Customer Reviews

The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Vol. 3: Early Modern Times, 2nd Edition (9 CDs)

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This is a wonderful addition to our library. It's great to have in the car and at the house. The way the narrator reads the stories makes you feel drawn in and part of the series. It is beneficial to also have with the books. The children love to read along with the audio and become familiar with pronunciation as well. It's a must have.

I purchased this to use along with the Story of the World text and activity book in our homeschool. I thought it would give me a much needed break from reading everything to my non-readers. It is an unabridged reading of the text, although Jim Weiss's reading is too affected and unnatural. Perhaps some people would like this kind of sing-song reading, but it gets irritating after a couple of chapters. My kids often ask me, "Awww, Mom, couldn't *you* just read it?"

The biggest problem with this product is that there is no index for the recording. If you are following along in the book and stop mid-chapter to come back another day, there is NO way to figure out what track to go to on which CD. For instance, Disc one has 10 tracks and is labeled "Introduction-Chapter 5", with no more details.

If you are looking for a book on CD to listen to while you are in the car or doing other things, this may meet your need if you want to hear some general stories from world history. However, if you are looking to use this as a tool to complete the curriculum, it is not very user friendly.

First, I would like to say that this series of 4 textbooks/storybooks has been such a joy for my children to study. I, too, have really liked it, and have learned along with them. These books combined with the test packet and activity book make a wonderful curriculum. You can really do as much or as little as you like. We like to go all out and do all the projects, crafts, coloring pages, maps, extra recommended reading, and so on, but even just reading through these alone would be beneficial for a young child or even an adult with little history knowledge. Now, I would like to recommend the audio book. It is really worth the extra if you can spare it. The first volume I read aloud to my children, the second volume my kids read independently, now with the third volume we have the audio to go along with the hard copy. It has been such an appreciated addition to our study. I wish I would have bought the first two earlier. We will for sure be using it for volume 4, as well. The kids love hearing it, and it helps with hard to pronounce names and places. I could tell right away that they were doing better on narration exercises and tests after listening and reading, as opposed to only reading. Worth every penny! I now have the kids read the assigned chapter for the week independently, then before taking the test we all go through the chapter a second time while listening to the audio and following along in the book. Love this!!

Story of the World is a great way for kids to learn about history and we especially love the audio version. My son is always asking if we can listen to it. It is written a way that is memorable and the voice that narrates it so easy to listen to.

Great tool for our history lessons! Time saver for me when toddler is needing attention the older children can continue school work while I tend to the little one.

Really interesting and entertaining...makes history come alive. My husband and I enjoy it as much as our daughter.

Another excellent book from Susan Bauer. I love having it on tape so the kids can listen to it in the car. What a time saver.

These CD's are very well done, informative and tell interesting historical details. My children love listening to them.

Having heard several different opinions on purchasing this CD series, I was a little hesitant. However, my children, ages 7 and 9, love it! Our school day starts with History at their request. Thank you!

The whole series has been an asset to my boys education and life. They both listen attentively while they play or rest. I do not do homeschooling, and have found this series to be of great benefit...even for my own learning!!!