Tapestry of Grace-Year 2-Upper Grammar

TOG-Year 2-Upper Grammar
Tapestry of Grace titles are in bold
Librarian Lou's suggestions are in italics

UNIT 1
Knights and Castles: 50 Hands-on Activities to Experience the Middle Ages-Avery Hart

Great Medieval Projects You Can Build Yourself-Kris Bordessa. This title includes lots of information to back up all the projects.

Castle-David Macaulay

Castle-Christopher Gravett-Eyewitness Books

Steven Biesty’s Castles-Meredith Hopper

Fine Print: A Story about Johann Gutenberg-Joanne Johansen Burch

Johann Gutenberg and the Amazing Printing Press-Bruce Koscielniak

Breaking Into Print: Before and After the Invention of the Printing Press-Steven Krensky

Marco Polo: Overland to China-Alexander Zelenyj

Marco Polo-Demi (picture book biography)-4 copies

The World in the Time of Marco Polo-Fiona MacDonald

Explorers of the World-Marco Polo DVD-Schlessinger Media

Mecca-Mandy Ross

Muhammad-Demi

Islam-Phillip Wilkinson-Eyewitness Books

The Middle Ages-Mary Quigley

The Middle Ages-Jane Shuter

Medieval Life-Andrew Langley-Eyewitness Books

The Story of the Crusades Coloring Book-John Green

You Wouldn’t Want to be a Crusader-Fiona MacDonald

Saladin and the Kingdom of Jerusalem-Lee Hancock

Richard the Lionheart and the Third Crusade-David Hilliam

The Story of the Middle Ages-Samuel Harding

Viking-Carrie Love (Eye Wonder)

Viking-Susan Margeson-Eyewitness Books

The Real Vikings: Craftsmen, Traders and Fearless Raiders-Melvin and Gilda Berger

Going to War in Viking Times-Christopher Gravett

Adventures with the Vikings-Linda Bailey (Good Times Travel Agency) This graphic novel has lots of information about the Vikings

Adventures of Robin Hood retold by John Burrows

Sherwood: Original Stories from the World of Robin Hood-edited by Jane Yolen

Robin Hood: The Tale of the Great Outlaw Hero-Angela Bull (Eyewitness Readers) This is a fun easy to read title.

Robin Hood and Little John-Barbara Cohen

The Adventures of Robin Hood-Marcia Williams (the cartoon version)

The Door in the Wall-Marguerite DeAngeli

Crispin: The Cross of Lead-Avi (historical fiction-1300s)

Leif the Lucky-Edgar and Ingri Parin D’Aulaire

Tales of King Arthur retold by Felicity Brooks

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great-Gerald Morris

Merlin and the Making of the King-Margaret Hodges-The retelling of four Arthurian Legends

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table-Marica Williams-graphic novel version

Francis-The Poor Man of Assisi-Tomie De Paola

Saint Francis-Brian Wildsmith

UNIT 2

Drawing: The Only Drawing Book You’ll Ever Need-Kathryn Temple

Aztecs & Incas-Sue Nicholson (Sightseers)

The Aztec Empire-Jane Bingham

Ballplayers and Bonesetters: One Hundred Ancient Aztec and Maya Jobs You Might Have Adored or Abhorred-Laurie Coulter

Brilliant Brits: Henry VIII-Richard Brassey

First Voyage to America: From the Log of the Santa Maria-Christopher Columbus

I Columbus, My Journal 1492-93-Christopher Columbus

The Log of Columbus: The First Voyage, Spring, Summer and Fall 1492-Christopher Columbus, Selections by Steve Lowe

Michelangelo-Diane Stanley

Michelangelo Buonarrotti-Ernest Lloyd Raboff (an art book rather than a biography)

The Sistine Chapel-Renee Rebman (supplemental)

Mr. Pipes and Psalms and Hymns of the Reformation-Douglas Bond

The Renaissance-Mary Quigley

An Italian Renaissance-Nomi J. Waldman

Renaissance-Andrew Langley-Eyewitness Books

London-Neil Morris (Great Cities Through the Ages)-This is a wonderful pictorial view of London throughout history.

Venice-Renzo Rossi (Great Cities Through the Age)

Bard of Avon: The Story of Shakespeare-Diane Stanley

William Shakespeare and the Globe-Aliki

Shakespeare-Peter Chrisp-Eyewitness Books

Huguenot Garden-Douglas Jones

Escape Across the Wide Sea-Katherine Kirkpatrick-The fictional story of a Huguenot family that leaves France due to religious persecution. They end up in the New York Colony.

