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10 best books like Samuel Eaton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Boy (Kate Waters): 1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving, White Water, My Mama Had a Dancing Heart, The Missing Mitten Mystery, First Snow in the Woods: A Photographic Fantasy, Shipwrecked!: The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy, George Washington, Peter the Great, You Wouldn't Want to Be an American Colonist!: A Settlement You'd Rather Not Start, You Wouldn't Want to Be at the Boston Tea Party!: Wharf Water Tea, You'd Rather Not Drink

1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving
AuthorCatherine O'Neill Grace
ISBN0792261399
1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving, published in 2001, presents Thanksgiving from a non-traditional (from a U.S. viewpoint) perspective. When I was growing up I don’t believe I gave a thought to whether Native Americans lived on the land that was claimed by the “Pilgrims”. And while I do have a sentimental...
White Water
AuthorMichael S. Bandy
ISBN0763636789
For a young boy growing up in the segregated south, a town drinking fountain becomes the source of an epiphany.

It's a scorching hot day, and going into town with Grandma is one of Michael's favorite things. When the bus pulls up, they climb in and pay their fare, get out, walk to the back door, and...
My Mama Had a Dancing Heart
AuthorLibba Moore Gray
ISBN0531071421
I love this book. I even mentioned it on my blog a few years ago when someone else's post went viral about why we shouldn't try to give our kids a magical childhood (I've run a non-profit site and later the related blog called "A Magical Childhood" for nearly 20 years).

In that post, I wrote:

"There...
The Missing Mitten Mystery
AuthorSteven Kellogg
ISBN0142301922
Annie and her dog, Oscar, have had a busy day playing in the snow. Somehow Annie's red mitten has disappeared in all the fun. They look high and low. . . . It's not on the sledding hill, and it's not by the snow castles. Maybe an eagle carried it off to keep its baby's head warm. Or maybe a mouse is using it as a sleeping...
First Snow in the Woods: A Photographic Fantasy
AuthorCarl R. Sams II
ISBN0977010864
STORY = 3 STARS
PHOTOGRAPHY = 5 STARS

I really appreciate what the authors are trying to do here--make beautiful wildlife photography "accessible" to children by pairing the story of a fawn's first snow with beautiful photographs to match the text. The story itself would probably not...
Shipwrecked!: The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy
AuthorRhoda Blumberg
Any person who leaves the country to go to another and later returns will be put to death. This was the law in Japan in the early 1800s. When fourteen-year-old Manjiro, working on a fishing boat to help support his family, was shipwrecked three hundred miles away from his homeland, he was heartbroken to...
George Washington
AuthorIngri d'Aulaire
ISBN0964380315
The D Aulaires researched this classic biography of the Father Of Our Country by traveling in the very footsteps of Washington across Virginia territory, absorbing the essence of this great man. Beautifully illustrated in full color. Recommended in Laura Berquist Syllabus Grades 2, 3 and 4 Author:...
Peter the Great
AuthorDiane Stanley
A very short book about Peter the Great - the Tsar who drug Russia (kicking and screaming) into more modern times. This is a children's book, so it is not very detailed, but the artwork is beautiful and there is enough information to whet the appetite about a historical figure whose name I knew, but not much...
You Wouldn't Want to Be an American Colonist!: A Settlement You'd Rather Not Start
AuthorJacqueline Morley
- Fits in well with social studies and U.S. history curricula.
- Draws in even the most reluctant reader with a lighthearted tone and hilarious illustrations.
- Includes glossary and index.
National Social Studies Education Standards: Grades K-4
II. Time, Continuity, and Change
-...
You Wouldn't Want to Be at the Boston Tea Party!: Wharf Water Tea, You'd Rather Not Drink
AuthorPeter Cook
ISBN0531124479
The year is 1773. Your name is George Robert Twelves Hewes and you were born in Boston Massachusetts in 1742. You grew to manhood in a time of turmoil, when American colonists first began to rebel against the unjust rule of the British government. You were to be at the center of some of the most important...
Three Young Pilgrims
AuthorCheryl Harness
ISBN0027426432
In these richly detailed pages, you'll meet three of the young Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower, Bartholomew, Remember, and Mary Allerton.

