Cornerstone Classical Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 I'm sure this has been asked many times before...BUT, Would these books be better for the grammar or logic stage? They would be used as a "resource" for a K'er and 1 grader as a read aloud or wait and use them in the logic stage as a read alone. What do ya think...:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 My dd got interested in the FM books in her LC1 class last year (2nd). They retold the stories, shortening them a bit. After I bought the books, she took to reading them herself. Now she reads FMMA for herself (3rd). I don't know if she would have liked them as well in K5 or 1st, honestly. Have you looked at the free online samples? That would give you a feel for them. If you don't get to them now, during your history studies, you could hit them again in a couple years when you introduce latin. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornerstone Classical Posted March 1, 2008 Author Share Posted March 1, 2008 Are you saying that they use these books for that program?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karensk Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=haaren&book=greece&story=_contents That may help you decide if it's a good fit at this time or not. Both the Greenleaf version and Memoria Press version of Famous Men of Greece/Rome have been edited in order to update the language. Based on a very brief comparison, the Memoria Press version seems more edited/updated to me. Ds11 is reading FMoG independently this year (5th gr.), and it's just right. I think it would probably work as a read-aloud for younger grades, perhaps as young as 3rd or 4th, as well as independent reading for 5th-7th or 8th. The reading level isn't so difficult, but they do cover a lot of characters in a short space. If it's a younger child's first exposure to key figures in ancient Greece, he might have a harder time remembering them. I'm saving it for dd8 to read later. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajun.classical Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Are you saying that they use these books for that program?? Yes, Latina Christiana includes a study guide for FAmous Men of Rome. It's optional, but a nice way to include Roman culture/history in your Latin studies. That was always my favorite part of studying Latin myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 I, personally, think that they are a little dry and so better for logic stage. The new Memoria Press versions also have color illustrations which make them more interesting..... Regena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Karensk, thank you for sharing that wonderful link. I found several titles I'm going to peruse. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karensk Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 I owned FMoG for a couple of years before reading or using it; I just had a hard time getting into it (I'm personally not extremely interested in the ancient Greeks). I finally just gave it ds11 to start reading a few months ago, and he's really enjoying the stories! He definitely enjoys them more than me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornerstone Classical Posted March 2, 2008 Author Share Posted March 2, 2008 and I will definately be going to the link provided. Thanks so much!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alana in Canada Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 A better book for young children, covering more or less the same period of Roman History is Baldwin's 50 Famous Stories re-told--also at Main lesson.com. These are great read-alouds--as well as books a child with some reading ability to look at. I read them aloud because my youngest wasn't reading yet--and they're very short! Don't forget D'Aulaire's books too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Having practically memorized those, the FM series will catch their attention when they have heard the names before. After that series we go into the Gueber/Miller books. I will admit that the Greek one is my least favorite and we do have and read so many other books about the Greeks...but I read it anyway. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Testimony Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 will help a child in reading Famous Men of Greece and Rome? The reason I asked is my older son is doing Latina Christiana I this year. Since it has the questions for Famous Men of Greece and Rome, it has gotten him interested in reading the book. I was thinking over the summer of letting him reading the book. Famous Men of Greece and Rome is on the Baldwin Project's website too. I figured that I would just have him read it there. He will be in 5th grade and starting logic stage. So, he may fall right in that place. Karen http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/testimony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajun.classical Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 will help a child in reading Famous Men of Greece and Rome? The reason I asked is my older son is doing Latina Christiana I this year. Since it has the questions for Famous Men of Greece and Rome, it has gotten him interested in reading the book. I was thinking over the summer of letting him reading the book. Famous Men of Greece and Rome is on the Baldwin Project's website too. I figured that I would just have him read it there. He will be in 5th grade and starting logic stage. So, he may fall right in that place. Karen www.homeschoolblogger.com/testimony That's a good idea. Baldwin's Stories are also available on audio as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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