Unit 9: Great Trade Routes Picture Books

List of picture books to go with Unit 9 of Big Ideas through History which covers The Silk Road, Maritime Trade, Great African Traders, and the Han Dynasty.

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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 25:
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The Silk Road
Section 26:
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Maritime Trade
Section 27:
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African Traders
Peoples IX:
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Han Dynasty
Animals Marco Polo Saw: An Adventure on the Silk Road
Jaya’s Golden Necklace: A Silk Road Tale
Father’s Road
The Silk Route: 7,000 Miles of History
Riding on a Caravan: A Silk Road Adventure
We’re Riding on a Caravan
The Tale of A Dark Horse
A Single Pebble: A Story of the Silk Road
Adventures of the Treasure Fleet: China Discovers the World
The Shipwrecked Sailor: An Egyptian Tale with Hieroglyphs
The Great Voyages of Zheng He
Phoenician Civilization
The Kingdoms and Empires of Ancient Africa
Mansa Musa: The Lion of Mali
Traveling Man: The Journey of Ibn Battuta 1325-1354
How Did The Ancient African Empires Get Their Goods?
Lessons on Ancient Africans and Their Society
When Sundiata Keita Built the Mali Empire
I am Mansa Musa: The King of Kings
If You Were Me and Lived in…the Ancient Mali Empire
The Magic Horse of Han Gan
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
Zhang Heng and the Incredible Earthquake Detector
If You Were Me and Lived in…Ancient China: The Han Dynasty