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Good Queen Bess: The Story of Elizabeth I of England

10 best books like Good Queen Bess: The Story of Elizabeth I of England (Diane Stanley): Archaeologists Dig for Clues, Maps and Globes, The Apprentice, Tut's Mummy: Lost...And Found, Viking Adventure, George Washington Carver: Man's Slave Becomes God's Scientist, Window on the World: When We Pray God Works, The Story of Eli Whitney, Usborne Time Traveler, The Usborne Book of World History

Archaeologists Dig for Clues
AuthorKate Duke
ISBN0064451755
This book provides an engaging and informative look at how archaeologists work, as a few schoolchildren work with an archaeologist named Sofie to look for artifacts in the remains of an Archaic-era settlement.

I like how this book makes archaeology look exciting, but also focuses on the scientific...
Maps and Globes
AuthorJack Knowlton
ISBN0064460495
This comprehensive look at geography and the environment, Maps and Globes, can take you anywhere—to the top of the tallest mountain on earth or the bottom of the deepest ocean. Maps tell you about the world: where various countries are located, where the jungles and deserts are, even how to find your...
The Apprentice
AuthorPilar Molina Llorente
ISBN0374404321
Given a challenge to read a book set in the Renaissance, I hit our school library card catalog hoping to find a few options for a quick read. I found one. One book set in the Renaissance. This book. So I read it. I'm sure it is one of those books that rarely gets checked out because the cover looks dated, and the...
Tut's Mummy: Lost...And Found
AuthorJudy Donnelly
ISBN0394891899
• This book is a great choice for beginners, and tells the story of the death of Tutankhamen. This is a great step into getting children excited to read books that are nonfiction,
• Teachers may use this for History, English
• Grades K-3
• Individual students may read this during...
Viking Adventure
AuthorClyde Robert Bulla
I really enjoyed reading this one with my daughter. As advertised in the title, there was a great deal of adventure, with plenty of Vikings. :)

Seriously, it was a fun book, and never got boring. Lots of intrigue and some very interesting themes presented, deep characterization and a lot of intrigue....
George Washington Carver: Man's Slave Becomes God's Scientist
AuthorDavid R. Collins
This is the first book I have read in the YA "Sower" series. It is written in 1st-person narrative and emphasizes Carver's Christian faith. I think it's a great biography for all ages, and especially for youth. Personally, I also find it interesting to look at the religious side of a person's background...
Window on the World: When We Pray God Works
AuthorDaphne Spraggett
ISBN1932805915
Well loved by young and old - a book that will inform and inspire the whole family, this beautifully presented, yet practical book, is the ideal accompaniment to Operation World. Stunning photographic visuals complement this A to Z of countries and people groups providing an exciting learning experience...
The Story of Eli Whitney
AuthorJean Lee Latham
ISBN1887840427
I read this non-fiction biography aloud to my children.

I have to admit that I had never heard of Eli Whitney before I picked up this book! His invention, the "cotton 'gin" built in 1793, was the first of its kind to separate the seeds from the cotton bolls. Until that time, cotton was not a popular...
Usborne Time Traveler
AuthorJudy Hindley
ISBN0746033656
A great value! This book includes Usborne's:
Knights & Castles
Viking Raiders
Rome & Romans
Pharaohs & Pyramids

The schtick is that you have a special helmut that allows you to time travel to different periods. This is why they are in reverse chronological order....
The Usborne Book of World History
AuthorAnne Millard
ISBN0860209598
Great introductory text to build on for elementary age; good review for high school students or adults who want to reconnect with some dates or expand their horizons into cultures they haven't studied. Lots of cultures I was never introduced to in school, anyhow (although most of them were somewhat...
The Greek News
AuthorAnton Powell
ISBN0763603406
"These entertaining, deftly organized books will make terrific light-hearted additions to cirriculum units on ancient civilizations." — Publishers Weekly

