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History

994 books about history

Age

0–2 3–5 6–8 9–12 13+

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Picture Books Early Readers Chapter Books Graphic Novels

Cover of The Undefeated

Kwame Alexander

Cover of Terezin Voices from the Holocaust

Terezin Voices from the Holocaust

Cover of What Was World War I?

What Was World War I?

Nico Medina, Who HQ

Cover of Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood

Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #4

Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood

Cover of What Was the Plague?

What Was the Plague?

Roberta Edwards, Who HQ

Cover of Horrible Histories: Wales

Horrible Histories

Horrible Histories: Wales

Cover of What Was the Vietnam War?

What Was the Vietnam War?

Jim O'Connor, Who HQ

Cover of The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

The 1619 Project

The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

Nikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson

Cover of I Survived the Hindenburg Disaster, 1937

I Survived the Hindenburg Disaster, 1937

Cover of Terry Deary's Terribly True War Stories

Terry Deary's Terribly True War Stories

Cover of What Was the Holocaust?

What Was the Holocaust?

Gail Herman, Who HQ

Cover of Sarah Journeys West: An Oregon Trail Survival Story

An Oregon Trail Survival Story #1

Sarah Journeys West: An Oregon Trail Survival Story

Nikki Shannon Smith

Cover of I Survived The Graphic Novel

I Survived Graphic Novel #1

I Survived The Graphic Novel

Cover of My Name is Not Angelica

My Name is Not Angelica

Cover of What Was the San Francisco Earthquake?

What Was the San Francisco Earthquake?

Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler, Who HQ

Cover of I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964

I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964

Cover of What Was the Age of Exploration?

What Was the Age of Exploration?

Catherine Daly, Who HQ, Jake Murray

Cover of Titanic

Magic Tree House Fact Tracker Graphic Novel #1

Mary Pope Osborne

Cover of Where Is the Colosseum?

Where Is the Colosseum?

Jim O'Connor, Who HQ

Cover of I Survived the Galveston Hurricane, 1900

I Survived the Galveston Hurricane, 1900

Cover of Where Is Machu Picchu?

Where Is Machu Picchu?

Megan Stine, Who HQ

Cover of Spy on History: Mary Bowser and the Civil War Spy Ring

Spy on History: Mary Bowser and the Civil War Spy Ring

Cover of Freedom Soup

Cover of Vespers Rising

The 39 Clues #11

Rick Riordan, Peter Lerangis, Jude Watson, Gordon Korman

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