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Viking
By Susan M. Margeson
New York: Dorling Kindersley, 2010. Informational. 72 pages.

The story of Vikings, from fighting longships and legendary bravery to mythological gods and monsters. --Publisher

Vikings
By Carrie Love
New York: DK Publishing, 2016. Informational. 56 pages.

Explores the civilization of the Vikings, discussing their epic voyages, festivals, and daily lives. --Editor

The Littlest Viking
Written by Alexandra Penfold
Illustrated by Isabel Roxas
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2018. Picture Book.

The littlest Viking must deal with an even littler Viking--his new baby sister. --Publisher

Helga Makes a Name for Herself
By Megan Maynor
Illustrated by Eda Kaban
New York: Clarion Books, 2020. Picture book.

A small but fierce Viking girl, along with her wolverine sidekick, is determined to become a warrior, just like her hero Ingrid the Axe. --Editor

Exploring the Life, Myth, and Art of the Vikings
By Tony Allan
New York: Rosen Publishing, 2012. Informational. 144 pages.

Presents an introduction to Viking civilization, discussing its history, politics, art, religion, literature, philosophy, military, gods, and heroes. --Editor

Meet the Vikings
By Alex Woolf
New York: Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2015. Informational. 32 pages.

Get ready to step back in time and become a Viking in the year 1000! This imaginative text sets the readers as the main character in a story in which they question the people in a Viking community about their culture, including a baker, farmer, artisan, and slave. Viking jewelry, armor, food, and games are a part of the discussion, which is coupled with colorful photographs of characters in costume as well as scenery and artifacts that will truly transport readers back in time. --Editor

The Real Vikings: Craftsmen, Traders, and Fearsome Raiders
By Melvin Berger
Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, 2003. Informational. 55 pages.

Offers a guide to the time of the Vikings through a review of their occupations, diverse skills, great expectations, and the accomplishments they made as the talented sailors they were that changed the world. --Editor

So You Want to Be a Viking?
By Georgia Amson-Bradshaw
New York: Thames and Hudson, 2019. Informational. 96 pages. 

Kate, Eddie, and Angus are dazzled by pictures of Viking warriors' deadly axes and blingy swords in their library books. But when they're transported back in time to Scandinavia in 991 CE, they must figure out if they have what it takes to become Vikings themselves. A big, burly Viking called Bjorn initiates the kids in the ways of wielding a battle ax, plundering and looting, and soon they learn all sorts of other tricks as well, including how to get shipshape and navigate the seven seas with just a stone, how to recite rude poems, and how to scare enemies into submission before a battle even begins. Hervor, the haunted shield-maiden, is also on hand to share her tips on how to take off with a handsome ransom and how to make it into Valhalla in the afterlife. So You Want to Be a Viking features the field's latest scholarship and is illustrated throughout with zany illustrations by Japanese cartoonist Takayo Akiyama. Any kid who's ever daydreamed about being a fierce Norse warrior will love this interactive guide. --Editor

The Magnificent Book of Treasures: Vikings
By S.A. Caldwell
San Francisco: Weldon Owen Children's Books, 2023. Informational. 80 pages.

Travel back in time more than a thousand years to visit the world of the Vikings. Board a longship to go on a voyage of exploration, and see the weapons and armor used by a mighty warrior. Discover mythical tales of magic, monsters, gods, and goddesses. Learn about mysterious picture stones, how the Vikings honored their dead, and how they traveled to the ends of the known world. Dozens of ancient Viking treasures are depicted in detailed full-color illustrations accompanied by fascinating facts about their use, lore, and history. --Editor


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