# Books like The Story of Mankind

**10** books similar to *The Story of Mankind* by Hendrik Willem van Loon (Juvenile Nonfiction · grades 3–7), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

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## Similar books

- [Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass](https://readinglist.school/book/lincoln-a-photobiography) by Russell Freedman _(Grades 3–7)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list, same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Baboushka and the Three Kings](https://readinglist.school/book/baboushka-and-the-three-kings) by Ruth Robbins _(Grades K–3)_ — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park](https://readinglist.school/book/cactus-queen-minerva-hoyt-establishes-joshua-tree-national-park) by Lori Alexander _(Grades 2–3)_ — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (2–3).
- [Dear Dad: Growing Up With a Parent in Prison - And How We Stayed Connected](https://readinglist.school/book/dear-dad-growing-up-with-a-parent-in-prison-and-how-we-stayed-connected) by Jay Jay Patton _(Grades 4–5)_ — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (4–5).
- [Forests](https://readinglist.school/book/forests) by Nell Cross Beckerman _(Grades 2–3)_ — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (2–3).
- [Gay Neck, The Story of a Pigeon & Ghond The Hunter](https://readinglist.school/book/gay-neck-the-story-of-a-pigeon) by Dhan Gopal Mukerji _(Grades 3–7)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (1920s).
- [Hitty Her First Hundred Years](https://readinglist.school/book/hitty-her-first-hundred-years) by Rachel Field _(Grades 3–7)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (1920s).
- [Is It Real?: The Loch Ness Monster](https://readinglist.school/book/is-it-real-the-loch-ness-monster) by Candace Fleming _(Grades 4–5)_ — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (4–5).
- [Maid for It](https://readinglist.school/book/maid-for-it) by Jamie Sumner _(Grades 6–8)_ — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom](https://readinglist.school/book/moses-when-harriet-tubman-led-her-people-to-freedom) by Carole Boston Weatherford _(Grades K–3)_ — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (K–3).

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