• The Story of the World, Volume 1, Ancient Times cover. The cover is mainly orange with a black bottom and a small illustration in the middle of a wolf in the woods, with 2 naked babies. One of the babies is turned around toward the wolf and reaching his hand up to the wolf. The white text reads “The Story of the World. History for the classical child. Revised Edition. Volume 1, Ancient Times. From the earliest nomads to the last roman emperor.” Author, Susan Wise Bauer.
  • A close up shot of The Story of the World, Volume 1, Ancient Times open to show inside pages. On the left page under some text, is a black and white illustration of a Spartan Warrior. On the right is more text and a title reading “Life in Athens,” then more text.
  • The Story of the World, Volume 1, Ancient Times open to show inside pages. Both pages are filled with black text on white paper. On the right is text on the top, then a title reading “King Minos and the Minotaur,” then more text.
  • A hand holding open The Story of the World, Volume 1, Ancient Times to show inside pages. The left page has the title “Ancient Africa, Ancient Peoples of West Africa” at the top with text below. On the right page Is a map of Ancient Africa with some text below.
  • A hand holding open The Story of the World, Volume 1, Ancient Times to show inside pages. The left page has text and a small illustration of Aphrodite toward the right. The right page has the title “The Wars of the Greeks, Greece’s War with Persia” at the top with text below.
  • A customer photo of a smiling, dark blonde girl sitting at a table and holding The Story of the World, Volume 1, Ancient Times in her hands. The cover is mainly orange with a small illustration of a wolf with babies in the woods in the center of the cover.
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The Story of the World

The Story of the World Volume 1

The Story of the World Volume 1

$18.95 USD
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A read-aloud history for the whole family, The Story of the World Volume 1 covers ancient times, from the earliest nomads to the last Roman emperor.

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The Story of the World Volume 1: Ancient Times

 

The 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). What terrible secret was buried in Shi Huangdi's tomb? Did nomads like lizard stew? What happened to Anansi the Spider in the Village of the Plantains? And how did a six-year-old become the last emperor of Rome? A read-aloud history for the whole family!

This captivating read-aloud series will introduce your children to the world's great history 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. It is woven together into stories 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 popular fictional stories.

 

The Story of the World is intended to be a read-aloud program for 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 dull and humdrum, these books might just change that opinion!

 

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, ranging from coloring pages and games to mummifying a chicken!

 

Note: Please do not consider this series a Providential view of history that 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 as often as possible. These minor issues are easily addressed and shouldn't keep you from this overall excellent program.