| Preface | ix |
| Introduction | xi |
| Prehistory and the Ancient World to 54 B.C. | 1 |
| Grades Kindergarten Through Two | 1 |
| Grade Three | 1 |
| Grade Four | 2 |
| Grade Five | 3 |
| Grade Six | 5 |
| Roman Empire to A.D. 476 | 7 |
| Grades Kindergarten Through Two | 7 |
| Grade Three | 7 |
| Grade Four | 7 |
| Grade Five | 8 |
| Grade Six | 9 |
| Europe and the British Isles, A.D. 476-1289 | 11 |
| Grades Kindergarten Through Two | 11 |
| Grade Three | 11 |
| Grade Four | 12 |
| Grade Five | 13 |
| Grade Six | 14 |
| Europe and the British Isles, 1290-1491 | 16 |
| Grades Kindergarten Through Two | 16 |
| Grade Three | 16 |
| Grade Four | 17 |
| Grade Five | 17 |
| Grade Six | 18 |
| Europe and the British Isles, 1492-1649 | 20 |
| Grades Kindergarten Through Two | 20 |
| Grade Three | 20 |
| Grade Four | 21 |
| Grade Five | 22 |
| Grade Six | 23 |
| Europe and the British Isles, 1650-1788 | 26 |
| Grades Kindergarten Through Two | 26 |
| Grade Three | 26 |
| Grade Four | 27 |
| Grade Five | 28 |
| Grade Six | 29 |
| Europe and the British Isles, 1789-1859 | 31 |
| Grades Kindergarten Through Two | 31 |
| Grade Three | 31 |
| Grade Four | 32 |
| Grade Five | 33 |
| Grade Six | 34 |
| Europe and the British Isles, 1860-1918 | 36 |
| Grades Kindergarten Through Two | 36 |
| Grade Three | 36 |
| Grade Four | 37 |
| Grade Five | 38 |
| Grade Six | 39 |
| Europe and the British Isles, 1919-1945 | 42 |
| Grades Kindergarten Through Two | 42 |
| Grade Three | 42 |
| Grade Four | 43 |
| Grade Five | 44 |
| Grade Six | 45 |
| Europe and the British Isles, 1946 to the Present | 48 |
| Grades Kindergarten Through Two | 48 |
| Grade Three | 48 |
| Grade Four | 49 |
| Grade Five | 49 |
| Grade Six | 51 |
| Africa and South Africa | 53 |
| Before 1900 | |
| Grades Kindergarten Through Three | 53 |
| Grades Four, Five, and Six | 53 |
| After 1900 | |
| Grades Kindergarten Through Three | 54 |
| Grades Four, Five, and Six | 54 |
| Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, and Antartica | 56 |
| Grades Kindergarten Through Two | 56 |
| Grade Three | 56 |
| Grade Four | 56 |
| Grade Five | 57 |
| Grade Six | 57 |
| Canada | 58 |
| Grades Kindergarten Through Two | 58 |
| Grade Three | 58 |
| Grade Four | 58 |
| Grade Five | 59 |
| Grade Six | 60 |
| China | 61 |
| Grades Kindergarten Through Two | 61 |
| Grade Three | 61 |
| Grade Four | 62 |
| Grade Five | 62 |
| Grade Six | 63 |
| India, Tibet, and Burma | 65 |
| Grades Kindergarten Through Two | 65 |
| Grade Three | 65 |
| Grade Four | 65 |
| Grade Five | 66 |
| Grade Six | 67 |
| Israel and the Arab Countries | 68 |
| Grades Kindergarten Through Two | 68 |
| Grade Three | 68 |
| Grade Four | 69 |
| Grade Five | 69 |
| Grade Six | 70 |
| Japan | 71 |
| Grades Kindergarten Through Two | 71 |
| Grade Three | 71 |
| Grade Four | 71 |
| Grade Five | 72 |
| Grade Six | 73 |
| Vietnam, Korea, Cambodia, and Thailand | 74 |
| Grades Kindergarten Through Two | 74 |
| Grade Three | 74 |
| Grade Four | 74 |
| Grade Five | 75 |
| Grade Six | 75 |
| South and Central America and the Caribbean | 77 |
| Grades Kindergarten Through Two | 77 |
| Grade Three | 77 |
| Grade Four | 78 |
| Grade Five | 79 |
| Grade Six | 80 |
| Books: An Annotated Bibliography | 83 |
| CD-ROMs: An Annotated Bibliography | 279 |
| Videotapes: An Annotated Bibliography | 285 |
| Author/Illustrator Index | 293 |
| Title Index | 301 |
| Subject Index | 315 |