The following books are included in the Sonlight homeschool curriculum for children ages 8-11. The focus of this curriculum is Intro to American History. These books can be purchased as a package from Sonlight or directly from Amazon or another retailer. If you decide not to purchase the books from Sonlight and you want to use them for homeschool I recommend purchasing the Level D Instructor's Guide from Sonlight.
Bible:
American Indian Prayer Guide
by Danette Maloof
Bible:
The Discoverer's Bible for Early Readers
by Zondervan
History & Geography:
And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?
by Jean Fritz
History & Geography:
If You Were There When They Signed the Constitution
by Elizabeth Levy
History & Geography:
The Beginner's American History
by D.H. Montgomery
History & Geography:
Incans, Aztecs & Mayans
by John Holzmann
History & Geography:
Pedro's Journal
by Pam Conrad
History & Geography:
The Landmark History of the American People: From Plymouth to the West, Volume I
by Daniel J. Boorstin
History & Geography:
North American Indians
by Douglas Gorsline
History & Geography:
Adoniram Judson: Bound for Burma
by Janet Benge
History & Geography:
Children's Encyclopedia of American History
by DK
Read Aloud:
Jericho's Journey
by G. Clifton Wisler
Read Aloud:
The Sign of the Beaver
by Elizabeth George Speare
Read Aloud:
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
by Elizabeth George Speare
Recommended Age: 11
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades 7-8
Also: Newbery Medal Winners
Read Aloud:
Johnny Tremain
by Esther Forbes
Recommended Age: 10
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades 7-8
Also: Newbery Medal Winners
Read Aloud:
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
by Jean Lee Latham
Recommended Age: 10
Also: Newbery Medal Winners
Read Aloud:
Walk the World's Rim
by Betty Baker
Read Aloud:
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
by Marguerite Henry
Read Aloud:
The Journeyman
by Elizabeth Yates
Read Aloud:
Swift Rivers
by Cornelia Meigs
Read Aloud:
Child's Introduction to Poetry
by Michael Driscoll
Read Aloud:
Winter Danger
by William O. Steele
Read Aloud:
Timmy O'Dowd and the Big Ditch: A Story of the Glory Days on the Old Erie Canal
by Len Hilts
Read Aloud:
The Secret of the Sealed Room
by Bailey MacDonald
Read Aloud:
Secret of the Andes
by Ann Nolan Clark
Recommended Age: 12
Also: Newbery Medal Winners
Reader:
Toliver's Secret
by Esther Wood Brady
Reader:
The Lewis & Clark Expedition
by Richard L. Neuberger
Reader:
Pocahontas and the Strangers
by Clyde Robert Bulla
Reader:
Phoebe the Spy
by Judith Griffin
Reader:
Robert Fulton, Boy Craftsman
by Marguerite Henry
Reader:
Sarah, Plain and Tall
by Patricia MacLachlan
Recommended Age: 8
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades K-3
Also: Newbery Medal Winners
Also: Veritas Press 2nd Grade Literature
Reader:
The Courage of Sarah Noble
by Alice Dalgliesh
Reader:
The Cabin Faced West
by Jean Fritz
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades K-3
Also: Reading Roadmaps 3rd Grade
Reader:
Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims
by Clyde Robert Bulla
Reader:
The Bears on Hemlock Mountain
by Alice Dalgliesh
Also: Reading Roadmaps 2nd Grade
Reader:
Sarah Whitcher's Story
by Elizabeth Yates
Reader:
A Lion to Guard Us
by Clyde Robert Bulla
Reader:
The Skippack School
by Marguerite De Angeli
Reader:
The Thanksgiving Story
by Alice Dalgliesh
Also: Memoria Press 2nd Grade Read-Aloud Program
Also: Top 10 Thanksgiving Picture Books
Reader:
Om-kas-toe
by Kenneth Thomasma
Advanced Reader:
The Story of Eli Whitney
by Jean Lee Latham
Advanced Reader:
Naya Nuki
by Kenneth Thomasma
Advanced Reader:
Vostaas: White Buffalo's Story of Plains Indian Life
by William White Buffalo
Advanced Reader:
Tikta'Liktak
by James A. Houston
Advanced Reader:
Stone Fox
by John Reynolds Gardiner
Advanced Reader:
Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia
by Margaret Cousins
Advanced Reader:
The Corn Grows Ripe
by Dorothy Rhoads