mom2jjka Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 What age/grade level are the Genevieve Foster books written for? (We are doing MFW:RtR right now, and the readings in Augustus Caesar's World seem a little long and over the head of my 9 yr old.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 I would guess middle school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Wild guess is grades 6-8. We have several of her books and like them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inactive Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 I was just looking at the Beautiful Feet Catalog that came today and they suggest them for middle school and up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons in the flower bed Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 I would guess middle school. Yes, and that's the grade level I'd suggest even keeping in mind that most homeschooled kids read above their age peers' grade levels. My good reader could not handle them in fifth grade when he was reading on a seventh grade level. We'll try again this year; he's reading on a ninth grade level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2jjka Posted September 6, 2009 Author Share Posted September 6, 2009 Thank you. My daughter in 6th seems okay with them, but my son's eyes just seem to glaze over if we read more than a chapter at a time (so far, MFW schedules about 2 chapters per day) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 1492 Year of Columbus is written for younger children. I am reading it to Nathan and Ben now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny_Weatherwax Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 DS (12) is reading the book on Columbus and is whipping through it. He says it's an easy read but full of new information. He will begin John Smith in a couple of weeks. I am using the GF books as supplements to All American History. If DS keeps reading them as fast as he is I will need to find more supplemental materials. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in MN Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 What age/grade level are the Genevieve Foster books written for? (We are doing MFW:RtR right now, and the readings in Augustus Caesar's World seem a little long and over the head of my 9 yr old.) BFB lists this one as 4th to 8th grades: http://www.bfbooks.com/s.nl/it.A/id.431/.f?sc=2&category=4 It starts out slowly but really you need to get a ways into it until it feels more like a "good story" and not just "random facts." Of course every family is different, but we got a good glimpse of a world leader's story after we finally got into it. Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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