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Timberdoodle's review Learn more   The Story of the World Volume 1: History For The Classical Child Ancient Times - Revised Edition View a sample from Story of the World Vol 1 From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor Story of the World Volume 1 covers Ancient Times. This is the first of a four-volume series and covers the major historical events beginning with the earliest nomads and ending with the last Roman emperor. (5000 BC to 400 AD) About The Story Of The World series: Easy-To-Implement Captivating Chronological History This captivating read-aloud series will introduce your children to the marvelous history of the world presented chronologically from the beginning of time. Each volume of The Story of the World includes the details of battles, kingdoms, cultures, and customs from every continent and major people group woven together into a story that children will find mesmerizing. With short chapters, many less than seven pages, The Story of the World presents history in small, easily-digestible chunks. Of particular appeal to children will be the occasional story about a hypothetical child in the culture of that time and fictional stories that were popular during that time. The Best History Books Available for 1st-6th Grade! The Story of the World is intended to be a read-aloud program for the first-through sixth-grade, but it can work equally well as independent reading by an older child. Don't restrict your scope of history to just American History. These are what we consider the best world history books for this age group. If you have ever found history to be dull and humdrum, these books might just change that opinion! Combine with the Hands-On Student Activity Book for a full Curriculum The Curriculum/Activity Guide offers parents and teachers a complete history curriculum for use with The Story of the World. In addition to extensive reading lists and cross-references to the most common illustrated encyclopedias, the Activity Book contains comprehension questions, sample narrations, maps, coloring pages, and activities for each chapter in The Story of the World. Children and parent-teachers love the activities, which range from coloring pages and games to mummifying a chicken! Attempts to Include All Significant Historical and Cultural Accounts Note: Please do not consider this series a Providential view of history which recognizes God's hand in history. It is first and foremost a history text that attempts to include all significant historical and cultural accounts. If you are a conservative Christian, you may want to opt out of a couple of activities. And where you find details with Biblical references that are inaccurate because of sparseness, use this opportunity to interject more of His story. Bible history is best taught with a Bible so we encourage your family to read through the Bible every year. These are very minor issues that are easily addressed and shouldn't keep you from this overall excellent program.   Features Teaches world history from 5000 BC to 400 AD From the earliest Nomads to the last Roman Emperor Story-telling approach to history Publisher's Information Author: Susan Wise Bauer Pages: 338 Binding: Paperback Copyright: 2007, 5th printing ISBN: 781933339009 Publisher: Peace Hill Press Made In: USA Consumable: No Average Customer Review: Based on 10 Reviews. Write a review.

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Just one more chapter, please! July 23, 2009 Reviewer: Lisa R. from Las Vegas, NV   These volumes have been a pleasure to read for both student and parent. Not belabored with lots of dates, the information is presented much as a story (thus the title) and keeps the reader's attention. In fact, we've actually had our children ask for "just one more chapter, please!" Rather than following the history of a people from start to finish or present day, the information is presented by time period so that the reader has a sense of which events were happening concurrently and how they may have influenced each other. Was this review helpful to you?

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The Story of the World history series is great! July 23, 2009 Reviewer: Alice S. from Rio Rancho, NM   The Story of the World history series is great! The storytelling format is engaging enough to interest my youngest children, while the salient historical points are covered for my older kids. The accompanying Activity books are a valuable asset, cementing the history lesson with fun and memorable projects, map work, and lists of related books. They are a strong base to build upon! Was this review helpful to you?

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loved it February 19, 2009 Reviewer: Anonymous person from Brewster, WA United States   We used this with a kindergartener and a second grader.  We loved the stories and we used the activity book too.  The mapwork really helped them to see where things were happening.  We checked out a lot of the suggested books from the library, especially if they were interested in a topic.  The pages to color helped them to listen to the story.  We added in making a big timeline and we posted the pages they colored on the timeline.  My only frustration with it was that it did not include biblical events enough and tie them in, so we added this in ourselves, inserting Bible readings between chapters where appropriate.  We have used volumes 1 and 2 and will use volumes 3 and 4 in the next few years. Was this review helpful to you?

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Informative and easy to understand November 5, 2008 Reviewer: Naomi Z. from OH   I have found The Story of the World books to be very informative and easy to understand.  The first 2 volumes are simple enough for third or fourth graders to read themselves with some follow up to make sure they are understanding what they are reading.  Volumes three and four are a bit more detailed.  I do not recommend them for a first or second grader unless someone is reading the books to them and explaining the concepts.  I think there are other materials that are better for this age child.  I personally feel that these books are excellent for grades 3-6 with volumes three and four acceptable for grade 7-8.  I even had my high schooler use them as a supplement to some other materials.  I was disappointed with the activity books.  I did not feel like they were challenging enough for the child in grades five and beyond.  I was hoping for some more pages that had matching or fill in the blanks--rather than simple maps and simple crafts.  I would have enjoyed these had they been geared for the older child. Was this review helpful to you?

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Helpful for children on the autism spectrum!! November 4, 2008 Reviewer: Carol S. from Dallas, TX   I want to let families with children on the autism spectrum know that this has been a helpful history curriculum for us. We have a 15-year old who has Aspegers and severe learning differences. The STORY aspect of the program (plus something to color while he listens) has been very helpful to him. We use the audio CDs with every lesson. Even though the grade level is below his reading comprehension level, we find that he RETAINS more of what he learns with this program because it is told in story form. That is more important than using boring higher level materials. Was this review helpful to you?

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