Planning Our Year- American History

Last year our American History "curriculum" mainly consisted of the dvd series "Liberty's Kids."  We all loved it and learned a lot.  This year we've decided to explore American History using literature.  For background information and to keep us organized chronologically, I will periodically read to the kids A History of Us: Making Thirteen Colonies by Joy Hakim.  We are beginning in the 1600's.  These are some of the books we will read:

1600's

The True Story of Pocahontas Lucille Recht Penner
Squanto Friend of the Pilgrims Clyde Robert Bulla
Tapenum's Day A Wampanoag Indian Boy in Pilgrim Times Kate Waters
Sarah Morton's Day A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl Kate Waters
Samuel Eaton's Day A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Boy Kate Waters
On the Mayflower Voyage of the Ship's Apprentice & a Passenger Girl Kate Waters
New Friends in a New Land A Thanksgiving Story Judith Bauer Stamper
Thanksgiving on Plymouth Plantation Diane Stabley
The Pilgrims of Plimoth Marcia Sewall
The Witch of Blackbird Pond Elizabeth George Speare
Thanksgiving on Thursday (Magic Tree House) Mary Pope Osborne

1700's

If you lived in Colonial Times Ann McGovern
The Courage of Sarah Noble Alice Dalgliesh
Ben and Me Robert Lawson
Indian Captive Lois Lenski
The Sign of the Beaver Elizabeth George Speare
Johnny Tremain Esther Forbes
What's the Big Idea Ben Franklin? Jean Fritz
If You Were There When They Signed the Constitution Elizabeth Levy
Shh! We're Writing the Constitution Jean Fritz
Thomas Jefferson's Feast Frank Murphy
George Washington Our First President Garnet Jackson
George Washington's Breakfast Jean Fritz
American Revolution Magic Tree House Research Guide Mary Pope Osborne
Revolutionary War on Wednesday Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne
If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution Kay Moore

1800's

Abraham Lincoln :The Great Emancipator Augusta Stevenson
Abe Lincoln's Hat Martha Brenner
If you Lived at the Time of the Civil War Kay Moore
The Drinking Gourd :A Story of the Underground Railroad F.N. Monjo
The Underground Railroad  Raymond Bial
To Be a Slave Julius Lester
Go Free or Die A Story about Harriet Tubman Jeri Ferris
The Mystery on the Underground Railroad Carole Marsh
If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon Ellen Levine
Wagon Train Sydelle Kramer
Sarah, Plain and Tall Patricia Maclachan
A Gathering of Days Joan W. Blos
Little House on the Prairie series Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Trail of Tears Joseph Bruchac
Sing Down the Moon Scott O'Dell

I think that will keep us busy for this year in American History.  We will also listen to The Story of the World Vol.3 Early Modern Times audio book by Susan Wise Bauer.  If you have any suggestions for books that I have missed, I would love to hear from you.