Year 1 American Adventure
Unit 1 - The First Americans
- An Algonquian Year: The Year According to the Full Moon by Michael McCurdy
- Children of Summer: Henri Fabre's Insects by Margaret J. Anderson
- Native American Legends by various authors
Unit 2 - The Early English Settlers
- Three Young Pilgrims by Cheryl Harness
- James Towne: Struggle for Survival by Marcia Sewall
- Roanoke: An Unsolved Mystery from History by Jane Yolen & Heidi Elisabet Yolen Stemple
Unit 3 - The Thirteen Colonies
- The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh
- The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgliesh
- Our Colonial Year by Cheryl Harness
- Christmas in Williamsburg by K.M. Kostyal
Unit 4 - The New Nation
- Ben and Me by Robert Lawson
- Benjamin Franklin by Ingri D'Aulaire and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire
- Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Unit 5 - The Push West
- How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis and Clark by Rosalyn Schanzer
- Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
- Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Locomotive by Brian Floca
Unit 6 - The Final Frontiers
- Various biographies
- Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and Mary Azarian
- Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan
- Sandy's Circus by Tanya Lee Stone
Year 2 - Heroic Quest
Unit 1 - Heroic Quest: A Life of Virtue
- The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Anderson
- The Odyssey by Mary Pope Osbourne
- Pilgrim's Progress — adapted for children from John Bunyan
Unit 2 - The Quest for Valor: Military Heroes
- Abraham Lincoln by Ingri D'Aulaire and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire
- Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
- The Poppy Lady: Moina Belle Michael and Her Tribute to Veterans by Barbara Walsh
- Biographies of American military heroes
Unit 3 - The Quest for Reverence: Heroes Seeking Truth
- The Nativity story from the gospel accounts (Matthew, Luke, and John)
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
- Humphrey's First Christmas by Carol Heyer
Unit 4 - The Quest for Perseverance: Heroes Against All Odds
- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Follow the Drinking Gourd by Jeanette Winter
- The Heroic Symphony by Anna Harwell Celenza
Unit 5 - The Quest for Beauty: Creative Heroes
- Shakespeare plays adapted for children by Bruce Coville
- Bach’s Goldberg Variations by Anna Harwell Celenza
- Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines by Jeanne Walker Harvey
Unit 6 - The Quest for Confidence: I Can Be a Hero!
- Ada's Violin by Susan Hood
- Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
- The Angel and the Donkey by Katherine Paterson