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| The Cat of Bubastes by G. A. Henty A young Egyptian accidentally kills a sacred cat and must flee from an angry mob. Set in 1250 B.C., the time of Moses, this thrilling... [More] | ![]() | Ancient before 500BC | Middle | Historical Fiction |
| The Children's Homer by Padraic Colum Travel back to a mythical time when Achilles, aided by the gods, waged war against the Trojans. And join Odysseus on his journey through... [More] | ![]() | Ancient before 500BC | Middle | Literature |
| Mara Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw Mara, the spunky 17-year-old slave girl, far from perfect (in fact, rather devious), but brave and eventually quite heroic as she risks death rather than betray the people and ideals that she loves. [More] | ![]() | Ancient before 500BC | Middle | Historical Fiction |
| Hannibal by Robert Green Hannibal, the legendary Carthaginian battles all the forces of Ancient Rome [More] | ![]() | Ancient to Classic | Middle | Biography |
| Archimedes and the Door of Science by Jeanne Bendick I just got done reading this aloud to my homeschooled 6th grade twins. What a treasure! The author weaves together mathematical and... [More] | ![]() | Ancient before 500BC | Middle | Historical Fiction |
| Black Ships Before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff The Story of the IliadHomer's epic poem, The Illiad, is one of the greatest adventure stories of all time. In it, the abduction of the... [More] | ![]() | Ancient before 500BC | Middle | Literature |
| The Story of the World by Susan Wise Bauer What terrible secret was buried in Shi Huangdi's tomb? Did nomads like lizard stew? What happened to Anansi the Spider in the Village of... [More] | ![]() | Ancient to Modern | Middle | General |
| The Mystery of the Roman Ransom by Hentry Winterfeld [intro] In these two delightful history-mysteries, seven boys in Ancient Rome solve strange crimes . . . thanks to some help from their... [More] | ![]() | Ancient before 500BC | Middle | Historical Fiction |
| Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt by Elizabeth Payne For more than 3,000 years, Egypt was a great civilization that thrived along the banks of the Nile River. But when its cities crumbled to... [More] | ![]() | Ancient before 500BC | Middle | General |
| Riddle of the Rosetta Stone by James Cross Giblin "Until the Rosetta Stone was finally translated and the decoding of hieroglyphic writing made possible, much of Egyptian history was lost.... [More] | ![]() | Ancient before 500BC | Middle | Historical Fiction |
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