Historical Literature for Elementary and Middle Grades

These bibliographies list excellent books about American History.

Biographies in American History: The Colonial Era

Biographies in American History: The Revolutionary Era

Biographies in American History: The 19^th Century

Biographies in American History: The 20^th Century

Become a biography expert

Suggestions of what to look for as you read a biography.  Learn how to determine an author's point of view and discover how to find out if a biography is an accurate account of a person's life.

Select excellent books about history

Find out what criteria judges use to select the winners of the Orbis Pictus Award for non-fiction.  You can use this criteria to select excellent books about history.