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Welcome to the Children's History & Historical Fiction Books section of Fine Books.  Here are great books to help your kid(s) get acquainted with history, ancient or modern, fiction or nonfiction.

 

1. Polar the Titanic Bear ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Laurie McGaw(Illustrator), et al / Little Brown & Co (Juv Trd) / September 1994
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2. Inside the Titanic (Giant Cutaway Book) ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Ken Marschall(Illustrator), Ken Marshall (Illustrator) / Little Brown & Co (Juv Trd) / July 1997
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3. The Rotten Romans (Horrible Histories) ~ Usually ships in 2-3 days

Terry Deary, Martin Brown (Illustrator) / Scholastic Paperbacks / March 1997
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4. The Awesome Egyptians (Horrible Histories) ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Terry Deary, et al / Scholastic Paperbacks / March 1997
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5. The Groovy Greeks (Horrible Histories) ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Terry Deary, et al / Scholastic Paperbacks / March 1997
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6. The Vicious Vikings (Horrible Histories) ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Terry Deary, Martin Brown (Illustrator) / Scholastic Paperbacks / June 1998
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7. 100 Inventions That Shaped World History ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Bill Yenne, Morton, Dr. Grosser (Editor) / Bluewood Books / July 1993
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8. The Story of Mankind (A Liveright Book) ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Hendrik Willem Van Loon, Hendrik W. Von Loon / W.W. Norton & Company / December 1994
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9. 100 Events That Shaped World History ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Bill Yenne / Bluewood Books / July 1993
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10. Everything You Need to Know About World History Homework : A Desk Reference for Students and Parents/4th to 6th Grades (Scholastic Homework Reference) ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Anne Zeman, et al / Scholastic Trade / August 1995
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11. Turn of the Century ~ Usually ships in 2-3 days

Ellen B. Jackson / Charlesbridge Publishing / July 1998
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12. Ghost Liners : Exploring the World's Greatest Lost Ships (64Pp) ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Robert D. Ballard, et al / Little Brown & Co (Juv Trd) / September 1998
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13. Ancient Egypt (Eyewitness Book, No 23) ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

George Hart, et al / Knopf / August 1990
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14. A Pirate's Life for Me! : A Day Aboard a Pirate Ship ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Julie Thompson, et al / Charlesbridge Publishing / August 1996
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15. Ancient Greece (Eyewitness Books, No 37) ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Anne Pearson, Nick Nicholls (Photographer) / Knopf / October 1992
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16. History of the World ~ Usually ships in 2-3 days

Plantagenet Somerset Fry, Plantagenet S. Fry / DK Publishing / August 1994
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17. House : Showing How People Have Lived Throughout History With Examples Drawn from the Lives of Legendary Men and Women ~ Usually ships in 2-3 days

Albert Lorenz, Joy Schleh / Harry N Abrams / October 1998
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18. Junior Chronicle of the 20th Century ~ Publisher Out Of Stock

/ DK Publishing / September 1997
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19. Ancient China (Eyewitness Books) ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Arthur Cotterell, et al / Knopf / October 1994
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20. Story of Mankind ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Hendrik Willem Van Loon, John M. Merriman / Liveright / December 1998
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21. Almost Lost : The True Story of an Anonymous Teenager's Life on the Streets ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Beatrice Sparks(Editor), James Jennings / Avon / June 1996
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22. Ten Queens : Portraits of Women of Power ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Milton Meltzer, et al / Dutton Books / May 1998
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23. Ancient Rome (Eyewitness Book, No 24) ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Simon James, et al / Knopf / August 1990
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24. Upon the Head of the Goat : A Childhood in Hungary, 1939-1944 ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Aranka Siegal / Puffin / May 1994
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25. Living Up the Street : Narrative Recollections ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Gary Soto / Laurel Leaf / March 1, 1992
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26. The Titanic Sinks! ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Thomas Conklin / Random House (Merchandising) / March 1997
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27. Medieval Life (Eyewitness Books) ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Andrew Langley, et al / Knopf / April 1996
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28. A Medieval Feast ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Aliki / HarperTrophy / September 1986
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29. The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone : Key to Ancient Egypt ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

James Cross Giblin, Patricia Tobin (Illustrator) / HarperTrophy / February 1993
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30. 100 Men Who Shaped World History ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Bill Yenne / Bluewood Books / April 1994
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31. The Usborne Book of World History (Guided Discovery Program) ~ Usually ships in 2-3 days

Jenny Tyler, et al / E D C Publications / July 1986
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32. The Silk Route : 7,000 Miles of History ~ Usually ships in 2-3 days

John S. Major, Stephen Fieser (Illustrator) / HarperTrophy / July 1996
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33. Growing Up in Ancient China ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Ken Teague, Richard Hook (Illustrator) / Troll Assoc / October 1993
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34. The Story of the Titanic (Pictureback) ~ Usually ships in 2-3 days

Deborah Heiligman, James Watling (Illustrator) / Random House (Merchandising) / September 1998
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35. Baboons Waited on Tables in Ancient Egypt! : Weird Facts About Ancient Civilizations : A Weird-But-True Book (Strange World) ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Melvin Berger, et al / Scholastic Trade / June 1997
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36. Dateline : Troy ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Paul Fleischman, et al / Candlewick Pr / March 1996
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37. Black Indians : A Hidden Heritage ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

William Loren Katz / Aladdin Paperbacks / January 1997
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38. All but My Life ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Gerda Weissmann Klein, Gerda Klein Weissmann / Hill & Wang Pub / April 1995
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39. The 25 Strangest Mysteries in the World ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Andrea Urton, et al / Lowell House / April 1995
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40. The Great History Search (Look, Puzzle, Learn Series) ~ Usually ships in 2-3 days

