# 4th grade books about history

**16** books commonly assigned to 4th grade students in US schools that explore history. Every title's grade range covers 4th grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Sourced from Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and 50 state ELA curricula.

**Reading difficulty:** the typical 4th grade band is 740–1010L (Common Core Appendix A). Of the 1 titles here with a Lexile score, 0 are grade-level, 1 more accessible, and 0 a stretch.

**Grade:** 4th grade  ·  **Theme:** history
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/grade/4/history
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699

## 4th grade history reading list

- [Ancestory: The Mystery and Majesty of Ancient Cave Art](https://readinglist.school/book/ancestory) by Hannah Salyer _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2023)_
- [Because of You, John Lewis](https://readinglist.school/book/because-of-you-john-lewis) by Andrea Davis Pinkney _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2023)_
- [Code Name Kingfisher](https://readinglist.school/book/code-name-kingfisher) by Liz Kessler _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2024)_
- [Evidence! How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera](https://readinglist.school/book/evidence-john-snow-cholera) by Deborah Hopkinson _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust](https://readinglist.school/book/hidden-hope) by Elisa Boxer _(Grades 2–5 · pub 2023)_
- [Hoops](https://readinglist.school/book/hoops-tavares) by Matt Tavares _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2023)_
- [I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912](https://readinglist.school/book/i-survived-the-sinking-of-the-titanic-1912) by Lauren Tarshis _(590L · Grades 2–5 · pub 2010)_
- [Iceberg](https://readinglist.school/book/iceberg) by Jennifer A. Nielsen _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2023)_
- [Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens](https://readinglist.school/book/mountain-of-fire) by Rebecca E. Barone _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2024)_
- [Not Nothing](https://readinglist.school/book/not-nothing) by Gayle Forman _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2024)_
- [Nothing Else But Miracles](https://readinglist.school/book/nothing-else-but-miracles) by Kate Albus _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2023)_
- [The Fire of Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fire-of-stars) by Kirsten W. Larson _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2023)_
- [The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey](https://readinglist.school/book/the-longest-shot-kwong) by Chad Soon & Amy Maranville _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2024)_
- [The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien](https://readinglist.school/book/the-mythmakers-lewis-tolkien) by John Hendrix _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2024)_
- [The Partition Project](https://readinglist.school/book/the-partition-project) by Saadia Faruqi _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2024)_
- [Volcanoes](https://readinglist.school/book/volcanoes) by Nell Cross Beckerman _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_

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