE!!!! you are an angel! I have boon looking for a list to help me like this! Not only am I a new home schooler, but I have tried all year this year to make school at my house and it isn’t working at all! I have no idea what I was thinking when I infect pulled my son out of school because it was not a fit for him, his learning style and he was not picking up on anything. Then I bring him home set up a school at home and I am failing! He is board, Not paying attention, is not retaining and not only is he frustrated but so am I. I have been looking into unit studies and think they will fit perfect, especially since he is a auditory learner. He loves watching youtube to learn things, listening to me read to him, and likes things to keep him busy so hands on things. I am just not very confident in the books I should pick. I guess this next yr will be another yr of trial and error! I am freaked out I am really going to screw up my kids forever lol!