Kamini Khanduri, David Hancock (Illustrator) / E D C Publications / May 1996
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41. Locks, Crocs, and Skeeters : The Story of the Panama Canal ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Nancy Winslow Parker / Greenwillow / May 1996
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42. Hieroglyphs from A to Z : A Rhyming Book With Ancient Egyptian Stencils for Kids ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Peter Der Manuelian, et al / Scholastic Trade / August 1996
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43. Where Will This Shoe Take You? : A Walk Through the History of Footwear ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Laurie Lawlor / Walker & Co / October 1996
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44. 100 Great Cities of World History ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Chrisanne Beckner / Bluewood Books / April 1995
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45. Africa (Eyewitness Books) ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Yvonne Ayo, et al / Knopf / November 1995
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46. Battle (Eyewitness Books) ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Richard Holmes, et al / Knopf / August 1995
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47. Alexander the Great (Ancient Biographies , No 1) ~ Back Ordered

Robert Green / Franklin Watts, Incorporated / September 1996
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48. The Vikings (Landmark Books, 7) ~ Usually ships in 2-3 days

Elizabeth Janeway / Random House (Merchandising) / September 1981
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49. It's Our World, Too! : Stories of Young People Who Are Making a Difference ~ Usually ships in 1-2 weeks

Phillip Hoose / Little Brown & Co (Juv Pap) / May 1993
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50. Mooncakes and Hungry Ghosts : Festivals of China ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Carol Stepanchuk, Charles Wong / China Books & Periodicals / January 1992
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51. 100 African Americans Who Shaped American History (100 Series) ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Chrisanne Beckner, Joanne Clarke / Bluewood Books / December 1995
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52. Age of Knights & Castles ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

World Book Staff / World Book Inc / August 1996
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53. Beyond Gay or Straight : Understanding Sexual Orientation (Issues in Lesbian Gay Life) ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Jan Clausen, Martin B. Duberman (Editor) / Chelsea House Publishing / August 1996
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54. Pearl Harbor Is Burning! : A Story of World War II (Once upon America) ~ Usually ships in 2-3 days

Kathleen V. Kudlinski, Ronald Himler (Illustrator) / Puffin / December 1993
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55. How Would You Survive As an Ancient Roman? (How Would You Survive) ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Anita Ganeri, et al / Franklin Watts, Incorporated / October 1996
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56. The Other Victims : First-Person Stories of Non-Jews Persecuted by the Nazis ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Ina R. Friedman, Ana R. Friedman / Houghton Mifflin Co (Juv) / November 1995
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57. When Plague Strikes : The Black Death, Smallpox, AIDS ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

James Cross Giblin, David Frampton (Illustrator) / HarperTrophy / May 1997
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58. An Illustrated Data Guide to Submarines of World War II (An Illustrated Data Guide To) ~ Usually ships in 1-2 weeks

Christopher Chant(Compiler) / Chelsea House Pub (Library) / May 1997
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59. Behind the Secret Window : A Memoir of a Hidden Childhood During World War Two ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Nellie S. Toll, Nelly Toll / Dial Books for Young Readers / April 1993
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60. Around the World in a Hundred Years : From Henry the Navigator to Magellan ~ Usually ships in 2-3 days

Jean Fritz, Anthony Bacon Venti (Illustrator) / Putnam Pub Group Juv / April 1994
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61. Anne Frank : Life in Hiding ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Johanna Hurwitz, Vera Rosenberry (Illustrator) / Beech Tree Books / June 1993
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62. The Millennium ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Daniel Cohen / Archway / January 1998
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63. Talking Peace : A Vision for the Next Generation ~ Usually ships in 2-3 days

Jimmy Carter / Puffin / November 1995
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64. I Am a Star : Child of the Holocaust (A Puffin Book) ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Inge Auerbacher, Israel Bernbaum (Illustrator) / Puffin / February 1993
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65. DK Pockets: Ancient Rome ~ Usually ships in 2-3 days

Susan McKeever / Dk Pub Merchandise / May 1995
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66. 19th Century Clothing (Historic Communities) ~ Usually ships in 2-3 days

David Schimpky, et al / Crabtree Pub / February 1993
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67. How Would You Survive As an Ancient Egyptian? (How Would You Survive) ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Jacqueline Morley, et al / Franklin Watts, Incorporated / October 1996
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68. The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali and Songhay : Life in Medieval Africa ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Pat McKissack, et al / Henry Holt (Paper) / October 1995
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69. DK Pockets: Ancient Egypt ~ Usually ships in 2-3 days

Scott Steedman, Deni Bown / Dk Pub Merchandise / January 1996
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70. How Would You Survive As an Ancient Greek? (How Would You Survive As an Ancient Greek) ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Fiona MacDonald, et al / Franklin Watts, Incorporated / October 1996
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71. Action Packs: Rome ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Anne Pearson, et al / DK Publishing / August 1995
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72. Kindertransport ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Olga Levy Drucker / Henry Holt (Paper) / October 1995
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73. 100 Medical Milestones : That Shaped World History ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Ruth Dejauregui / Bluewood Books / August 1998
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74. Smoke and Ashes : The Story of the Holocaust ~ Usually ships in 2-3 days

Barbara Rogasky / Holiday House / March 1991
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75. DK Pockets: World History ~ Usually ships in 24 hours

Philip Wilkinson, Philip Wilkerson / Dk Pub Merchandise / April 1996
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