6 best-selling nonfiction books like The Vikings by Elizabeth Janeway

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The Vikings

By: Elizabeth Janeway

3.82

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Drawing on the powerful Norse sagas, the author tells the true stories of Eric the Red, Leif and th…

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1. Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus?

By: Jean Fritz

3.65

Format: 278 pages, Paperback

Discusses the voyages of Christopher Columbus who determined to beat everyone in the race to the In… read more

Similar categories in Jean Fritz's Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus? book and Elizabeth Janeway's The Vikings

  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • nonfiction
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2. Adam of the Road

By: Elizabeth Gray Vining , Robert Lawson , Elizabeth Janet Gray

3.77

Format: 317 pages, Paperback

"A road's a kind of holy thing," said Roger the Minstrel to his son, Adam. "That's why it's a good… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Gray Vining's Adam of the Road book and Elizabeth Janeway's The Vikings

  • historical
  • medieval
  • childrens
  • school
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3. The Courage of Sarah Noble

By: Leonard Weisgard , Alice Dalgliesh

3.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

In 1707, young Sarah Noble and her father traveled through the wilderness to build a new home for t… read more

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  • historical
  • childrens
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4. The Bronze Bow

By: Elizabeth George Speare

4.01

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. –from the Song of David (2 Sa… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth George Speare's The Bronze Bow book and Elizabeth Janeway's The Vikings

  • historical
  • childrens
  • school
"the demons that make a person afraid are the hardest to cast out."

-Elizabeth George Speare, The Bronze Bow

"It is the hate that is the enemy. Not men. Hate does not die with killing. It only springs up a hundredfold. The only thing stronger than hate is love."

-Elizabeth George Speare, The Bronze Bow

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5. Children of the Longhouse

By: Joseph Bruchac

3.50

Format: 824 pages, Paperback

When Ohkwa'ri overhears a group of older boys planning a raid on a neighboring village, he immediat… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Bruchac's Children of the Longhouse book and Elizabeth Janeway's The Vikings

  • american history
  • childrens
  • school
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6. Why Not, Lafayette?

By: Jean Fritz

3.44

Format: 272 pages,

A young Frenchman of nineteen traveling across the sea to help a struggling nation fight for its in… read more

Similar categories in Jean Fritz's Why Not, Lafayette? book and Elizabeth Janeway's The Vikings

  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • school
  • childrens
  • nonfiction
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7. Pocahontas and the Strangers

By: Clyde Robert Bulla , Peter D. Burchard

4.17

Format: None pages,

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  • historical
  • american history
  • childrens
  • school
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8. The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome

By: Susan Wise Bauer

3.42

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This is the first volume in a bold new series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting his… read more

Similar categories in Susan Wise Bauer's The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome book and Elizabeth Janeway's The Vikings

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history

9. Peace Child: An Unforgettable Story of Primitive Jungle Treachery in the 20th Century

By: Don Richardson

3.57

Format: None pages,

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10. Pedro's Journal

By: Pam Conrad

4.61

Format: 313 pages, Paperback

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11. The Trumpet of the Swan

By: E.B. White , Fred Marcellino

4.10

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

Generations have grown up with E. B. White's classic novels. One of his best-loved books, The Trump… read more

Similar categories in E.B. White's The Trumpet of the Swan book and Elizabeth Janeway's The Vikings

  • childrens
  • school
"When in love, one must take risks."

-E.B. White, The Trumpet of the Swan

"Safety is all well and good: I prefer freedom."

-E.B. White, The Trumpet of the Swan

"Besides, my life is a catastrophe. It's a catastrophe to be without a voice."

-E.B. White, The Trumpet of the Swan

"In almost everyone's life there is one event that changes the whole course of his existence."

-E.B. White, The Trumpet of the Swan

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12. All-of-a-Kind Family (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #1)

By: Sydney Taylor

4.24

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

It's the turn of the century in New York's Lower East Side and a sense of adventure and excitement … read more

Similar categories in Sydney Taylor's All-of-a-Kind Family (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #1) book and Elizabeth Janeway's The Vikings

  • historical
  • childrens

13. Amos Fortune, Free Man

By: Elizabeth Yates , Nora S. Unwin

3.97

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

A Newbery Medal Winner When Amos Fortune was only fifteen years old, he was captured by slave trade… read more

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14. Bambi

By: Felix Salten , Barbara Cooney

3.36

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

The Prince of the Forest Bambi's life in the woods begins happily. There are forest animals to play… read more

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15. Hiawatha and the Peacemaker

By: David Shannon , Robbie Robertson

4.71

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Born of Mohawk and Cayuga descent, musical icon Robbie Robertson learned the story of Hiawatha and … read more

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16. Toliver's Secret

By: Esther Wood Brady

3.99

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

When her grandfather is injured, 10-year-old Ellen Toliver replaces him on a top-secret patriotic m… read more

Similar categories in Esther Wood Brady's Toliver's Secret book and Elizabeth Janeway's The Vikings

  • historical
  • american history
  • childrens
  • school
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17. The Sign of the Beaver

By: Elizabeth George Speare

3.87

Format: 148 pages, Kindle Edition

Twelve-year-old Matt is left on his own in the Maine wilderness while his father leaves to bring th… read more

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  • historical
  • childrens
  • school
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18. The World of William Penn

By: Genevieve Foster

4.02

Format: 196 pages, Paperback

Continuing her unique approach to "horizontal history", Genevieve Foster explores the wide world of… read more

Similar categories in Genevieve Foster's The World of William Penn book and Elizabeth Janeway's The Vikings

  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • childrens
  • school
  • historical
  • nonfiction
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19. People of the Breaking Day

By: Marcia Sewall

3.87

Format: None pages, Hardcover

We are Wampanoags, People of the Breaking Day. Nippa'uus the Sun, in his journey through the sky, w… read more

Similar categories in Marcia Sewall's People of the Breaking Day book and Elizabeth Janeway's The Vikings

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
  • school
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20. The Vikings

By: Elizabeth Janeway

3.82

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Drawing on the powerful Norse sagas, the author tells the true stories of Eric the Red, Leif and th… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Janeway's The Vikings book and Elizabeth Janeway's The Vikings

  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • childrens
  • school
  • historical
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • medieval

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