JCPL Kids

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a knight?  Or a resident of ancient Greece?  Or to have lived during the golden age of pirates?

JCPL has a marvelous series of Interactive History Adventure books that allow you to put yourself into an adventure and choose the path you will take through history!  These 13 books are patterned after the classic fictional Choose Your Own Adventure series, but they are historically accurate and filled with great information about the lives and times they describe.

This is one of my favorite books in the series:  The Titanic: An Interactive History Adventure.

In this one, you, the reader, travel on the Titanic in 1912, and experience the ship's sinking from the perspective of a first-class passenger, a third-class passenger, or a crew member, depending on which pages you choose to turn. 

The fun of these books is that you can read them many times, and have a different adventure each time!

They are shelved in our nonfiction section, and are written for children in grades 3-7.

If this sounds like your kind of book, you can find them in our catalog  by entering "You Choose" as your title, and you will be given three sets of books to choose from:  You Choose Books, Historical Eras, and Warriors. 

Each book also offers you access to internet sites with additional facts and activities about the time period you are interested in.  They can be accessed through www.Facthound.com. You can search this website using the ID codes provided at the back of each book or by the general subject.

As always, your Children’s Information Services staff will be happy to help you locate these and other fascinating nonfiction books!  Happy travels through time!