Friederike in Persia Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 My dds (13 & 12) will do medieval next year. Could you please suggest some books that would be good to read, I'm mainly looking for novels. They are above average readers, but so are most of your kids, so this is a good place to ask. We'll be using "the history of the medieval world" (SWB) as a spine, which worked well this year for doing ancients. A side questions, does anybody know if she's planning to keep writing on this series? Any suggestion would be appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewelma Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 We have almost finished most of these. DS did not have to read all of them. He likes choice. There are some easy and some hard ones on the list. HTH Ruth in NZ History: Middle Ages and Early Renaissance 400-1000 Early Middle ages: Knights and Castles, Feudalism, Vikings Beowulf the Warrior , Sutcliff , The story of Rolf and the Viking Bow French , Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ,Tolkien Conn Yankee in King Arthur's Court , The Once and Future King, White, (trilogy) Tales from Arabian Nights Lang, 1000-1400 High Middle ages: Crusades, Holy Roman Empire Byzantium, Plague Ivanho Crispin: Cross of Lead, Avi Catherine Called Birdy, Cushman Mary, bloody Mary Meyer Sir Nigel, Doyle The White Company, Doyle Canturbury Tales, Original, just a few stories, Lord of the Rings, Tolkien, (trilogy) Eastern China, India, Japan, Africa (Mali), Khmer Empire A Single Shard, Park Lady of Ch'lao Kuo diary series South America Incas, Aztecs, Conquistadors Lady of Palenque diary series The Left-handed Spirit The captive O'Dell Early Rennaissance Apr, May, June Joan of Arc, Twain, Black Arrow, Stephenson Trumpeter of Krakow Dante's divine comedy Chwast (graphic novel), Optional by Sutcliff Outcast- Britain under roman rule, focus on celts and picts Sutcliff has a series on Arthur Mark of the horse lord – brtian under roman rul, N tribes Shining Company – britain, fuedal chiefs, saxons Blood Fued , Sutcliff , britain, constantinople Sword Song – vikings Read alouds to 2nd and 6th grader 400-1000 Early Middle ages: Knights and Castles, Feudalism, Vikings British, White Stag (Attila the Hun) Vikings, Beowolf Castles, feudalism,Castle, City Macaulay King Arthur and His Knights, Pyle Arabian, Islam, One Thousand and One Nights, McCaughrean 1000-1400 High Middle ages: Crusades, Holy Roman Empire Byzentine empire, Plague High middle ages Adventures of Robin Hood, Pyle Midwife's apprentice Adam of the Road, Gray Shadow of a bull – Bull fighting Canturburly tales McCaughrean Eastern China, India, Japan, Africa, Khmer Empire Samurai's Tale, Haugaard South America Incas, Aztecs, Conquistadors Secret of the Andes Around the World's Rim Early Rennaissance Shakespeare Macbeth, Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Taming of the Shrew; Much Ado About Master Cronhhill – Plague in 1654, London fire Eyewitness: Vikings, Knights, Midevial Life, Castle, Arms and Armor, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Here are some of our successes: Beowulf: A New Telling - Nye Cathedral, Castle - Macaulay (He has other titles that you might also consider.) Saint George and the Dragon - Hodges Joan of Arc - Stanley (This author has lots of good titles.) Around the World in a Hundred Years - Fritz Starry Messenger - Sis Tales from Shakespeare - Williams The Shakespeare Stealer - Blackwood Ramsay Scallop - Temple A Single Shard - Park Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friederike in Persia Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 Thanks for the suggestions, I've ordered most of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Wow! Thanks for the great lists! We decided we're jumping into the Middle Ages in the fall, so I'll be writing these down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Some favorites from this past year: Isabella of Castile, by Joann Burch, from the Royal Diaries series Starry Messenger - Peter Sis Good Queen Bess / Bard of Avon - Diane Stanley The Armorer's House - Rosemary Sutcliff The Shakespeare Stealer - Gary Blackwood King of Shadows - Susan Cooper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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