Stop the presses! What if ancient civilizations had daily newspapers? And they were amusing and compellingly informative?...
Leonardo's Horse
AuthorJean Fritz
ISBN0399235760
"A scintillating sliver of history. . . . An inventive introduction to the Renaissance and one of its masters." (Publishers Weekly, starred review)

"An unusual and surprisingly touching story . . . . An offbeat and intriguing read." (The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred...
A Child's History of the World
AuthorV.M. Hillyer
ISBN0899669387
A Child's History of the World is a classic. Written shortly after World War I by Calvert School's first Head Master, Virgil Hillyer, this history storybook combines charm with facts to stimulate young minds and leave them yearning for more information. This volume of A Child's History of the World...
Sarah Morton's Day: A Day In The Life Of A Pilgrim Girl
AuthorKate Waters
ISBN0590474006

I know I read this ages ago but couldn’t remember the details. I like the examination of what the everyday details would have been like for the Plymouth colonists. It struck me as well researched and presented in a very plausible manner to make history “real” to kids.

One thing that...
Tales of Robin Hood
AuthorTony Allan
ISBN0746020635
I absoluetly loved Tales of Robin Hood! I was laughing, crying and in the midst of this intense story! I now want to read the original book. I have been familiar with the story of Robin Hood, but reading it was completely different. I loved the intrigue, intense battles and the clear fight of good vs evil....
The Minstrel in the Tower
AuthorGloria Skurzynski
ISBN0394895983
In this gripping medieval page-turner, Roger and his sister Alice are
kidnapped and held for ransom in an ancient tower. To escape and find their
uncle, the children must summon all their courage and imagination. "Designed as
easy-reading material for middle-graders, this has the virtues...
The Little Riders
AuthorMargaretha Shemin
ISBN0688124992
"Take care of the little riders," says Johanna's father to the eleven-year-old when he leaves her with his parents for an extended vacation in their Dutch village. And Johanna does. She loves the twelve metal figures on horseback who ride forth each hour from the clock on the ancient church tower. She...
Castle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess
AuthorRichard Platt
ISBN0763621641
"Not many, if any, children’s books on the Middle Ages and castles contain the wealth of information found in this fresh, appealing offering." - SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (starred review)

What was it really like to live in a castle? Step back to the Middle Ages with Castle Diary: The Journal...
Leif the Lucky
AuthorIngri d'Aulaire
ISBN0964380307
Okay, Leif the Lucky might've topped Benjamin Franklin. The contest was a close one. It's the d'Aulaires' world, I'm just living in it.

We haven't yet read every work by the d'Aulaires. But their works on Leif Erikson and the Norse Gods show they have a passion for Norwegian mythology, history,...
The Great Wall Of China
AuthorLeonard Everett Fisher
ISBN0689801785
1. This book gives an historic account of why the Great wall of China was built. It gives fun fact and many pictures that show the hard work it took to build and just how big it is. We learn that China built the wall to keep the invading Mongols out of China.
2. For grades 2-4
3. I would use this with world...
Seeker of Knowledge: The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs
AuthorJames Rumford
To a child, the future is a magnificent dream. For Jean-Francois Champollion, the dream was to sail up the Nile in Egypt and uncover the secrets of the past. In 1802, when Champollion was eleven years old, he vowed to be the first person to read Egypt's ancient hieroglyphs. He faced great challenges over...
The Story Of Thomas Alva Edison
AuthorMargaret Davidson
ISBN0590424033
A Biography of a Great Man That Shines

Having read several of Margaret Davidson's books, I admit I have a certain brand loyalty, an admiration for her writing. I heartily recommend anything by Ms. Davidson, and this little book is no exception. As with her biography on Louis Braille, the subject...
In Search of the Source: A First Encounter with God's Word
AuthorNeil T. Anderson
ISBN0880704977
Up to his chest in the black current of an underground river, Neil Anderson was just hitting his stride.In the eerie light of flickering torches, the wild hunting party was bringing down giant fruit bats with blow darts and killing them with their bare hands. The cave was full of yelling, splashing men,,...
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