Books Recommended for Volume 4
Below, you will find books recommended by Rebecca Avery, author of The Weaver Curriculum, as well as books recommended by Weaver users.
Some of these books are no longer in print and you will need to search for alternative titles. Be sure to check your local library and book reseller shops, as older books can often be found there.
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Books Recommended by Original Author:
- The Usborne Illustrated Dictionary of Biology, Usborne Books
- Small Living Things, Milliken Books
- The New Way Things Work, by David Macaulay / Houghton Mifflin Company
- Mill, by David Macaulay / Houghton Mifflin Company
- Pyramid, by David Macaulay / Houghton Mifflin Company
- City, by David Macaulay / Houghton Mifflin Company
- Underground, by David Macaulay / Houghton Mifflin Company
- Unbuilding, by David Macaulay / Houghton Mifflin Company
- Castle, by David Macaulay / Houghton Mifflin Company
- Cathedral, by David Macaulay / Houghton Mifflin Company
Books Recommended by Weaver Users:
- UNIT 1
- Discovery Atlas of Planets and Stars, Rand McNally
- All Countries, Capitals and Flags of the World: A Guide to Flags from Around the World, by Smart Kids Publishing
- UNIT 2
- Behind Rebel Lines: The Incredible Story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War Spy, Seymour Reit / Clarion Books
- Bonnets and Bugles Series Books 1-10, Gilbert L. Morris / Moody Publishers
- Full Steam Ahead: The Race to Build a Transcontinental Railroad, Rhoda Blumberg / National Geographic Society
- A Pioneer Sampler: The Daily Life of a Pioneer Family in 1840, Barbara Greenwood / Clarion Books
- Famous Battles of the Civil War Card Game, Marc Newman / US Games Systems
- Girl In Blue, Ann Rinaldi / Scholastic Paperbacks
- Abraham Lincoln’s World, by Genevieve Foster / Beautiful Feet Books
- Charley Skedaddle, by Patricia Beatty / (Kindle)
- The Perilous Road, by William O. Steele / Clarion Books
- Wind on the River: A Story of the Civil War, by Laurie Lawlor / Brighter Child
- Stonewall Jackson (Sower Series), by Charles Ludwig / Mott Media
- Robert E. Lee (Sower Series), by Lee Roddy / Mott Media (Kindle)
- Abraham Lincoln (Sower Series), by David Collins / Mott Media (Kindle)
- Which Way Freedom? by Joyce Hansen / HarperCollins
- The House of Dies Drear, by Virginia Hamilton / Aladdin
- Freedom Crossing, by Margaret Goff Clark / Scholastic Paperbacks
- Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave, by Virginia Hamilton / Laurel Leaf
- Rifles for Watie, by Harold Keith / HarperCollins
- Behind Rebel Lines: The Incredible Story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War Spy, by Seymour Reit / Clarion Books
- Across Five Aprils, by Irene Hunt / Berkley
- The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane
- Shades of Gray, by Carolyn Reeder / Aladdin
- UNIT 3
- In the Rainforest, by Kathie Atkinson / Allen & Unwin
- Fruit, Scholastic First Discovery Book
- From Spore to Spore, by Jerome Wexler / Dodd, Mead & Company
- UNIT 4
- Round Buildings, Square Buildings, and Buildings that Wiggle Like a Fish, by Philip M. Isaacson / Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
- The Architect’s Studio Companion: Rules of Thumb for Preliminary Design, by Iano and Allen / Wiley Publishing
- Financial Accounting, by Spiceland, Thomas, & Herrmann / McGraw Hill
- Knowledge Encyclopedia: Art & Architecture, Wonder House Books
- Frank Lloyd Wright: The Houses, by Alan Weintraub / Rizzoli
- UNIT 5
- Tell Me About the Human Body, by Emma Beare
- Ultimate Kids’ Guide to Being Super Healthy: What You Need to Know About Nutrition, Exercise, Sleep, Hygiene, Stress, Screen Time, and More, by Dr. Nina Shapiro / Sky Pony
- Eating the Alphabet, by Lois Ehlert / Clarion Books
- UNIT 6
- The Writing Strategies Book: Your Guide to Developing Skilled Writers, by Jennifer Serravallo / Heinemann
- Where the Sidewalk Ends (Special Edition), by Shel Silverstein / HarperCollins
- A Light in the Attic (Special Edition), by Shel Silverstein / HarperCollins
- UNIT 7
- Jane Austen Complete 7-book Collection Box Set, by Jane Austen / Wilco Book
- The Elements Book: A Visual Encyclopedia of the Periodic Table, DK & Smithsonian Institution / DK Children
- UNIT 8
- Esther (flashcards), A Beka Books
- The Industrial Revolution for Kids: The People and Technology that Changed the World (with 21 activities), by Cheryl Mullenbach / Chicago Review Press
- Spotlight on America: Industrial Revolution, by Robert W. / Teacher Created Resources
- Janice VanCleave’s A+ Science Fair Projects, by Janice VanCleave / Jossey-Bass
- Scientific American, Winning Science Fair Projects, Grades 5-7, by Bob Friedhoffer / iBooks
- UNIT 9
- D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths, Ingri d’Aulaire & Edgar Parin d’Aulaire / Delacorte Press