lulubelle Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 It began, around 4 yo, with the Titanic, then came the interest in the Hindenburg, Challenger, pirates, and now wars. He is very interested in Hitler. Is this a normal young boys fascination? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 My son is the same way. It started around 6yo too (he is almost 8). I was speaking with my father about this and he said that he was the same way as a kid and now he is a hard core history buff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I will add though that I have chosen to limit information with regard to modern historical tragedies for another year or two. There is time for that when he is a bit more mature. We have focused on Ancient and Medieval history at this point but he is drawn to the more gory parts. He absolutely loved Sutcliff's version of the Illiad which I though was very gory in parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lulubelle Posted June 4, 2009 Author Share Posted June 4, 2009 That's good to hear. My son is a history nut! He can sit and be read a history text and ask for more. The dark stuff does worry me a bit though. We just started SOTW 1: Ancients. Picking dead peoples brains out is pretty gory! I thought of just reading SOTW 4, narrative story. But, I also just read here that #4 is being re-made for a younger audience - how gory is the original? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 We haven't gotten that far (SOTW4) as we are now in STOW2. This week we did some supplementary reading on the Aztecs and let's say he was very fascinated by their rituals. Ugh. He is a history NUT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Yeah, it can be. The Johnstown flood, and mid-century flooding in Louisiana before the levee system was put in place are interesting stories, as is the story of the hurricane that diminished Grand Isle, Louisiana to half of what it had been, Hurricane Camille stories, etc. Also, mine always liked the stories of explorers attempting the poles during the 19th century and failing.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karenciavo Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 My oldest was like that, still is. He'd much rather watch the History Channel or the Military Channel than anything else. He also loves stormy weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dominion Heather Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 My son went through a two year fasination with the Titanic disaster when he was four. The only gift he requested for Christmas that year was a model of the Titanic (which he recieved). He is now stuck on sharks and deep water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 If he hasn't already read them, he'd probably enjoy the "You Wouldn't Want..." series of books. They're gross in places but fun & interesting too. "Oh, Yikes! History's Grossest, Wackiest Moments" would probably also be appealing (if you think it would be age-appropriate for him). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieF Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Horrible History books may be good too. My ds6 loves them as they have lots of horrible titbits in them. Not my favourite books but he has the cds which we got free with a newspaper and I see it as a good introduction to time periods. Stephanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 He sounds like a typical boy to me. My nephews are all like that. I think it is the drama of it all that excites them. They're all such warriors at heart.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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