Anything by Larry Gonick. The Cartoon History of the Universe was a huge influence on the Future of Fandom; I don't know if the Distant Future of Fandom (age 11) has read it yet.
DFoF is currently reading The Vicious Vikings and the Measly Middle Ages (http://www.amazon.com/Vicious-Vikings-Measly-Horrible-Histories/dp/0439963478/), part of the Horrible Histories series, which seems to going down a treat. The You Wouldn't Want To (http://www.amazon.com/You-Wouldnt-Want-Medieval-Dungeon/dp/0531166511/) series seems to be along similar lines.
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Date: 2007-08-31 07:08 pm (UTC)DFoF is currently reading The Vicious Vikings and the Measly Middle Ages (http://www.amazon.com/Vicious-Vikings-Measly-Horrible-Histories/dp/0439963478/), part of the Horrible Histories series, which seems to going down a treat. The You Wouldn't Want To (http://www.amazon.com/You-Wouldnt-Want-Medieval-Dungeon/dp/0531166511/) series seems to be along similar lines.