Bethlehem Books is a small, home grown publishing company dedicated to restoring to children and families a treasury of wholesome, character-building literature.
The following books are historical fiction and are ideal reading for home school history studies. Time periods and geographic locations are included
to assist you in making selections to go along with your unit studies. These are some of our favorite book choices at Lamp Post!
Mystery of the Periodic TableBy Benjamin D. Wicker, Publisher: Bethlehem Books
The Mystery of the Periodic Table takes you on a journey through the ages as the elements of the periodic table are discovered. |
ISBN-13:
9781883937713 |
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Shadow HawkeBy Andre Norton, Publisher: Bethlehem Books
Shadow Hawke is set in Egypt around 1590 B.C. |
ISBN-13:
9781883937676 |
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God KingBy Joanne Williamson, Publisher: Bethlehem Books
The God King is set in the days of King Hezekiah in Egypt
and Judea around 700 B.C. |
ISBN-13:
9781883937737 |
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Hittite WarriorBy Joanne Williamson, Publisher: Bethlehem Books
The Hittite Warrior tells the story of Deborah and Barak. Hittite Warrior is set in Judea in 1200 B.C. |
ISBN-13:
9781883937386 |
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The Ides of AprilBy Mary Ray, Publisher: Bethlehem Books
The Ides of April is the story of a Greek Slave in Rome around 62 A. D. |
ISBN-13:
9781883937430 |
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Beyond the Desert GateBy Mary Ray, Publisher: Bethlehem Books
Beyond the Desert Gate is the sequel to The Ides of April.
It takes place in Palestine around AD 70. |
ISBN-13:
9781883937546 |
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Herodotus and the Road to HistoryWritten and Illustrated by Jeanne Bendick, Publisher: Bethlehem Books
Follow his investigative journery in Herodotus and the Road to
History. It takes place in Greece and the ancient world around 460 B.C. |
ISBN-13:
9781932350203 |
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Galen and the Gateway to Medicine
Written and Illustrated by Jeanne Bendick, Publisher: Bethlehem Books
Galen and the Gateway to Medicine is set in Rome around 129
A.D. |
ISBN-13:
9781883937751 |
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Archimedes and the Door of ScienceBy J. Bendick, Publisher: Bethlehem Books
Used in Beautiful Feet’s History of Science, Archimedes and the Door of Science is set in Greece around 200 B.C. |
ISBN-13:
9781883937126 |
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Augustine Came to KentBy Barbara Willard, Publisher: Bethlehem Books
Augustine Came to Kent is the story of a group of monks
sent by Pope Gregory to re-evangelize England. It takes place in Britain
around 597 A.D. |
ISBN-13:
9781883937218 |
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Son of CharlemagneBy Barbara Willard, Publisher: Bethlehem Books
Up close and personal look at Charlemagne and his family. Though not the main theme, the Son of Charlemagne shows the tragic consequences of letting someone else raise and train your children.
Europeand France, Late 700’s |
ISBN-13:
9781883937300 |
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Beorn the ProudBy Polland, Publisher: Bethlehem Books
Another great book! Beorn the Proud involves a captured princess from Christian Ireland and a Viking prince from pre-Christian Denmark. You will learn about the time period, faith, and pride in this exciting tale. Cleaver storyline and conclusion. Ireland and Denmark, 800's
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ISBN-13:
9781883937089 |
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The Story of Rolf and the Viking BowBy Allen French, Publisher: Bethlehem Books
A great read-aloud for children! We liked The Story of Rold and the Viking Bow and learned about honor. I would skip the part where Frodi has a fight in the buried Viking ship. Otherwise, it is a great study of the Vikings in Iceland and the Orkneys after they have been Christianized.
Iceland, 1010 A.D. |
ISBN-13:
9781883937010 |
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If All the Swords in EnglandBy Barbara Willard, Publisher: Bethlehem Books
Twins serve two opposing forces: Becket and Henry II in If All the Swords in England.
It takes place around 1164-70 in England. |
ISBN-13:
9781883937492 |
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The Red KeepAllen French, Publisher: Bethlehem Books
We loved this book about a squire and his quest for the Red Keep.
Wonderful hero and heroine make great role models for teens. Perseverance and faith are displayed. The battle at the end is a great model for spiritual warfare: having done all to stand, stand! Burgandy, France, 1167 |
ISBN-13:
9781883937294 |
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The Lost BaronAllen French, Publisher: Bethlehem Books
This is another great book by Allen French, author of The Red Keep. Clever and enjoyable as well as historical, The Lost Baron takes place in England around 1200. |
ISBN-13:
9781883937539 |
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The Hidden Treasure of GlastonBy Eleanore Jewett, Publisher: Bethlehem Books
Taking place during the reign of King Henry II,The Hidden Treasure of Glaston is a Newberry Honor Book for ages 10+.
England, 1171 |
ISBN-13:
9781883937485 |
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Red Hugh, Prince of DonegalBy Robert T. Reilly, Publisher: Bethlehem Books
Red Hugh, Prince of Donegal takes place in Ireland, around
15 80. |
ISBN-13:
9781883937225 |
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Madeleine Takes CommandBy Ethel C. Brill, Publisher: Bethlehem Books
Base on a true story from colonial French Canada in the 1690s,
Madeleine Takes Command tells the story of young Madeleine. She
leads a small group of people left to guard the family fort when the
Iroquois attack.
Canada,1692 |
ISBN-13:
9781883937171 |
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With Pipe, Paddle, and SongBy Elizabeth Yates, Publisher: Bethlehem Books
Follow the story of the son of a French nobleman and a Chippewa Indian woman
in With Pipe, Paddle, and Song. It takes place in French Canada
in the 1750s. |
ISBN-13:
9781883937379 |
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The Reb and the RedcoatsBy Constance Savery, Publisher: Bethlehem Books
Seen through the eyes of a British family, The Reb and the Redcoats
is the story of a youn American prisoner of war who comes to live with them.
England, 1780’s |
ISBN-13:
9781883937423 |
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They Loved to LaughBy Kathryn Worth, Publisher: Bethlehem Books
With illustrations by Marguerite de Angeli, They Loved to Laugh
is the story of an orphan taken in by a Quaker family with five sons in North Carolina 1830’s |
ISBN-13:
9781883937164 |
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Under a Changing MoonMargot Benary-Isbert, Publisher: Bethlehem Books Germany 1860’s |
ISBN-13:
9781883937331 |
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The Winged WatchmanBy Hilda van Stockum, Publisher: Bethlehem Books
Holland, 1940s |
ISBN-13:
9781883937072 |
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The Borrowed HouseBy Hilda van Stockum, Publisher: Bethlehem Books Story of a German teen living in Nazi-occupied Holland, WWII. Age 14+
Holland, 1943 |
ISBN-13:
9781883937461 |
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Enemy Brothers: A Story of World War 2By Constance Savery, Publisher: Bethlehem Books
British airman Dym Ingleford is convinced that the young German prisoner, Max Eckermann, is his brother Anthony who was kidnapped years before.
England 1940s |
ISBN-13:
9781883937508 |
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The Small War of Sergeant DonkeyBy Maureen Daly, Publisher: Bethlehem Books
Story of a boy and a donkey used in the army in Italy during WWII.
Italy, 1940s.
Ages 9-up |
ISBN-13:
9781883937478 |
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