Best U.S. History Audiobooks for Kids: Plus a Bonus Book Challenge Printable!!

Make the storied past come alive with the best U.S. History Audiobooks for Kids!

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As a mom, I am always searching for ways to make learning more enjoyable–that’s why I am a fan of history audiobooks for kids! Not only do they provide a fun way to keep children engaged, but they also help them learn important lessons about the world they live in. With a good history audiobook, children can explore everything from ancient civilizations to modern-day events, all while playing with Legos or doing other activities, like coloring or copywork! In this post, I have curated a list of the best U.S. history audiobooks for kids that I have come across. I hope you and your little ones will enjoy listening to them!

Happy homeschooling,
Kitty

U.S. History Audiobooks for Kids*

*Both non-fiction and historical fiction

Settling of America/ Colonial America

• Stories of the Pilgrims by Margaret Pumphrey

• Captain John Smith: A Foothold in the New World by Geoff and Janet Benge

• Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims by Rush Limbaugh

• The Pilgrims of Plymouth by Marcia Sewall

• A Lion to Guard Us by Claude Robert Bulla

• The Landing of the Pilgrims: Landmark Series by James Daugherty

• William Bradford: Plymouth’s Rock by Geoff and Janet Benge

• Thanksgiving on Thursday by Mary Pope Osborne

• The Matchlock Gun by Walter D. Edmonds 

• The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dagliesh

American Revolution

• Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak: The Outbreak of the Boston Tea Party by Kay Winters

• Rush Revere and the American Revolution by Rush Limbaugh

• Rush Revere and the First Patriots by Rush Limbaugh

• Ben Franklin: Inventing America by Thomas Fleming

• Paul Revere’s Ride by Longfellow

• Guts & Glory: The American Revolution by Ben Thompson

• The American Revolution: The Life and Times of George Washington by Allan Kelly

• I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis

• Paul Revere: Midnight Ride for Freedom by Allan Kelly

• Nathan Hale: The Spy who Died a Hero by Allan Kelly

• Valley Forge: One Winters Day at Valley Forge by Allan Kelly

• Benjamin Franklin: The Wise Man with ‘Crazy’ Ideas by Allan Kelly

• America’s Fight For Freedom: The Life and Times of George Washington by Allan Kelly

• The Presidency: The Life and Times of George Washington by Allan Kelly

• Betsy Ross: The Star-Spangled Lady by Allan Kelly

• Crispus Attucks: The Martyr of the Boston Massacre by Allan Kelly

• What was the Boston Tea Party by Kathleen Krull

• Benjamin Rush: The Common Good by Geoff and Janet Benge

• John Adams: Freedom Forever by Geoff and Janet Benge

• Benjamin Franklin: Live Wire by Geoff and Janet Benge

• To the Future, Ben Franklin! by Mary Pope Osborne

U.S. Westward Expansion

• In the Heart of the Rockies: A Story of Adventure in Colorado by G.A. Henty

• Louisiana Purchase by Peter Roop

• Davy Crockett: Ever Westward by Geoff and Janet Benge

• Daniel Boone: Frontiersman by Geoff and Janet Benge

• Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Storybook Life by Geoff and Janet Benge

• Meriwether Lewis: Off the Edge of the Map by Geoff and Janet Benge

• Who Was Daniel Boone? by S.A. Kramer

• Who Was Johnny Appleseed? by Joan Holub

• Paul Bunyan (Tall Tale) by Brian Gleeson

• Johnny Appleseed (Tall Tale) by James Howard Kunstler

• Annie Oakley (Tall Tale) by James Howard Kunstler

• Davy Crockett: The Legendary Frontiersman (Tall Tale) by James Howard Kunstler

• John Henry (Tall Tale) by Brad Kessler

• Pecos Bill Tames a Colossal Cyclone (Tall Tale) by Eric Braun

• Davy Crockett and the Great Mississippi Snag: American Folk Legends by Cari Meister

• John Henry vs. the Mighty Steam Drill: American Folk Legends by Cari Meister

• Johnny Appleseed Plants Trees Across the Land (Tall Tale) by Eric Braun

• Johnny Appleseed (Amazing Narrated Poem) by Reeve Lindbergh

• American Tall Tales by Mary Pope Osborne

• Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder (LOVE this narration!!)

• Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder (LOVE this narration!)

• American Tall Tales by Well-Trained Mind Press

Civil War and Reconstruction

• George Washington Carver: From Slave to Scientist by Geoff and Janet Benge

• Who Was George Washington Carver? by Jim Gigliotti

• Harriet Tubman: Freedombound by Geoff and Janet Benge

• Abraham Lincoln: A New Birth of Freedom by Geoff and Janet Benge

• Clara Barton: Courage Under Fire by Geoff and Janet Benge

• Abe Lincoln at Last! by Mary Pope Osborne

• Civil War on Sunday by Mary Pope Osborne

• Guts and Glory: The American Civil War by Ben Thompson

• John Lincoln Clem: Civil War Drummer Boy

• History for Kids: The Illustrated Life of Stonewall Jackson by Charles River Editors

• History for Kids: The Battle of Antietam by Charles River Editors

• Just a Few Words, Mr. Lincoln by Jean Fritz

• Old Yeller by Fred Gibson

• Booker T. Washington: Great American Educator by Eric Braun

World War i and Beyond

Coming Soon…!

Bonus: Great American Book Challenge Printable

I thought it would be so fun to create a U.S. History book challenge printable for kids..especially with the holidays coming up (and more free time, ha!) They can color in each image after they complete the corresponding book! Enjoy!!

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Great American Book Challenge

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