BIBLIOPLAN YEAR ONE - ANCIENTS RECOMMENDED BOOK LIST
Most of the books on the list are available on Amazon and can be purchased easily at the BiblioPlan Amazon Store.
Books marked with an ** are available on the links provided after the book title and author.
REQUIRED TEXTS FOR ANCIENTS
- The BIBLIOPLAN COMPANION, Year One: A Text for ANCIENT HISTORY by Rob and Julia Nalle
- BiblioPlan Hands on Map Packets
- BiblioPlan Cool History Pages
- BiblioPlan Timeline and Timeline Figures Book
- BiblioPlan Coloring Book
- BiblioPlan Craft Book
A Bible (Student version or a Children’s Version) Your preferred translation; should have good historical charts and timelines. We highly recommend one of these options:
- The Beginner’s Bible - Timeless Children‘s Stories (K-1st)
- The Picture Bible by Iva Hoth (Gr. 2-4)
- *NIV Adventure Bible, Hidden Treasure Edition (1984) Zondervan / Paperback (Gr.5-8) - CBD
- The New Inductive Study Bible (Precepts Ministries)
OPTIONAL TEXTS FOR ANCIENTS
(Please refer to the BiblioPlan Family Guide to determine which books are right for your family)
- *Victor Journey Through the Bible , V. Gilbert Beers - CBD
- Story of the World, Volume 1: The Ancients, Susan Wise Bauer
- Story of the World Audio Tape, Volume 1: The Ancients, Read by Jim Weis
- **Usborne Internet Linked Encyclopedia of World History (2000 or newer) by Jane Bingham www.usbornebooksandmore.com
- *Mystery of History Vol. 1 (Hobar) - CBD
- *Mystery of History Vol. 2 (Hobar) - CBD
- Pharoahs of Ancient Egypt, Elizabeth Payne
- **Famous Men of Greece (free online) http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/
- **Famous Men of Rome (free online) http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/
K-2 LIST
- *Abraham’s Big Test by Arch Books- CBD
- Adam and Eve in the Garden by Kelly Pulley
- Androcles and the Lion, Aesop, Illustrated by Janet Stevens
- Bill And Pete Go Down the Nile by Tomie DePaola
- China’s Bravest Girl: Legend of Hua Mu Lan, Charlie Chin
- Cleopatra, Diane Stanley
- City, David Macaulay
- Daniel and the Tattletales by Dennis Jones
- David and Goliath by Jean Marzollo
- Discovering Jesus in Exodus: Covenant Promises for Covenant Kids by Susan and Richie Hunt
- Growing Up in Ancient China by Ken Teague
- Growing Up in Ancient Greece by Chris Chelepi
- Growing Up in Ancient Rome, Mike Corbishley
- Growing Up in the Aztec Times Marion Wood
- *Jacob’s Dream by Arch Books - CBD
- Jonah and the Very Big Fish Sara Fletcher and Chad Frye
- Joseph’s Coat of Many Colors by Jenny Koralek
- Joseph: God’s Dreamer by MacKenzie Carine
- Journeys of Adventure: The Story of Paul, Carine MacKensie
- *King Josiah and God’s Book by Kristen R. Nelson (Arch Book series)- CBD Book
- Life in Ancient Athens by Jane Shuter
- Noah’s Ark by Peter Spier
- One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale by Demi
- Pompeii: Buried Alive, Kundhardt
- Pyramid by David Macaulay
- *Rome Antics, David Macaulay - CBD
- Tale of Three Trees: a Traditional Folktale, Angela Elwell Hunt
- Temple Cat by Andrew Clements
- The Aesop for Children, Milo Winter
- *The Fiery Furnace by Melinda Kay Busch- CBD
- The Great Wall of China by Leonard Everett Fisher
- The Hardest Word: A Yom Kippur Story by Ana Tevkah
- The Hero and the Minotaur by Robert Byrd
- The Other Wise Man, Pamella Kennedy
- The Legend of the Persian Carpet by Tomie dePaola
- The Moses Basket by Jenny Koralek
- The Last Quest of Gilgamesh by Ludmilla Zeman
- The Revenge of Ishtar by Ludmilla Zeman
- The Very First Christians, Paul L. Maier and Frank Ordaz
- The Tower of Babel by Gloria Clanin
- The Trojan Horse by Emily Little
- Tut’s Mummy Lost and Found by Judy Donelly
- You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Roman Gladiator, John Malam, David Salariya, and David Antram
- Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West Africa by Gerald McDermott
- 10 Steps to Z-Z-Zing: Exodus 20:1-17 for Children by Joan Curren and Bill Heuer
3-5 LIST
