These ten works of literature are assigned in the America the Beautiful curriculum to give your child a richer perspective on the various time periods studied.
Growing Up Dakota by Charles Eastman (Units 2-5)
Amos Fortune: Free Man by Elizabeth Yates (Units 6-7)
Brady by Jean Fritz (Units 9-10)
Bound for Oregon by Jean Van Leeuwen (Units 12-13)
Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt (Units 14-15)
Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Units 16-18)
All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor (Units 19-20)
Blue Willow by Doris Gates (Units 21-22)
Homer Price by Robert McCloskey (Unit 23)
Katy's Box by Mary Evelyn Notgrass McCurdy (Units 27-29)
See the Notes on Literature in the Answer Key and Literature Guide.
