List of picture books to go with Unit 2 of Big Ideas through History which covers Leaving Africa and Settling Down, The Neolithic Revolution, Inventions and Innovators, and the Sumerians.
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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 4: ———————— Leaving Africa and Settling Down | Section 5: ———————— Neolithic Revolution | Section 6: ———————– Inventions and Innovators | Peoples II: ———————— Sumerians |
| The Great Human Journey |  | |||
| When We Became Humans |  | | ||
| This Orq. (He #1!) | | |||
| Izzy the Inventor | | |||
| You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Fire! | | |||
| Fantastic Inventions and Inventors (True Stories From Ancient China) | | |||
| An Illustrated Timeline of Inventions and Inventors | | |||
| Twig and Thud’s Fabulous Firsts! | | |||
| Dave’s Rock | | |||
| Into the Unknown | | |||
| You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Sumerian Slave! | | |||
| Life in Ancient Sumeria | | |||
| The City of Rainbows: A Tale from Ancient Sumer | | |||
| Between the River and the Wall | | |||
| The Gilgamesh Trilogy | |
