Independent Reading Suggested Books for Exploring Ancient Civilizations: Rome
See our Teacher Tool Independent Reading (K-5) for guidance on how to use the suggested texts below.
Fiction Texts with Connecting Topics and Themes
- Pompeii -- Buried Alive! by Edith Kunhardt (520L)
- Roman Diary: The Journal of Iliona, A Young Slave by Richard Platt (940L) **
- The Eagle of Rome: A Lottie Lipton Adventure by Dan Metcalf (750L)
- The Riotous Story of Rome by Rosie Dickins (770L)
Informational Texts to Build Content Knowledge
- Ancient Rome (DK Eyewitness Books) by Simon James (1070L) **
- If I Were a Kid in Ancient Rome: Children of the Ancient World by Cobblestone Publishing
- Race Through Rome by Timothy Knapman (600L)
- Rome: World Cultures Through Time by Christine Dugan (600L)
- What Was Pompeii? by Jim O’Conner (940L) **
- You Wouldn’t Want to be a Roman Gladiator! by John Malam (870L)
* lower Lexile or qualitative measures than core text.
** higher Lexile or qualitative measures than core text.
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