Mr. Roaldsen's 6th Grade Classes
|
The following list contains recommendations for further reading in our study of ancient civilizations
Daily Life in Ancient Egypt Literature Recommendations The following books offer opportunities to extend the content in this chapter. Growing Up in Ancient Egypt by Rosalie David (Mahwah, NJ: Troll Associates, 1997) The Mystery of the Hieroglyphs by Carol Donoughue (New York: Oxford University Press, 2002) Secrets of the Mummies: Uncovering the Bodies of Ancient Egyptians by Shelley Tanaka (New York: Scholastic, 2000)
The Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs Literature Recommendations The following books offer opportunities to extend the content in this chapter. Hatshepsut, His Majesty, Herself by Catherine M. Andronik (New York: Atheneum, 2001) Pyramid (Eyewitness Books) by James Putnam (London; New York: Dorling Kindersley Children, 2004) The Tomb of King Tutankhamen (Unearthing Ancient Worlds) by Michael Woods and Mary B. Woods (Minneapolis, MN: Twenty-First Century Books, 2008)
Geography and the Settlement of Greece Literature Recommendations The following books offer opportunities to extend the content in this lesson. Ancient Greece by Andrew Solway (New York: Oxford University Press, 2001) The Ancient Greek World by Jennifer T. Roberts and Tracy Bennett (New York: Oxford University Press, 2004) Seven Wonders of Ancient Greece by Michael and Mary B. Woods (Minneapolis, MN: Twenty-First Century Books, 2008)
The Rise of Democracy Literature Recommendations The following books offer opportunities to extend the content in this lesson. The Greeks: Life in Ancient Greece by Michelle Levine (Minneapolis, MN: Millbrook Press, 2009) The Pocket Timeline of Ancient Greece by Emma McAllister (New York: Oxford University Press, 2006) Tools of the Ancient Greeks: A Kid’s Guide to the History and Science of Life in Ancient Greece by Kris Bordessa (White River Junction, VT: Nomad Press, 2006)
Life in Two City-States: Athens and Sparta Literature Recommendations The following books offer opportunities to extend the content in this lesson. Inside Ancient Athens by Fiona McDonald (New York: Enchanted Lion Books, 2005) Pericles: Great Leader of Ancient Athens by Don Nardo (Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, 2006) You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Slave in Ancient Greece by Fiona McDonald, author, and Mike Berginn, illustrator (Danbury, CT: Children’s Press, 2000)
Fighting the Persian Wars Literature Recommendations The following books offer opportunities to extend the content in this lesson. The Ancient Greece of Odysseus by Peter Connolly (New York: Oxford Press, 1999) Going to War in Ancient Greece by Adrian Gilbert, author, and Mark Bergin, illustrator (Danbury, CT: Franklin Watts, 2001) The Story of the Persian War from Herodotus by Alfred P. Church (Chapel Hill, NC: Yesterday’s Classics, 2009)
The Golden Age of Athens Literature Recommendations The following books offer opportunities to extend the content in this lesson. Dramatizing Greek Mythology by Louise Thistle (Lyme, NH: Smith and Kraus, 2002) Life in Ancient Athens (Picture the Past) by Jane Shuter (Mankato, MN: Heinemann-Raintree, 2005)
Socrates: The Public Conscience of Golden Age Athens by Jun Lim (New York: Rosen Central, 2006) Alexander the Great and His Empire Literature Recommendations The following books offer opportunities to extend the content in this lesson. Alexander the Great by John Gunther (New York: Sterling, 2007) Alexander the Great Rocks the World by Vicky Alrear Shecter (Plain City, OH: Darby Creek Publishing, 2006) You Wouldn’t Want to Be in Alexander the Great’s Army!: Miles You’d Rather Not March by Jacqueline Morley, author, and David Antram, illustrator (New York: Franklin Watts, 2005)
The Legacy of Ancient Greece Literature Recommendations The following books offer opportunities to extend the content in this lesson. The Ancient Greeks (People of the Ancient World) by Allison Lassieur (Danbury, CT: Children’s Press, 2005) Hippocrates: Father of Medicine by Herbert S. Goldberg (Lincoln, NE: Authors Choice Press, 2006) Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots: Book 1 by Elizabeth Osborne (Clayton, DE: Prestwick House, 2003)
Geography and the Early Development of Rome Literature Recommendations The following books offer opportunities to extend the content in this lesson: Brave Cloelia: Retold from the Account in The History of Early Rome by the Roman Historian Titus Livius by Jane Louise Curry (Los Angeles: Getty Publications, 2004) The Etruscans by Don Nardo (Farmington Hills, MI: Lucent Books, 2004) Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Rome by Leon Ashworth (Mankato, MN: Smart Apple Media, 2002)
The Rise of the Roman Republic Literature Recommendations The following books offer opportunities to extend the content in this lesson. The Ancient Romans by Allison Lassier (Danbury, CT: Children’s Press, 2005) Famous Men of Rome by John Haaren (Blacksburg, VA: Wilder Publications, 2009) The Story of the Romans by H. A. Guerber (Chapel Hill, NC: Yesterday’s Classics, 2006)
From Republic to Empire Literature Recommendations The following books offer opportunities to extend the content in this lesson. Everyday Life in the Roman Empire by Kathryn Hinds (Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books, 2009) The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire by Nigel Rogers (London: Lorenz Books, 2008) Julius Caesar: Ruler of the Roman World by Zachary Kent (Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, 2006)
Daily Life in the Roman Empire Literature Recommendations The following books offer opportunities to extend the content in this lesson. Ancient Rome on 5 Denarii a Day by Philip Matyszak (New York: Thames & Hudson, 2008) Daily Life in Ancient Rome by Alberto Angela (New York: Europa Editions, 2009) Tools of the Ancient Romans by Rachel Dickinson (White River Junction, VT: Nomad Press, 2006)
The Origins and Spread of Christianity Literature Recommendations The following books offer opportunities to extend the content in this lesson. Constantine: Ruler of Christian Rome by Julian Morgan (New York: Rosen Publishing Group, 2002) The Rise of Christianity by Don Nardo (San Diego: Lucent Books, 2000) The Twelve Apostles by Marianna Mayer (New York: Dial, 2000)
Learning About World Religions: Christianity Literature Recommendations The following books offer opportunities to extend the content in this lesson. Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity by Khaled Anatolios and Stephen F. Brown (New York: Chelsea House, 2009) Christianity by Trevor Barnes (New York: Kingfi sher Publications, 2005) Martin Luther by Samuel Willard Crompton (New York: Chelsea House, 2004) The Legacy of Rome in the Modern World Literature Recommendations The following books offer opportunities to extend the content in this lesson. City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction by David Macaulay (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1983) The Greek and Latin Roots of English by Tamara M. Green (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2007) Legacies from Ancient Rome by Anita Ganeri (Amarillo, TX: Chrysalis Education, 2000)
|
