favorite books for ancients 4th and 7th grade

[Di3kids]

Using WP Quest for Ancient World next fall, and I'm not buying their literature program. I was hoping to buy individual titles, but I can't figure that out online and they're out of the office til Monday. So, what are your best picks for 4th grade and 7th grade girls? Thanks!

[Heather in NC]

Big hits this year:

Gilgamesh the Hero
Black Ships Before Troy
The Wanderings of Odysseus
Detectives in Togas
D'Aulaire's Greek Myths
The Aeneid for Boys and Girls
Pankration


Ds did not care for:
The Golden Goblet


Still to be read:
Mystery of the Roman Ransom
Aquila

[amtmcm]

My DD12 liked all of these. Hubert Invents the Wheel takes place in Sumer which was wonderful to find a book from that period. We both LOVED Alexander the Great Rocks the World - definitely worth buying!

Adam and His Kin Ruth Beechick
Maroo of the Winter Caves Ann Turnbull
Hubert Invents the Wheel Claire & Monte Montgomery
Mara Daughter of the Nile Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Hittite Warrior Joanne Williamson
God King: A Story in the Days of King Hezekiah Joanne Williamson
Alexander The Great Rocks The World! Vickey Alvear Shecter
Archimedes And The Door of Science Jeanne Bendick

[Loupelou]

My dd's enjoyed the following:

The Samurai's Tale
The Bronze Bow
Mara, Daughter of the Nile
The Golden Goblet
The Bedouins' Gazelle
D'Aulaire's Greek Myths
Mystery of the Roman Ransom
Hittite Warrior
Theras and His Town