- Abraham: God’s Brave Explorer by Kay Arthur and Janna Arndt
- *Abraham’s Family: A Man of Faith by John D. Morris- CBD
- Adara by Beatrice Gormley
- Africa by David Petersen
- Aladdin and Other Tales from the Arabian Nights by William Harvey, and N. J. Dawood
- *Angels Sweep the Desert Floor: Bible Legends about Moses in the Wilderness by Miriam Chaikin- CBD
- Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ, Lew Wallace
- Cleopatra VII, Daughter of the Nile, Kristiana Gregory
- Detectives in Togas, Henry Winterfield
- Digging up the Past: Genesis 3-11 by Kay Arthur
- Extreme Adventures with God(Isaac, Esau and Jacob) by Kay Arthur and Janna Arndt
- Esther, the Brave Queen, Carine Mackensie
- Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Myths by Bernard Evslin
- *Joseph: God’s Super Hero by Kay Arthur and Janna Arndt- CBD
- Joshua the Brave Leader by Carine Mackensie
- Mummies and Pyramids by Mary Pope Osbourne
- Sarah and Abraham: The Wonderful Promise by Carine MacKensie
- The Best Book of Mummies by Philip Steele
- The Legend of the Persian Carpet by DePaola
- Tirzah by Lucille Travis
- Twice Freed, Patricia St. John
- Victory on the Walls: A Story of Nehemiah, Frieda Clark Hyman
- Wrong Way Jonah (Discover 4 Yourself series) by Kay Arthur and Scoti Domeij
- *You’re a Brave Man Daniel—Chapters 1-6 (Discover 4 Yourself), Kay Arthur and Janna Arndt- CBD
5-8 LIST
- Adara by Beatrice Gormley
- Alexander the Great, Robert Green
- Ancient Rome, (DK Publishing) An Eyewitness Book
- Cleopatra by Robert Green
- Daniel: Prophet of Dreams, Tommy Bryant, Silvio Spotti, Arthur Garcia
- Galen and the Gateway to Medicine, Jeanne Bendick
- Hannibal by Robert Green
- Herod the Great by Robert Green
- Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Myths by Bernard Evslin
- Julius Caesar by Robert Green
- *It Couldn’t Just Happen: Fascinating Facts About God’s World by Lawrence O. Richards- CBD
- Mara, Daughter of the Nile Eloise McGraw
- Religion, by Myrtle Langley
- Shadow Hawk by Andre Norton
- The Aeneid for Boys and Girls, Alfred J. Church
- The Ancient Chinese by Virginia Schomp
- The Assyrians by Elaine Landau
- The Babylonians by Elaine Landau
- The Children’s Homer, by Padric Colum
- *The Father of Israel: Trusting God’s Promises by John MacArthur- CBD
- The Forgotten Daughter, Caroline Dale Snedeker
- *The Fugitive King by Elizabeth Rice Handford- CBD
- The Golden Fleece, Padraic Colum
- The Passover Journey: A Seder Companion by Barbara Goldin
- The Robe, Lloyd C. Douglas
- The Silk Route: 7,000 Miles of History, John S. Major
- The Spartan, Caroline Dale Snedeker
- Theras and His Town, Caroline Dale Snedeker
8-12 LIST
- Ancient Egypt (Silverman)
- Feasts of Adonai (Moody)
- Mythology (Hamilton)
- The Aeneid (Vergil)
- The Book of Acts
- *Acts 1-12, MacArthur New Testament Commentary - CBD
- *Acts 13-28, MacArthur New Testament Commentary - CBD
- The Book of Daniel
- *Daniel Thru the Bible (McGee) - CBD
- The Book of Job (Bible)
- *Shepherd’s Notes: Job (Holeman) - CBD
- The Confessions (St. Augustine)
- The Epic of Gilgamesh (Sandars)
- Greenleaf Guide to Ancient Literature
- The Flames of Rome (Maier)
- The Gifts of the Jews (Cahill)
- The Iliad (Homer)
- The Odyssey (Homer)
- The Republic (Plato)
- The Three Thebian Plays (Fagles)
- *Plato’s Republic: A Reader’s Guide (Purshouse) - CBD
- The Well of Sacrifice (Eboch)
- These Were the Greeks (Amos and Lang)
READ-A-LOUDS
- Adam and His Kin by Ruth Beechick
- Archimedes and the Door to Science by Jeanne Bendick
- Black Ships Before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff
- D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths by Ingri and Edgar D’Aulaire
- God King Joanne Williamson
- Hittite Warrior by Joanne Williamson
- The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
- The Cat of Bubastes by G.A. Hentry
- The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Suttcliff
- The Golden Goblet by Eloise McGraw
- The Wanderings of Odysseus by Rosemary Sutcliff
