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History - Ancient Genre
Books in the History - Ancient genre:
The Story Book of Wool (1939)
Where it comes from, how we process it, why we wear it.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Days Before History (1952)
A brief account of prehistoric peoples for young children.
Author(s):
Emily Gertrude Hume
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
The Story of Peace and War (1952)
A history of war and peace for young readers.
Author(s):
Thomas Franklin Galt
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
From Then to Now (1954)
A look at prehistoric life for young readers.
Author(s):
J. P. Leventhal
Illustrator(s):
Tibor Gergely
The Golden History of the World: A Child’s Introduction to Ancient and Modern Times (1955)
A brief illustrated world history.
Author(s):
Jane Werner Watson
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
China’s Courts and Concubines: Some People in Chinese History (1956)
A collection of Chinese historical vignettes based on personages of the royal courts.
Author(s):
Bernard Llewellyn
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
The Tale of Troy (1958)
Author(s):
Roger Lancelyn Green
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
The Story of Moses (1959)
The story of the Hebrew baby who goes from bullrushes to prince of Egypt, to fugitive murderer to chosen leader of the Jewish people in their exodus from Egypt.
Author(s):
Walter de la Mare
The Bible
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Best in Children’s Books Volume 38 (1960)
A collection of stories, poems and articles, many of which have new illustrations.
The Story of Samuel and Saul (1960)
The story of the prophet and the first King of Israel.
Author(s):
Walter de la Mare
The Bible
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Ancient Rome (1964)
A brief illustrated history of ancient Rome.
Author(s):
Roger Butterfield
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Helena (1964)
Raised from stable girl to empress of Rome, Helena used her position to recover the relics of the Passion of Christ.
Author(s):
Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s):
Michael A. Hampshire
Dinosaurs (1965)
An animal picture book with science activities.
Author(s):
Bertha Morris Parker
Illustrator(s):
Tibor Gergely
A Dictionary of Chivalry (1968)
Author(s):
Grant Uden
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Frederica: Colonial Fort and Town (1969)
This is the history of the first colonial settlement in Georgia, on a coastal island.
Author(s):
T. R. Reese
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction (1974)
A detailed study of Roman city building.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
David Macaulay
Illustrator(s):
David Macaulay
The Observer’s Book of European Costume (1975)
A pocket guide to European costume over the last two thousand years.
Author(s):
Geoffrey Squire
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Pyramid (1975)
How to build a pyramid.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
David Macaulay
Illustrator(s):
David Macaulay
Tales of the Greek Heroes (1979)
A collection of the most famous Greek hero tales.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Roger Lancelyn Green
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Betty Middleton-Sandford
Good King Wenceslas (1983)
The story of the King of Bohemia who is memorialized in the famous carol.
Author(s):
Pauline Baynes
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
The Book of Jonah (1985)
Author(s):
Peter Spier
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
The Roman Fort (1991)
A reconstruction of a Roman fort along Hadrian's Wall and the lives of the Auxiliaries who manned it.
Author(s):
Peter Connolly
Illustrator(s):
Peter Connolly
The Moses Basket (2003)
The story of Moses’ rescue by the Pharaoh’s daughter.
Author(s):
Jenny Koralek
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes