Further Reading

From the HarperCollins Publishers Australia's Teaching Resource. This list was sourced by Christine Sarandis. Book list and descriptive information was courtesy of www.vikinganswerlady.com:

## Non-fiction Titles

1. Vicious Vikings by Terry Deary. *Horrible Histories Series.*
2. Make This Viking Settlement by Iain Ashman. *Usborne Cut-Out Models Series.*
	* This book makes a scale model of a Viking village similar to the trading town of Hedeby.
3. Gods and Heroes from Viking Mythology by Brian Branston. *The World Mythology Series.*
	* A collection of 28 Viking myths and legends - Includes an illustrated family tree of the major Viking Age gods and goddesses, an index, and a guide to the symbols in the illustrations.
4. The Everday Life of a Viking Settler by Giovanni Caselli. *The Everyday Life Of ... Series.*
	* The story of a young boy named Egil, his everyday life on a 900's Danish farm, and the travellers’ tales his Viking-trader father tells him.
5. Who Were The Vikings? by James Chisholm and Ryan Struan.
	* This book is full of tiny, detailed drawings that you have to examine as closely as a "Where's Waldo?" book or you'll miss really funny and educational stuff. This book answers questions that kids really ask, like, "What kind of toilets did the Vikings use, and why didn't they freeze their rumps off?" There are also good line drawings of clothes, artifacts and activities. While the text is geared for an older child, this book captivates younger children when read aloud, and the detailed drawings encourage little children to make up their own creative stories about the pictures.
6. The Vikings by John D. Clare [ed.] *Living History Series.*
	* In this book, the illustrations are photos of excellently costumed people, equipped with reproductions of Viking artifacts. A brief look at the world of the Vikings, examining their culture, society, shipbuilding techniques and voyages, Viking explorations in Greenland and North America, and more. Children's lives and activities are not overlooked in this book.
7. The Norse Myths by Kevin Crossley-Holland
	* This is an excellent beginning book for older children and adults alike who want to learn about the myths and legends of the Norse. The writing style is well-suited to reading the tales aloud to smaller children as well.
8. Usborne Illustrated Guide Norse Myths and Legends by Cheryl Evans and Anne Millard
	* The information packed into this book serves as an excellent introduction to the Norse myths and legends.
9. The Icelandic Sagas 9
	* These are the ancient Viking stories, though they were still written a couple of hundred years after the events happened. Read Erik’s Saga and the Greenland Saga and compare the two different accounts of the same events.

## Fiction Titles

1. Leif's Saga: A Viking Tale by Jonathon Hunt
2. Adventures with the Vikings by Linda Bailey
3. Out of the Dark by Welwyn Wilton Katz
4. Viking Magic Series by Anna Ciddor

## Websites

* www.greenland-guide.gl/leif2000/history.htm
* www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/women\_01.shtml
* www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings
* www.canadahistory.com/sections/eras/Firstcontact/graenlendingasaga.htm
* www.canadahistory.com/sections/eras/Firstcontact/eirikssaga.htm
* www.canadahistory.com/theskraelingsattack.htm
* www.livinghistory.com.au/serv05.htm
* www.vikinganswerlady.com