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, The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child; Volume 3: Early Modern Times weaves world history into a story book format. Who was the Sun King? Why did the Luddites go around England smashing machines? And how did samurai become sumo wrestlers?
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 3: Early Modern Times is the third of a four volume series and covers the major historical events in the years 1600 to 1850, as well as including maps, illustrations, and tales from each culture.
About the Author
Susan Wise Bauer is a novelist and educator. She is the author of The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had and the co-author of The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home. She teaches at the College of William & Mary.
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Books:
- The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Volume 1: Ancient Times CDs (Story of the World: History for the Classical Child (Audio)) [Unabridged]
- The Story of the World V2: History for the Classical Child (Story of the World: History for the Classical Child (Audio)) [Unabridged] [Unabridged]
- Thinking for Yourself : Developing Critical Thinking Skills Through Reading and Writing
- Treatment of Error in Second Language Student Writing (The Michigan Series on Teaching Multilingual Writers)
- Uncle John Presents Necessary Numbers: An Everyday Guide to Sizes, Measures, and More (Bathroom Reader Series)
- 18th Century Clothing (Historic Communities)
- 882 1/2 Amazing Answers To Your Questions About The Titanic
- Abigail Adams : Girl of Colonial Days (Childhood of Famous Americans)
- A City Through Time
- Allons-y! : Le Français par étapes (with Audio CD)
Books
- Switch To Digital: Discover The Exciting World Of Digital Photography
- The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Extreme Edition
- Bed, Bed, Bed (They Might Be Giants)
- Bargaining for Advantage : Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People
- The Legal Companion (Companion)
- The First Americans : Race, Evolution and the Origin of Native Americans
- The Darwin Wars : The Scientific Battle for the Soul of Man
- The Shape of Things to Come (Penguin Classics)
- The Novels of Tiger and Del, Volume III (Sword (DAW Fantasy))
- The Versatile Rice Cooker (Nitty Gritty Cookbooks) (Nitty Gritty Cookbooks)
- The Handbook of Doll Repair & Restoration
- Thinking Parent, Thinking Child
- To Live in Paradise
- Tropic: The Nature of Colombia
- Top 10 Guide to Rome (Top 10 Travel Guides (Internationalists))
- German Books: Deutsche Bücher ~ 97
- Exit. Mein Weg aus der Neonazi- Szene.
- Zur Säuberung und Entkeimung von Milchflaschen durch neuere Desinfektionsmittel
- Damodaran on Valuation: Security Analysis for Investment and Corporate Finance (Wiley Finance)