The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Volume 2: The Middle Ages: From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance, Revised Edition ... the World: History for the Classical Child) | 
 enlarge | Author: Susan Wise Bauer
Publisher: Peace Hill Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 12663
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 424
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.3 x 1
ISBN: 1933339098
Dewey Decimal Number: 909.07
EAN: 9781933339092
ASIN: 1933339098
Publication Date: April 16, 2007
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Product Description
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.
Now more than ever, other cultures are affecting our everyday lives—and our children need to learn about the other countries of the world and their history. Susan Wise Bauer has provided a captivating guide to the history of other lands. Written in an engaging, straightforward manner, this revised edition of The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Volume 2: The Middle Ages weaves world history into a story book format. Who discovered chocolate? What happened to the giant Fovor of the Mighty Blows? Why did the Ottoman Turks drag their war ships across dry land?
The Story of the World 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. Designed as a read-aloud project for parents and children to share together, The Story of the World includes each continent and major people group. Volume 2: The Middle Ages, is the second of a four-volume series and covers the major historical events in the years 400 to 1600 CE, as well as including maps, illustrations, and tales from each culture.
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 Great History Book September 23, 2008
This is a great book. My kids and I are learning a lot. It's fast paced and interesting.
 Holds your attention! July 29, 2008
I love this book! It is easy to understand and my two homeschooled children love it!
Love it! June 9, 2008
I love this whole series of books-- and so do my children!
This year, my almost 7-year old ASKED for this book for his BIRTHDAY!!!
Good Resource! May 20, 2008
This is very well written. A great help to helping children understand History. It makes reading about the past fun and enjoyable.
 Enjoyable Look at History March 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I began with Story of the World Vol. 1 by recommendation of a friend. I think I've enjoyed this volume even more. The chapters are short and are written in a way that holds my son's attention well (he just turned eight). I highly recommend getting the activity book to accompany this. It contains maps, coloring pages, games, review cards, and many suggestions for crafts to illustrate each chapter. There are also comprehension questions, narration, and suggestions for further reading.
My daughter is almost six, and she is not as excited about this series. I think if we didn't have the activity book she would not enjoy history at all. That may simply be because it's not her interest, while my son likes anything non-fiction, but it is also written a bit above her comprehension level. I would wait to use this until at least age seven. My son at this point begs me to read just one more chapter every day.
As for those who've said this is historical inaccurate, I would say that I haven't found a huge margin of error. When I have come across something that contradicts what I've learned elsewhere, I consider it an opportunity to dialog with my kids about it. Or I skip it. I also believe that at this age my focus is to expose them to the idea of history and culture rather than to drill them on historical facts.
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