Independent Reading Suggested Books for Discovering Mythology: Roman Myths
See our Independent Reading for Elementary Students Teacher Tool for guidance on how to use the suggested texts below.
Informational Texts to Build Content Knowledge
- Ancient Rome and Pompeii: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #13 by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce (750L)
- Eye Wonder: Ancient Rome by DK Children
- Roman Myths and Legends (All About Myths) by Jilly Hunt (910L)
Texts with Connecting Topics and Themes
Discovering mythology
- Greek Myths (Classic Starts series) by Diane Namm
- Tales from the Odyssey, Part 1 by Mary Pope Osborne (760L)
- Tales from the Odyssey, Part 2 by Mary Pope Osborne (760L)
- The Iliad (Classic Starts series) by Homer, Kathleen Olmstead
- The Odyssey (Classic Starts series) by Homer, Tania Zamorsky
- The Trojan War: An Interactive Mythological Adventure (You Choose series) by Blake Hoena (680L)
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