Unit Book List

Unit 1: Greece and Rome [SS]

• Ancient Civilizations by Joseph Fullman (DK Eyewitness)

Unit 1: Force and Motion [S]

• Why Things Move by Lance Bledsoe and Merry Dankanich

Unit 1: Greek Myths [LA]

• D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths by Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
• Handy Guide to Writing by Moving Beyond the Page
• Icarus at the Edge of Time by Brian Greene

Unit 2: The Middle Ages [SS]

• Great Medieval Projects You Can Build Yourself by Kris Bordessa

Unit 2: Light and the Eye [S]

• Light and the Eye by Lance Bledsoe

Unit 2: Tales from the Middle Ages [LA]

• Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! by Laura Amy Schlitz
• Handy Guide to Writing by Moving Beyond the Page
• The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman

Unit 3: The Age of Discovery [SS]

• Geography of the World: The Essential Family Guide to Geography and Culture by DK Publishing
• Newton at the Center by Joy Hakim
• The World Made New: Why the Age of Exploration Happened & How It Changed the World by Marc Aronson & John W. Glenn

Unit 3: The Solar System [S]

• 13 Planets: The Latest View of the Solar System by David Aguilar

Unit 3: The Prince and the Bard [LA]

• Handy Guide to Writing by Moving Beyond the Page
• The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Unit 4: Elizabethan Europe [SS]

• Elizabeth I, The People's Queen: Her Life and Times, 21 Activities by Kerrie Logan Hollihan
• The Story of Science: Newton at the Center by Joy Hakim
• The World Made New by Marc Aronson and John W. Glenn

Unit 4: Technological Design [S]

• Amazing Leonardo da Vinci Inventions You Can Build Yourself by Maxine Anderson

Unit 4: Newton at the Center [LA]

• Handy Guide to Writing by Moving Beyond the Page
• The Story of Science: Newton at the Center by Joy Hakim

Unit 5: Modern Europe [SS]

• Geography of the World: The Essential Family Guide to Geography and Culture by DK Publishing

Unit 5: Energy [S]

• Energy: 25 Projects Investigate Why We Need Power & How We Get It by Kathleen M. Reilly

Unit 5: British Poetry [LA]

• Poetry Rocks! Modern British Poetry by Michelle M. Houle