World War 1 Books for Kids
We are diving into the 20th century in our homeschool, and are currently camped out at The Great War. Here are some great World War 1 books for kids:
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- Usborne Books and More’s The World Wars covers both the first and second wars. We are loving the interesting bits of information spread out among full-color spreads on every page. If you have visual learners, this is a must in your home library for these major events in history.
- We were able to snag copies of Usborne’s See Inside the First World War (and the Second World War). The lift-the-flap pages are engaging, and great for kinesthetic learners as well.
- Archie’s War is a scrapbook style book. There are comics, drawings, and even letters to unfold and pull out!
- War Game is a longer picture book about for friends who sign up for the army, and their time on the battlefield. Beautiful illustrations and a story made simple for kids to understand, yet doesn’t shy away from the realities of war. Poignant ending.
- War Horse is our current read-aloud for our current learning. Only three chapters in, and we are all loving the story. It is from the point of view of the main character – a horse. We absolutely love learning history through historical fiction and this one is a great one.
- And then for fun – Usborne’s Historical Sticker Dolly Dressing book for the same time period. In it, there are a few pages dedicated to the Great War.
There are not very many kid-friendly resources on the topic so if you have any more suggestions of World War 1 books for kids, please comment them below!
Update: We ended up doing an overnight “field trip” somewhat related to this time period to a historic hotel. The hotel itself is not directly related to World War 1, but by going to this place, conversations propped up that initiated a review about the Great War and the U.S.’s role in it.