The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child; Activity Book One: Ancient Times, First Edition [Paperback]

Susan Wise Bauer (Author)

Book Description

The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child; Activity Book One: Ancient Times is a curriculum guide for The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child; Volume 1: Ancient Times by Susan Wise Bauer. This curriculum guide, edited by Bauer, contains review questions, coloring pages, maps, suggested literature and history readings, and projects for each chapter in The Story of the World Volume 1. The Activity Book also contains cross-reference numbers to the appropriate pages in The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia, The Kingfisher Illustrated History of the World, The Usborne Book of World History, and The Usborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of World. This book is hole-punched and shrink-wrapped. It is designed to be placed in a 3-5" three-ring binder.

Editorial Reviews

Review

I am so impressed with the work that went into the Activity Book. It is just what I wanted! -- Diana, homeschool mother

The history "text" and the activity book are valuable contributions that fill a need for Christian-friendly but classically-oriented history study. -- Cathy Duffy, author of Christian Home Educator's Manual: Elementary Grades and co-author of Beyond Survival: A Guide to Abundant Life Homeschooling

About the Author

Susan Wise Bauer is a novelist and educator. With her mother, Jessie Wise, she co-authored The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home (Norton, 1999), a book which has rapidly become an educational standard. Susan teaches at The College of William and Mary in Virginia. She was home-educated herself; she and her husband Peter now teach their four children at home as well.

Product Details

• Paperback: 275 pages
• Publisher: Peace Hill Pr (January 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 097141291X
• ISBN-13: 978-0971412910
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,631,258 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful wonderful wonderful, couldn't say enough, December 21, 2002

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kennedy (st. louis) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child; Activity Book One: Ancient Times, First Edition (Paperback)

Can't even say how much I love this book!

The best book/resource I ahve found for homeschooling history EVER. Makes history interesting-- they beg me to read them another chapter. It is so nice to finally find something that the kids find interesting, that explains, and teaches, without over doing it, without losing thier interest, without overwhelming any of us with extra activities to do along with the book, or rediculous inaccuracies. My boys are k-3rd, and have always homeeschooled. The 4 year old will listen to one chapter, and the 8 year old really loves it and wants to read on. Generally I read a chapter or two and my art-driven children draw pictures about what tey have learned. This has been very effective. Definately worth buying new, and I can't wait until the next of this series comes out.

Good job to the author!!!!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a winner for our family, July 4, 2003

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Karen B. Moore "kbm110" (Cumming, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child; Activity Book One: Ancient Times, First Edition (Paperback)

Despite reading a few bad reviews for this activity book, I decided to purchase it because I feel I'm lacking in creativity when it comes to making history fun with hands-on projects. I wasn't impressed with the price until I received the book. I now consider this a very valuable resource and definitely worth the money.

The first half of the book is a chapter-by-chapter resource list that includes discussion questions, narration samples, art projects, related literature list and additional history reading suggestions. The second half of the book is a collection of student pages including map work, coloring and activity pages.

I am positive that many resourceful people could manage SOTW without this activity guide. However, I am grateful for this book. I am sure we would have been missing out on so much if I had relied on SOTW alone, or if I had attempted to pull such resources together on my own.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest History Book Ever, May 11, 2003

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Dr. Sharon "syount3" (Living in Honduras from Louisiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child; Activity Book One: Ancient Times, First Edition (Paperback)

Well-written history book of ancient civilizations written in a storybook format. Simple and concise maps. My kids love it (ages 5 & 7) as do I. I supplement it with other materials such as the Kingfisher History Encyclopedia, but find it a very good basic text. My only criticism is the binding has worn out quickly so I wish I could find it in hardback. I highly recommend it for the younger kids, early to mid-grade school or even beyond with more supplementation.