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The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child: Volume 1: Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor, Revised Edition

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Publisher: Peace Hill Press
Catalog: Book
Release date: 2006-04-26
Media: Paperback
Number of pages: 350
Ean: 9781933339009
Book Isbn: 1933339004
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What terrible secret was buried in Shi Huangdi's tomb? Did nomads like lizard stew? What happened to Anansi the Spider in the Village of the Plantains? And how did a six-year-old become the last emperor of Rome?

Told in a straightforward, engaging style that has become Susan Wise Bauer's trademark, The Story of the World series covers the sweep of human history from ancient times until the present. Africa, China, Europe, the Americas—find out what happened all around the world in long-ago times. This first revised volume begins with the earliest nomads and ends with the last Roman emperor. Newly revised and updated, The Story of the World, Volume 1 includes maps, a new timeline, more illustrations, and additional parental aids.

This read-aloud series is designed for parents to share with elementary-school children. Enjoy it together and introduce your child to the marvelous story of the world's civilizations.

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Rating 4   Written on September 30, 2008
   Summary: The best program I've seen for teaching history
We are finishing the last of the four books in this series, and I've looked at many, many other alternatives for teaching history now that it's time to start again.

After 5 years of homeschooling my 8 kids and researching nearly everything out there, I can honestly say these are the BEST books for teaching history.

No, it's not perfect (what is?), but it is still WONDERFUL! Naturally, not everything can be covered. Of course there are a few mistakes (as in every singly history program I've looked at for our family, including a few college texts), and yes the last book "Modern Times" focuses a lot on wars and skips over other important events like the San Francisco fire, and book 3 didn't address large settling movements, like the Mormons trekking to Utah, etc. But for gaps I simply get library books, take a day off of reading these books, and supplement as I see fit. And that's what Susan Wise Bauer has RECOMMENDED: supplement as you see your children need.

This still is the BEST program out there, and I'm thrilled to begin the cycle again. Our family has had lively discussions about events in history; how many families can enjoy that? My 14 year-old is looking forward to making sand and glue pyramids again, this time with his 8 year-old brother.

Even though I have a graduate degree in humanities, I learned more about history through this series than I ever did in 6 years of college.


Rating 1   Written on September 14, 2008
   Summary: Inaccurate and sloppy.
I bought this book because I had read the reviews here and I needed a history book to add to a homeschooling curriculum. I received it and as I was browsing the pages I focused on the ancient Greece pages, as I am originally from Greece. To my horror, the first inaccuracy was a perpetuated one that Alexander the Great was not greek. I let this slide because I know there has been a huge propaganda about this and the author may have bought on that. Then, I read about the Olympics and how they got their name from mount Olympus. This is again a common misconception, but the Olympics got their name from the ancient city of Olympia and any person who writes a history book should at least know that. Needless to say, we will not be using this book. I want my son to learn about other ancient civilizations but we will do it with a book whose author took actual time to research history.
And I wholeheartedly agree with the people who complained of the sloppy and simplistic feeling of the book. My son is in 2nd grade and I can see how he would be bored with the texts in this book. They are not cohesive and things are mentioned in a haphazard way, definitely not a book I would recommend for homeschooling.
Rating 5   Written on September 9, 2008
   Summary: Excellent History Book
My third grader and I both love this history book. History is her favorite subject this year, partly due to the engaging style of the book. It is detailed enough to get her so intrigued by the subject matter that she wants to read all of the suggested additional reading material (which is listed in the companion Activity Book). I would highly recommend this book, along with the companion Activity Book for the teacher. The Activity Book truly enhances this book by providing excellent additional reading choices, and a variety of activities to choose from for each chapter.
Rating 1   Written on August 1, 2008
   Summary: Not based on facts!!
I borrowed this book from a friend who also homeschools and I'm glad I did before purchasing it. I started skimming through it and saw so many (authors)opinions that I didn't even consider wasting my time reading the book thoroughly. When I read that "Nero was the worst emporer in the history of Rome" and that the "Romans HATED Jesus", I was really put off by the opinionated views, as well as the negativity. I want to teach my children how to form their own opinions about the history of the world and other subjects as well, this is exactly why I took them out of school. If your looking for a book that is a factal account of world history this is not the book for you. She should have titled the book "My Opinion of the Story of the World".
Rating 5   Written on July 19, 2008
   Summary: I've always wanted to know this stuff
This comprehensive history program helps put today's conflicts in perspective. The chapters are short, and have lots of stories, legends, and myths to keep the child interested along with the more "information" parts. Both my 7-year-old and I learned a lot.

While we are not religious, I like that it includes the biblical information in "context," i.e. what was happening in egypt when Moses was born, etc. It gives a kind of cultural literacy in our predominantly Christian society. The book equally treats the birth of leaders/founders from other religions (Confucious, the Budda, etc.)

I recommend the activity book .The Story of the World: Activity Book 1: Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor, Third Edition and tests The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child: Tests for Volume 1: Ancient Times (Story of the World: History for the Classical Child)as well. I let my daughter take "open book" tests when we're done with everything else in the chapter

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Release date2006-04-262006-11-162007-04-162004-04-122005-062002-12
MediaPaperbackPaperbackPaperbackPaperbackPaperbackPaperback
Number of pages350300424400503420
Ean978193333900997819333390549781933339092978097141299697809728603389780971412927
Book Isbn193333900419333390551933339098097141299509728603390971412928
Reading level-Ages 9-12-Ages 4-8--
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