When Bartholemew, Remember, and Mary Allerton and their parents first step down from the Mayflower after sixty days at sea, they never dream that...
Under the Snow
AuthorMelissa Stewart
ISBN1561454931
When snow falls, we love to sled and skate and have snowball fights. But at the end of the day, we go home where it is warm and safe. What about all those animals out there in the forests and fields? What do they do when snow blankets the ground? Journey from your neighborhood to the woods, where ladybugs crowd...
Who Has These Feet?
AuthorLaura Hulbert
ISBN0805089071
To my taste, this book would cover the whole Animalia kingdom. It is such an amazing educational tool, perfect to teach about basic zoology. It covers basic animal groups such as: mammals, amphibians, birds, invertebrates and reptiles. Super appropriate for your small amateur naturalist. This is...
If You Sailed On The Mayflower
AuthorAnn McGovern
ISBN0590451618
This gets an "amazing" because my kids were on the edge of the couch listening to this. They spent three nights in a row talking to their dad about it at dinner and it still comes up every now and then. Even the 5-yr-old enjoyed it and has been able to talk about it.

This is just a brief overview of the...
A Lion to Guard Us
AuthorClyde Robert Bulla
ISBN0064403335
The inspiring classic that The New Yorker called "an exciting tale [with] top-notch writing," about one girl facing harsh conditions and huge responsibility as she brings her family to the American colonies. 

Featuring a heroine with faith, courage, and a great deal of grit, this...
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
AuthorHelen Ward
ISBN0763660981
A gorgeously illustrated and poetically written classic, set in a 1930s-era city at Christmastime

Rediscover the tale of the simple country mouse, magically retold by Helen Ward. Beguiled by his cousin’s amazing tales, the country mouse visits the electric city. Unfortunately the town...
The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree
AuthorGail Gibbons
ISBN0152712453
This book about nature and the changing seasons focuses on a young boy and a very special apple tree. In Gail Gibbons’s bright illustrations, Arnold collects apple blossoms in spring, builds a tree house in summer, makes apple pie and cider in the fall, and hangs strings of popcorn and berries for the...
I, Galileo
AuthorBonnie Christensen
ISBN0375867538
Acclaimed author-illustrator Bonnie Christensen adopts the voice of Galileo and lets him tell his own tale in this outstanding picture book biography. The first person narration gives this book a friendly, personal feel that makes Galileo's remarkable achievements and ideas completely accessible...
Follow the Dream: The Story of Christopher Columbus
AuthorPeter Sís
ISBN0679806288
Illus. in full color. The 15th century comes alive in this splendidly original picture book about Christopher Columbus. "The illustrations, executed in a variety of media, show scenes from the explorer's life as well as some imaginary creatures that populated the Europeans' picture of the outside...
Letting Swift River Go
AuthorJane Yolen
ISBN0316968609
This one caught my eye because I'm a fan of Barbara Cooney's ethereal artwork, but there's a fascinating, though ultimately sad story here - the flooding of a New England valley to create the Quabbin Reservoir.

So it was voted in Boston to drown our towns
that the people of the city might drink.

We...
Into the Unknown: How Great Explorers Found Their Way by Land, Sea, and Air
AuthorStewart Ross
ISBN0763649481
Drystan - I thought it was great. I would give it 5 stars. My favourite story was about the Appollo 11 moon landing. I liked this best because I can't imagine building a straight, big rocket that would reach the moon. I thought that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin achieved their dream by travelling to the...
Rachel's Journal: The Story of a Pioneer Girl
AuthorMarissa Moss
From the author of the "Amelia's Notebook" series, this historical fiction journal is written from the viewpoint of Rachel, a girl travelling to California with her family on the Oregon Trail. Rachel describes the adventures she has with eager excitement but also writes about the dangers of living...
Deep in the Swamp
AuthorDonna M. Bateman
ISBN1570915962
An adventurous story that takes readers into the swamp to learn to count through rhyming and animal illustrations. This book is full of full page spread illustrations and very detailed and almost real images. The water in the pages seems to even be reflective which just shows how much detail the pictures...
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