Unit 14: The Middle Ages Picture Books

List of Picture books to go with Unit 14 of Big Ideas through History which covers The “Dark Ages”, Castles and Abbeys, The Plague, and the Normans.

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I have not read all of these books and there is a wide range of levels. I suggest thoroughly researching the appropriateness of each book for your situation before sharing with your children.

(affiliate links)	Section 40: ———————— The “Dark Ages”	Section 41: ———————— Castles and Abbeys	Section 42: ———————– The Plague	Peoples XIV: ———————— Normans
The Daily Struggles of Those Who Lived in the Middle Ages
Middle Ages For Kids
A Kid’s Life During the Middle Ages
The Horrible, Miserable Middle Ages: The Disgusting Details About Life During Medieval Times
A Year in a Castle
Fly Guy Presents: Castles
Why Were Monasteries Important in the Middle Ages?
Castle: Revised and in Full Color
You Wouldn’t Want to Live in a Medieval Castle!
If You Were a Kid In a Medieval Castle
Why Were Castles Built?
Brother William’s Year: A Monk at Westminster Abbey
The Plague (Surviving History)
The Black Death (Graphic Medieval History)
The Medieval Plague (The Middle Ages)
The Black Death (A History of Germs)
Attacking a Norman Castle
Why do we remember?: The Battle of Hastings
Norman Castles (Beginning History)
The Norman Conquest (Look at World History)