CC Essentials Cycle 1 / IEW AHBW Recommendations (30 books)

Cycle 1 book suggestions for older Foundations students. This list includes the suggested readings from the IEW Ancient History-Based Writing book used in Essentials along with other good options.

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1	A Place in the Sun by Jill Rubalcaba 3.23 avg rating — 166 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	A Cry From Egypt (The Promised Land Book 1) by Hope Auer 4.47 avg rating — 68 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	God King: A Story in the Days of King Hezekiah by Joanne Williamson 3.95 avg rating — 2,002 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Detectives in Togas (Detectives in Togas, #1) by Henry Winterfeld 3.92 avg rating — 7,125 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Tales from the Odyssey, Part 1 (Tales from the Odyssey, #1-3) by Mary Pope Osborne 4.21 avg rating — 1,710 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Librarian Who Measured the Earth by Kathryn Lasky 4.20 avg rating — 1,355 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale by Demi 4.31 avg rating — 3,192 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Gilgamesh the King (The Gilgamesh Trilogy, #1) by Ludmila Zeman (Adapter/Illustrator) 4.14 avg rating — 913 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Revenge of Ishtar (The Gilgamesh Trilogy, #2) by Ludmila Zeman 4.18 avg rating — 458 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Last Quest of Gilgamesh (The Gilgamesh Trilogy, #3) by Ludmila Zeman 4.22 avg rating — 477 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum by Ashley Bryan 3.35 avg rating — 250 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Chinese Fables: The Dragon Slayer and Other Timeless Tales of Wisdom by Shiho S. Nunes 3.51 avg rating — 110 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt: Egyptian Mythology for Kids by Morgan E. Moroney (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 98 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Girl Who Helped Thunder and Other Native American Folktales by Joseph Bruchac 4.12 avg rating — 234 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Who Was King Tut? by Roberta Edwards 3.98 avg rating — 2,102 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Charioteer of Delphi (Roman Mysteries, #12) by Caroline Lawrence (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 883 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths by Ingri d'Aulaire 4.41 avg rating — 19,940 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Wanderings of Odysseus by Rosemary Sutcliff 3.83 avg rating — 2,034 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of The Iliad by Rosemary Sutcliff 3.88 avg rating — 4,347 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Archimedes and the Door of Science by Jeanne Bendick 3.88 avg rating — 2,723 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Secrets of Vesuvius (Roman Mysteries, #2) by Caroline Lawrence (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 2,379 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Roman Mysteries Collection Caroline Lawrence 6 Books Box Set by Caroline Lawrence (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 by Lauren Tarshis 4.05 avg rating — 5,698 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Mystery of the Roman Ransom by Henry Winterfeld 3.93 avg rating — 2,322 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw 3.82 avg rating — 9,944 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Who Was Alexander the Great? by Robin Waterfield 4.17 avg rating — 611 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Who Was Julius Caesar? by Nico Medina 4.06 avg rating — 747 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Famous Men of Rome by John Henry Haaren 4.02 avg rating — 237 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Famous Men of Greece Set by Leigh Lowe it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw 4.25 avg rating — 13,515 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars