love2read Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 A few years ago I read a historical fiction picture book to the younger children in which the main character was classically educated. I don't recall the title or the plot. In any case, the 10 and 12 yo were listening in and it immediately caught their attention and actually motivated them. I would like to find a few picture books (fiction or historical fiction) that at least refer to the main character studying Latin, astronomy or in any other way hints at what we now call a classical education. I picked up some that took place in the middle ages, but they didn't touch on the characters education at all. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 What do you mean by picture books? If you're looking for novels, you might look into novels by E. Nesbit, or the Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome. Our experience has been that older books tend to have characters who reference literature, Greek and Latin, and other classical studies that modern characters just don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 I know there are others, but the first two that sprang to mind (and that I was able to confirm quickly did have a mention of education similar to the one we hope to instill in our children) were: Bach's Big Adventure and The Holy Twins In the first, Bach complains (mildly) about having to study Latin and mathematics, when all he really wants to study is music... (Yes, it's slightly negative, but my kids took it more as, "Oh, others have suffered with this too, and they survived" lol, rather than as permission to complain.) In the second, there's a mention of Benedict studying Latin, Greek, writing, etc in Rome, while Scholastica is educated in a convent closer to home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love2read Posted June 29, 2009 Author Share Posted June 29, 2009 What do you mean by picture books? Books with pictures usually aimed at those under the age of 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNC Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 For really young kids - 8 and under, I love Johanna Bluedorn's My Mommy My Teacher. Very beautiful book about homeschooling. Her parents are the Bluedorn's who wrote that Classical Education book. http://www.amazon.com/My-Mommy-Teacher-Johannah-Bluedorn/dp/0974361658/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1246278125&sr=8-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 It's a novel but I really liked "Linnets and Valerians" by Elizabeth Goudge. It has fantasy in it -fairies etc. so if you don't like that sort of thing this wouldn't be for you. Read the reviews on Amazon - there are some good ones, for and against (I'm obviously for). http://www.amazon.com/Linnets-Valerians-Elizabeth-Goudge/dp/0142300268 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love2read Posted July 1, 2009 Author Share Posted July 1, 2009 Thanks, I hadn't heard of those two and we do like fairies. Our yard is full of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Not a picture book, but a novel (read aloud opportunity). "Tom Brown's School Days" is a classic novel about boys and British education. Most British literature about boys education prior to 1950s would probably have some reference to studying Latin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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