# 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, 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)_ — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Snowflake Bentley](https://readinglist.school/book/snowflake-bentley) by Jacqueline Briggs Martin _(Grades K–3)_ — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [The Glorious Flight](https://readinglist.school/book/the-glorious-flight) by Alice Provensen _(Grades K–3)_ — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (K–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)_ — 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)_ — Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1920s).
- [Shen of the Sea Book (Illustrated)](https://readinglist.school/book/shen-of-the-sea) by Arthur Bowie Chrisman _(Grades 3–7)_ — Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1920s).
- [Smoky the Cowhorse](https://readinglist.school/book/smoky-the-cowhorse) by Will James _(Grades 3–7)_ — Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1920s).
- [Tales from Silver Lands](https://readinglist.school/book/tales-from-silver-lands) by Charles J. Finger _(Grades 3–7)_ — Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1920s).
- [The Boxcar Children](https://readinglist.school/book/the-boxcar-children) by Gertrude Chandler Warner _(490L · Grades 2–4)_ — Overlapping grades (2–4) and the same era (1920s).
- [The Dark Frigate](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dark-frigate) by Hawes C. _(Grades 3–7)_ — Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1920s).

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