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Children's books about history and heritage

Books in the library where history and heritage is a central thread — a substantial shelf of 41 titles. Picture-book gateways for the youngest readers, chapter-book exploration for older children, ranked here by how widely each is known and loved.

A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between

by Mike Barfield · age 7–11

by Oliver Jeffers · age 7–12

Town Is by the Sea

by Joanne Schwartz · age 5–9

by Julia Donaldson · age 4–8

The Flickering Fires

by Grahame Baker-Smith · age 7–10

Tales from Earthsea

by Ursula K. Le Guin · age 12–16

Kid Spy: Mac Saves the World

by Mac Barnett · age 7–10

Shackleton's Journey

by William Grill · age 8–12

Meanwhile Back on Earth

by Oliver Jeffers · age 5–9

Noughts & Crosses

by Malorie Blackman · age 13–17

The Shortest Day

by Susan Cooper · age 3–7

A Day in the Life of Fossils, Fire and Other Fantastic Finds

by Mike Barfield · age 7–11

Onibi: Diary of a Yokai Ghost Hunter

by Cecile Brun · age 9–14

Anzu and the Realm of Darkness

by Mai K. Nguyen · age 9–13

Kid Spy: The Sound of Danger

by Mac Barnett · age 6–10

Hilda and the Fairy Village

by Stephen Davies · age 7–10

Kid Spy: The Impossible Crime

by Mac Barnett · age 6–10

Kid Spy: Top Secret Smackdown

by Mac Barnett · age 6–10

Hilda and the Faratok Tree

by Stephen Davies · age 7–10

The Great Storm Whale

by Benji Davies · age 3–6

by Tom Percival · age 3–7

The Tree and the River

by Aaron Becker · age 5–10

My Baba's Garden

by Jordan Scott · age 4–8

The Ever-Changing Earth

by Grahame Baker-Smith · age 6–10

Kid Spy: Mac Undercover

by Mac Barnett · age 5–10

Arthur and the Golden Rope

by Joe Todd-Stanton · age 6–9

Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx

by Joe Todd-Stanton · age 6–9

by Adam Baron · age 9–12

by Daniela Sosa · age 4–8

Kai and the Monkey King

by Joe Todd-Stanton · age 6–10

Leo and the Gorgon's Curse

by Joe Todd-Stanton · age 6–10

Squalo & Mage vs. the Rage of the Bakunawa

by Kara Bodegón-Hikino · age 8–12

The Assassin's Curse

by Kevin Sands · age 10–13

by David Wiesner · age 5–10

Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois

by Amy Novesky · age 5–9

Monkey King and the World of Myths: The Battle of the Beasts

by Maple Lam · age 7–10

Monkey King and the World of Myths: The Monster and the Maze

by Maple Lam · age 7–10

The Misfits: A Copycat Conundrum

by Lisa Yee · age 8–12

A Place Called Home

by Kate Baker · age 3–6

by Marc Martin · age 5–9

The Haunting of Fortune Farm

by Sophie Kirtley · age 9–12

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