I Juan de Pareja-Elizabeth Borton de Trevino

Morning Girl-Michael Dorris

Thunderstorm in Church-Louise Vernon

Martin Luther: A Man Who Changed the World-Paul Maier

UNIT 3

Colonial Crafts-Bobbie Kalman

Colonial Days: Discover the Past with Fun Projects, Games and Activities, David C. King

Freedom Seeker: A Story About William Penn-Gwenyth Swain

The Story of William Penn-Aliki

William Penn: Founder of Pennsylvania-Steven Kroll

The World of William Penn-Genevieve Foster

Colonial Life for Children: William Penn and Pennsylvania DVD-Schlessinger Media

Iroquois: The Six Nations Confederacy-Mary Englar

The Iroquois-Raymond Bial

Making Thirteen Colonies-Joy Hakim

The Thirteen Colonies-Gail Sakurai

Peter the Great-Diane Stanley

Peter the Great and Tsarist Russia-Miriam Greenblatt

The Plymouth Colony-Pamela Dell

Who’s That Stepping on Plymouth Rock?-Jean Fritz

Daily Life in the Pilgrim Colony, 1636-Paul Erickson

Pilgrims and Puritans: 1620-1676-James Lincoln Collier

Pilgrims: A Nonfiction Companion to Thanksgiving on Thursday-Mary Pope Osborne

Colonial Life for Children: Plimouth Plantation DVD-Schlessinger Media

Roger Williams-Elizabeth Raum

Finding Providence-Avi

Colonial Life for Children: Rodger Williams and Rhode Island DVD-Schlessinger Media

Samuel de Champlain: From New France to Cape Cod-Adriana Morganelli

Champlain-Christopher Moore

Three Ships Come Sailing-Gilchrist Waring

You Wouldn’t Want to be an American Colonist: A Settlement You’d Rather Not Start-Jacqueline Morley

John Smith Escapes Again-Rosalyn Schanzer

Our Strange New Land, Elizabeth’s Diary, Jamestown, Virginia, 1609 (My America)

Colonial Life for Children: Jamestown-DVD-Schlessinger Media

Blackthorn Winter-Douglas Wilson

A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remembrance Patience Whipple-Kathryn Lasky (Dear America)-a colonial girl's diary.

The Journal of Jasper Jonathan Pierce: A Pilgrim Boy-Ann Rinaldi (My Name is America) The journal of a pilgrim boy.

Sarah's New World: The Mayflower Adventure-Colleen Reece (Sisters in Time Series)

Scottish Seas-Douglas Jones

William Bradford: Pilgrim Boy-Bradford Smith

William Bradford: Governor of Plymouth Colony-Marianne Hering

William Bradford: The First Thanksgiving DVD-Nest Animated Films

UNIT 4
Ben Franklin Book of Easy and Incredible Experiments-Cheryl Kirk Noll

Amazing Ben Franklin Inventions You Can Build Yourself-Carmella Van Vleet

Benjamin Franklin, American Genius: His Life and Ideas with 21 Activities-Brandon Marie Miller

Benjamin Franklin: A Man of Many Talents-Time Magazine

Benjamin Franklin, American Genius: His Life and Ideas with 21 Activities-Brandon Marie Miller

The Remarkable Benjamin Franklin-Cheryl Harness

Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin-Gene Barretta

Daniel Boone: Woodsman of Kentucky-John Paul Zronik

Daniel Boone’s Great Escape-Michael P. Spraldin

The Declaration of Independence-Michael Burgan

The Journey of the One and Only Declaration of Independence-Judith St. George.

Give Me Liberty! The Story of the Declaration of Independence-Russell Freedman

Francis Marion and the Legend of the Swamp Fox-Kate Salley Palmer

Francis Marion: The Swamp Fox of the American Revolution-Louis P. Towles

From Colonies to Country-Joy Hakim (A History of US)

From Thirteen Colonies to One Nation-John Micklos

Growing Up in Revolution and the New Nation-Brandon Marie Miller

Amos Fortune, Free Man-Elizabeth Yates

The Arrow over the Door-Joseph Bruchac

Boys and Girls of Colonial Days-Carolyn Bailey

Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution-Jean Fritz

We the People: The Story of Our Constitution-Lynne Cheaney-The former second lady has written some excellent history books for children

The Founders: The 39 Stories Behind the U.S. Constitution-Dennis Fradin
Sign of the Beaver-Elizabeth George Speare