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Suggested READING LIST

Early Readers

​Little Archaeologist
Dan Taylor
Ages 3 and under

Archaeologists on a Dig
Sue Fliess and Mia Powell
Ages 4-8

Archaeologists Dig for Clues
Kate Duke
Ages 4-8
​No Bones About it: Archaeology for Kids
Pfiffikus
Ages 4-8

The Street Beneath My Feet
Charlotte Guillain and Yuval Zommer
Ages 4-8

Maybe You’ll be an Archaeologist
Amy E Reid and J Rene Perez
Ages 4-8

Elementary School

We Dug Up the World: Unearth Amazing Archaeology Discoveries
Alexandra Stewart
Ages 6-8

Hidden Army: Clay Soldiers of Ancient China
Jane O'Connor
Ages 6-8

Finding the Titanic
Robert D. Ballard and Ken Marschall
Ages 6-9

Archaeology for Kids Series
Baby Professor
Ages 6-9
  •     North America
  •     Europe
  •     Asia
  •     Africa
  •     Australia

How the Sphinx Got to the Museum
Jessie Hartland
Ages 6-9

Amazing Archaeology Series
Julie Murray
Ages 6-10
  •     Pompeii
  •     Petra
  •     King Tut’s Tomb
  •     Ötzi the Iceman
  •     Terracotta Army
  •     Machu Picchu

Sharuko: El arqueólogo peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello
Monica Brown and Elisa Chavarri
Ages 6-11

Bertha Parker: The First Woman Indigenous American Archaeologist
Mari Bolte
Ages 7-9

What’s for Supper? Native American Foods in Ouachita Mountains (PDF)
Quachita Chapter, Arkansas Archeological Society
Ages 7-9
Shipwreck Search: Discovery of the H.L. Hunley
Sally M. Walker and Elaine Verstraete
Ages 7-10

​​Tales of Ancient Worlds: Adventures in Archaeology
Stefan Milosavljevich and Sam Caldwell
Ages 8-10

Stones, Bones, and Petroglyphs: Digging into Southwest Archaeology
Susan E. Goodman and Michael J. Doolittle
Ages 8-10

Egyptian Mummy: Unwrap an Egyptian Mummy
Lorraine Jean Hopping
Ages 8-10

What Happened to Pompeii?
Baby Professor
Ages 8-11

Lessons from Our Ancestors: Uncovering Ancient World Wisdom
Raksha Dave and Kimberlie Clinthorne-Wong
Ages 8-12

What is an Archaeologist? National Geographic Kids
Libby Romero
Ages 8-12

The Lost Wreck of the Isis
Robert D. Ballard
Ages 9-12

Archaeology for Kids: Uncovering the Mysteries of Our Past
Richard Panchyk
Ages 9+

Archaeology for Young Explorers: Uncovering History at Colonial Williamsburg 
Patricia Samford, David L. Ribblett, Suzanne Coffman, and Donna Sheppard
Ages 9+

Shipwrecks: Exploring Sunken Cities Beneath the Sea
Mary M. Cerullo
Ages 10-12

Middle School

​The Encyclopedia of Preserved People: Pickled, Frozen, and Mummified Corpses from Around the World
Natalie Jane Prior
Ages 7-13

Accidental Archaeologists: True Stories of Unexpected Discoveries
Sarah Albee
Ages 8-13

Dig It!: Archaeology for Kids
Caitlin Sockin
Ages 8-13

Can You Dig It? Archaeology Lost and Found in the Sands of Time
Amanda Baker
Ages 8-13

Archaeologists in Action
Megan Kopp
Ages 8-13

The Hero Schliemann: The Dreamer Who Dug for Troy
Laura Amy Schlitz and Robert Byrd
Ages 9-13

The Egyptology Handbook
Emily Sands
Ages 9-13
​Archaeology Cool Women Who Dig
Anita Yasuda and Lena Chandhok
Ages 9-13

The Children of the Past: Archaeology and the Lives of Kids
Lois Miner Huey
Ages 9-14

Unearthing Ancient Worlds: The Tomb of King Tutankhamen
Michael Woods and Mary B. Woods
Ages 10-13

If Stones Could Speak: Unlocking the Secrets of Stonehenge
Marc Aronson
Ages 10-14

Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor
Martin W. Sandler
Ages 10-14

The Young Oxford Book of Archaeology
Norah Moloney
Ages 12-15

High School

​The Treasures of the Seven Seas: Cleopatra and the Mystery of the San Diego
Marianne Meyer Bianchi and Franck Goddio
Ages 8-13

Disasters at Sea: A Visual History of Infamous Shipwrecks
Liz Mechem
Ages 12-15
​Digging Deep: How Science Unearths Puzzles from the Past
Laura Scandiffio
Ages 12-16

The Practical Archaeologist: How We Know What We Know About the Past
Jane McIntosh
Ages 15+

Fiction

Shipwreck Fever
Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld and Ilene Richard
Ages 6-9

The Tomb Robber and King Tut 
Sarah Gauch and Allen Garns
Ages 8-11

The Mystery of the Graveyard of the Atlantic
Carole Marsh
Ages 8-12

​​Motel of Mysteries
David Macaulay
Ages 8+
Isabel Soto Archaeology Adventure Series
Various authors
Ages 8-13
  • Egypt's Mysterious Pyramids
  • Uncovering Mummies
  • Investigating Machu Picchu
  • The Mesa Verde Cliff Dwellers
  • Escape from Pompeii

​Samantha Sutton Series
Jordan Jacobs
Ages 9-12
  • Samantha Sutton and the Labyrinth of Lies
  • Samantha Sutton and the Winter of the Warrior Queen
  • Samantha Sutton and the Temple of Traitors
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