January 13, 2011 | strande
Looking for some fun historical reads? Look no further.
Sugar changed the world: a story of magic, spice, slavery, freedom, and science by Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos
Countdown by Deborah Wiles
Journey into Mohawk Country as written by H.M. van den Bogaert with artwork by George O'Connor and color by Hilary Sycamore
The trouble begins at 8: a life of Mark Twain in the wild, wild West by Sid Fleischman
Marooned: the strange but true adventures of Alexander Selkirk, the real Robinson Crusoe by Robert Kraske
Once by Morris Gleitzman
Charles and Emma: the Darwins' leap of faith by Deborah Heiligman
The dreamer by Pam Munoz Ryan; drawings by Peter Sis
Amelia lost: the life and disappearance of Amelia Earhart by Candace Fleming