The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Volume 3: Early Modern Times Author: Visit Amazon's Susan Wise Bauer Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0972860304 | Format: PDF
The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Volume 3: Early Modern Times Description
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“This may well be the best multi-age read aloud narrative of world history yet to have been written.” (Homeschooling in Japan)
“This works wonderfully as a family read-aloud... There's plenty of dialogue and enough detail to keep adults interested.” (Cafi Cohen, author of Homeschooling The Teen Years)
About the Author
Susan Wise Bauer is the best-selling author of the Story of the World series, The Well-Trained Mind, The Well-Educated Mind, The History of the Ancient World, and The History of the Medieval World. She lives in Charles City, Virginia.
- Age Range: 6 and up
- Grade Level: 1 and up
- Series: Story of the World: History for the Classical Child (Book 3)
- Hardcover: 400 pages
- Publisher: Peace Hill Press (May 15, 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0972860304
- ISBN-13: 978-0972860307
- Product Dimensions: 9 x 5 x 1.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Volume three arrived in the mail last week, and I read it in two sittings. It follows the same approach as the first two volumes. The author, Susan Wise Bauer, has targeted this book at young children. It is a great book for thoughtful children. Like the first two books, volume three is written in such a way that it is both entertaining and informative.
Most of the other history books I've read have been very United States focused or European centric. Volume three covers every part of the world. You learn what is happening in Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East, Africa, India, China, the rest of Asia, and down in Australia & New Zealand. The book covers the time period from about 1500 to 1850.
I am surprised by just how much content is in each page. Even though history is presented in an easy flowing story like format, the book is packed with information.
There are 42 chapters, each with a focus. The first chapter starts off with The Holy Roman Empire, and how Spain became so rich with all the gold and silver coming out of Central and South America. The book ends with the California Gold Rush in 1849 and does a brief overview of the current state of the world in 1849. In between the book covers topics like the Protestant Rebellion, Warlords of Japan, the Spread of Slavery, Plague in England, the Ottoman Empire, the colonies in the New World, Chi'en-lung's Library, the French Revolution, and lots of wars. The book also covers how technology was changing the world. After the 42 chapters there is a five page timeline to help the reader understand when key events happened relative to other key events.
The book doesn't pull any punches.
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