walkermamaof4 Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Just wondering what ones are the best of the best. We have a few. But what ones should we be sure not to miss? Or did you just use the library and try to get some of the ones listed in the AG each week? I'd buy any that people love, love, love. Thx! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennefer@SSA Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Hands down, Mary Pope Osborne's Tales from the Odyssey. I linked book 1 in the series. We also really loved Greek Myths for Young Children. I just wasn't ready for D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths even though it is considered a classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 We just got what we could find at the library for each topic but one book that I really liked was Gladiator by Richard Watkins. It was a bit higher on reading level but had so much information and awesome pencil drawings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 DD read these several times herself and really enjoyed them: Pyramids and Mummies Usborne's Egyptians Beginners (Kid Kit) You Wouldn't Want to Be a Sumerian Slave Adventures in Ancient Egypt You Wouldn't Want to Be a Greek Slave Mulan Read Aloud: Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters Tales of Ancient Egypt by Green The Illustrated Book of Myths by Neil Phillip I have a full list up to Greeks on my curriculum sample, and on my blog. We really like the picture books. I have a couple of related threads that I will try to link for you as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 (edited) The Illiad and Troy: What books for 1st grade? Ancients: What are your Top 5 Grammar Stage & Top 5 Logic Stage books? Ancient History-- This book is a must! I almost forgot Tanglewood Tales on Mainlesson.com, and Aesop's Fables Coloring book by Dover. Edited June 7, 2009 by Lovedtodeath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmamato3 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 i'm keeping track of responses in this thread, b/c this really interests me. i have a question for those of you who've replied -- do you feel that those books pointed you more in a direction of focus on historical PEOPLE or historical tales/myths/events? i was noticing in the WTM (previous edition) that she highly recommends making sure that you focus on BIOGRAPHICAL info as much as possible b/c that's the info that kids can hang other bits of info on later as they grow in their knowledge and understanding of history. i'd be interested in your experiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Hmmmm... well, Most of the biographical books are obvious, with the name of the person in the title. ;) If you buy such a book for every person you will spend a fortune. We have had a good mix, including some biographical. For young kids, I have found that the majority (not all) of the memorable biographical information is contained in myth. Tales of Ancient Egypt and The Story of the Romans contain biographical stories. Then there are myths about people in history. And then you have some historical fiction with main characters to connect to. I think that the names of the cities and wonders of the ancient world can also work as pegs because DD has really taken an interest in those things, and the city names (or capitals) typically change as history changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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