Chapters 5, 7, 8, 10, 11
Chapter 5: Warlords of Japan
Hideyoshi, Japan's Great Leader 1591-1598
The First Tokuwaga Ruler 1603
A samurai Castle by Fiona MacDonald. Lots of illustrations and cutaways.
Japan ABCs by Sarah Heiman
Look What Came from Japan by Miles Harvey
Make it Work! Japan by Andrew Haslam and Clare Doran. Really fun illustrations and ideas for hands-on projects.
The Inch-High Samurai by Shiro Kasamatsu. Tom Thumb retod.
The Samurai's Daughter: A Japanese Legend by
Three Samurai Cats: A Story from Japan by Eric Kimmel. So much fun! All the kids enjoyed, esp. the smallest.
Chapter 7: The Spread of Slavery
Tobacco--and Unwilling Colonists
Queen Nzinga of Angola
The Asante of West Africa by Jamie Hetfield
The Benin Kingdom of West Africa by John Peffer-Engels
The Jamestown Colony: We the People by Brendan January
Let's Talk About Smoking by Elizabeth Weitzman.
The Strength of These Arms: Life in the Slave Quarters by Raymond Bial. Photos show the stark contrast between life in slave quarters and plantation homes.
Amistad Rising: A Story of Freedom by Veronica Chambers
Nzingha, Warrior Queen of Matamba: The Royal Diaries by Patricia McKissack. Hugely popular at our house.
To Be a Drum by Evelyn Coleman, illustrated by Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson. My sister wrote her PhD dissertation on the illustrator of this volume. Interesting story line but better illustrations in her style.
Chapter 8: The Middle of the East
The Persian Puzzle
The Ottoman Turks
Iran: Dropping in on Iran by Philip Bader.
Iran: First Reports by Robin Doak
Mosque by David Macauley.
Little Mouse and Elephant: A Tale from Turkey by Jane Yolen
One Riddle, One Answer by Lauren Thompson. Excellent; we all enjoyed. A math riddle.
Chapter 10: Far East of Europe
Japan's Isolation-Closed Doors in the East
The Foreign Conquest of China: the Rise of the Manchu
K'ang-hsi
Hokusa: The Man Who Painted a Mountain by Deograh Kogan Ray. Excellent.
Made in China: Ideas and Invetions from Ancient China by Suzanne Williams
Shipwrecked: The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy by Rhoda Blumberg
Step Into Ancient Japan by Fiona MacDonald.
The Boy of the Three-Year Nap by Dianne Snyder. Love this illustrator (Allen Say), and good story.
Liang and the Magic Paintbrush by Demi. This was a Reading Rainbow book; I remember "reading" it there first.
The Paper Dragon by Marguerite Davol.
Ten Suns: A Chinese Legend by Eric Kimmel.
Chapter 11: The Mogul Emperors of India
World Siezer-Jahongir
King of the World-Kurram of Shah Jahan
Aurangzeb, Conquerer of the World
Aurangzeb's Three Decisions
muslim rule
conquering the Deccan-expand Indian borders
treaty with English, English settlers
Captain Kidd: 17th Century Pirate of the Indian Ocean and the African Coast by Aileen Weintraub
Look What Came from India by Miles Harvey
The Taj Mahal: Great Building Feats
The Taj Mahal: How and Why it was Built by Christine Moorcroft
Jahanara, Princess of Princesses: India, 1627 by Kathryn Lasky. Another popular one at our house, from the royal diaries series.
Monsoon by Uma Krishnaswai.
Shah Jahan and the Story of the Taj Mahal by Julia Marshall
