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The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child: Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor (Revised Second Edition) (Vol. 1) (Story of the World)
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Binding: HardcoverBrand: W. W. Norton Dewey Decimal Number: 930 EAN: 9781933339016 Edition: Revised Second Edition ISBN: 1933339012 Label: Peace Hill Press Manufacturer: Peace Hill Press MPN: 9781933339016 Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 338 Publication Date: September 17, 2006 Publisher: Peace Hill Press Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Studio: Peace Hill Press Features:
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 Rating:  - Very Engaging ReadingI bought this book to read to my 8 year old as part of a history curriculum for our first year homeschooling. I purchased this with the accompanying activity book and testing book, which are wonderful accompaniments. I am very pleased with how engaging this has been for us. My daughter listens, absorbed in the stories of civilizations past. I find that because she is so interested in the stories and details, she retains most of the information absorbed. Adding the oral questions, crafts and map work ... Read More Rating: - WOW !My 5 year old saw this book and begged to start homeschool early this year. She enjoys doing the coloring page in the accompanying activity book while I read her the stories. No such thing as dividing a chapter out over a whole week for her! She likes this book so well that she begs to do 2 or 3 chapters a day! I find myself condensing the activities because she narrates the reading so well and is so hungry for the information that she doesn't want to stop! I mean it, there are dishes, dinner, laundry...life ... Read More Rating: - Good introduction to an important subject.I searched out this book after listening to Ms. Bauer's audiobook, "The History of the Medieval World," which is well worth an adult's time to digest. I am reading "The Story of the World" to my six-year-old son, and he loves it. I wasn't sure he would take to a long book without many pictures, so I'm pleasantly surprised. Perhaps you should know my purpose and background, in order to evaluate this review. I am not an expert on history, as many reviewers here claim to be. If Ms. Bauer makes a historical ... Read More Rating:  - so-so retelling of legendsI really wanted to like this book. I like the idea of it much more than the book itself. We're ten chapters in and both the kids and I are losing interest fast. It reads like a Grimm's fairy tale written by a middle school student. At least half the text is comprised of stories and not history. The stories are rather dark for my sensitive first grader. I find myself skipping large sections of text and having to edit what I do read aloud. The writing is overly simplified and seems patronizing, even for very young children, ... Read More Rating: - Perfect Intro to World HistoryI've been reading "The Story of the World" to my 6-year-old for the past several weeks. While the book is comprehensive in its' overall time line, we've been picking and choosing stories based on what interests us on a given day. Last night we chose three stories summarizing the life and exploits of Alexander the Great. Last week we read about the adventures of Odysseus. Before that, it was the Remus and Romulus myth surrounding the beginnings of Rome. And don't forget the appropriately detailed overview of the lives of gladiators. ... Read More 
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