Selected Books for
Children on American History
Colman,
Warren. The Constitution. A New True Book series. 1987.
Dalgliesh, Alice. The 4th of July Story. 1956.
Fradin, Dennis B. The Declaration of Independence. A New True Book series. 1988.
Hakim, Joy. A History of US series: 1993.
- The First Americans
- Making Thirteen Colonies
- From Colonies to Country
- The New Nation
Levy, Elizabeth. If You Were There When They Signed the Constitution. 1987.
McGovern, Ann. If You Lived in Colonial Times. 1964.
Pratt, Mara L. American History Stories You Never Read In School...But Should Have. Reprinted from 1889 textbook. 1993.
Wilson, Vincent Jr. The Book of the Presidents. 1962, 1993.
---. The Book of the Founding Fathers. 1974.
---. The Book of the States. 1972.
---. The Book of Great American Documents. 1967, 1993.
Pictured: detail from The Battle at Bunker's Hill near Boston,
June 7th, 1775. Engraving by Johann Gotthard Muller, after
John Trumbull. Photo by Edward Owen.