Early American history (Rainbow Resources wish list) - which are worth owning?

[LNC]

I'm leaning towards purchasing mostly titles I can't get at my library. The library has great little old fashioned series like COFA, Jean Fritz titles etc. I do want to own my read a louds like Johny Tremain... I just end up buying soooo much!!! My children love to read and read all the time. My daughter wants all of the revolutionary girl spy books she has seen in homeschool catalogs, so I'm getting several of those.

I want to build a real library for them - we have 100's of ancient and middle ages title also. So, give me feedback if I'm crazy to buy all of these or if any of these are terrible!!

Spines:
SOTW 3
TQ AHYS1
Hakim's History of US set
Basic History of the US 6 vol set
Child's Story of America
Story of the Great Republic, Guerber
Story of the 13 Colonies, Guerber

Projects:
American Revolution for Kids: History with 21 Activities
Revolutionary War days
Colonial Kids, Laurie Carlson
More than Moccasins, Laurie Carlson
8 coloring books (4 for each student)
History Pockets: Explorers, Plymouth, and Colonial America
States and Capitals and Wee Sing America cds
Made for Trade board game

Almost Home, Wendy Lawton
American Revolution (Landmark)
American Revolution (Off the Wall Art) - I have all of this series, love it!
Amos Fortune Free Man
Before Columbus (Landmark)
Ben and Me
Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia (Landmark)
Blackthorn Winter (w/Veritas comp. guide)
Boston Tea Party, beautifully ill. picture book
Boys of '76, Charles Coffin
Bulletproof George Washington
Bunker Hill (Drums of War series)
Buttons for General Washington
Calico Captive
Captive in Philadelphia (Drums of War series)
Carry on Mr. Bowditch
Child's Story of America
Duel in the Wilderness
Explorers who Got Lost, Diane Sansevere-Dreher; Ed Renfro
Fight for Freedom, Benson Brobrick
First Voyage to America, Christopher Columbus
George Washington:A Picture Biography, James Giblin; Michael Dooling
George Washington's World, Geneveive Foster
Guns for General Washinton
Heart Stranglely Warmed (John Wesley), Louise Vernon
Hope's Crossing, Joan Elizabeth Goodman
I am Regina
If You Grew Up... series (early US titles - 12) my library doesn't have these!
Independence (Drums of War series)
Indian Captive, Lois Lenski
Johnny Tremain
Liberty! (Illustrated Landmark book)
Life of Washington, Pollard
Lion to Guard Us, Bulla
List, C.D. Baker
Moon of Two Dark Horses, Sally Keehn
Mr. Revere and I, Robert Lawson
My Brother Sam is dead
Once on this Island, Gloria Whelan
Patriots in Petticoats (Landmark)
Peter and the Pilgrims
Phoebe and the Spy, Judith Berry Griffin
The Reb and the Rebcoats
Regina Silby's Secret War and Phantom Militia series
Samuel Eaton's Day
Sarah Morton's Day
Sarah Bishop, Scott O' Dell
Sarah Whitcher's Story
Secret Soldier: Story of Deborah Sampson
Sign of the Beaver, Elizabeth Speare
Squalls before War (w/ Veritas Comp guide)
Surviving Jamestown, Gail Karwoski
Susan Creek ( w/ Veritas comp. guide)
Taking Liberty: The story of Oney Judge
They Called her Molly Pitcher
Three Young Pilgims, Cheryl Harness
Tinker's Daughter, Wendy Lawton
Toliver's Secret
True to the Old Flag, Henty
Will Northaway series
The World of Captain John Smith, Geneveive Foster
The World of Columbus and Sons, Geneveive Foster
Yankee Doodle Boy, Joseph Martin

[Linda in NM]

from one bibliophile to another...

Spines:
SOTW 3

Hakim's History of US set**


Projects:
American Revolution for Kids: History with 21 Activities

More than Moccasins, Laurie Carlson
8 coloring books (4 for each student)
History Pockets: Explorers, Plymouth, and Colonial America

Made for Trade board game**


Amos Fortune Free Man

Ben and Me**


Carry on Mr. Bowditch

George Washington's World, Geneveive Foster
Guns for General Washinton

If You Grew Up... series (early US titles - 12) my library doesn't have these!
Independence (Drums of War series)**

Johnny Tremain

Lion to Guard Us, Bulla

Mr. Revere and I, Robert Lawson



Samuel Eaton's Day**
Sarah Morton's Day**


Sign of the Beaver, Elizabeth Speare

[FloridaLisa]

Here's what would be a must from your list for us:

Spines:
SOTW 3
Hakim's History of US set
Colonial Kids, Laurie Carlson
More than Moccasins, Laurie Carlson
Amos Fortune Free Man
Carry on Mr. Bowditch
Boston Tea Party, beautifully ill. picture book
If You Grew Up... series (early US titles - 12) my library doesn't have these!
Indian Captive, Lois Lenski (love Lois Lenski)
Johnny Tremain
Lion to Guard Us, Bulla (great for beginning readers)
Samuel Eaton's Day
Sarah Morton's Day
Tatenkanum's Day (or some such title; from the Native Amer. view)
Sign of the Beaver, Elizabeth Speare
Three Young Pilgims, Cheryl Harness (any Harness book is excellent)



Here's what would be nice to have given extra time and money:

Made for Trade board game
Ben and Me
Bulletproof George Washington
Guns for General Washinton
Heart Stranglely WarmedGeorge Washington:A Picture Biography, James Giblin; Michael
Mr. Revere and I by Lawson
My Brother Sam is dead
The Reb and the Rebcoats
Secret Soldier: Story of Deborah Sampson


HTH,
Lisa

[kortney in AL]

You have alot of good books on your list. My personal favorites are:
History of the US (for middle school up)
History Pockets
Sign of the Beaver

[Penny]

I'm reading The Reb and the Redcoats out loud this week to my kids. All of them (8, 10, and 11) love it. I do too!

Do not miss Johnny Tremain and Carry On Mr. Bowditch. Sign of the Beaver was wonderful. I also like A Child's Story of America and all of the Hakim books. Now mind you, I don't have time to do SOTW, CSOA, and Hakim but I love them all. I'm a person who finds it impossible to stay on a history schedule because I just can't miss out on all those wonderful books!

Penny