Coloring History: coloring books about real people from history

True stories about real people from history, told in short pages a first grader can read alone, with 18 scenes to color in every book. For kids ages 6–10.

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Books you can color now

Set 1: Scientists and Inventors. Paperback, 8.5 × 11 inches, 40 pages.

What's inside every book

  • 18 scenes to color, from childhood to big discoveries
  • An easy story page beside every picture, 30 to 50 words each
  • How to say the person's name, and a map of where they lived
  • A "try it today" page that links their idea to a kid's life now
  • An "I Colored History" certificate to sign at the end

Checked for truth

Every date, name, and quote is fact-checked. Famous legends are labeled as stories, and myths are set straight in kid-friendly words. Hard parts of history, like slavery and unfair treatment, are told plainly and kindly.

Great for homeschool history and science, early readers, quiet time, and gifts.

More scientists coming soon

  • Leonardo da VinciThe Man Who Drew Tomorrow
  • Ada LovelaceThe Woman Who Wrote the First Program
  • Benjamin FranklinThe Man Who Caught Lightning
  • Galileo GalileiThe Man Who Looked Up
  • Isaac NewtonThe Man Who Found the Rules
  • Marie CurieThe Woman Who Found Hidden Light
  • Thomas EdisonThe Man Who Lit the Night

After that: a set about great leaders, then explorers.