Aubrey Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 The series used by TOG--it's got Ancient Celts, Ancient Mesopotamians, etc. Beautiful covers--here's one if you haven't seen them--but I was surprised when I got a couple from the library. I don't really like them. I think it's the organization: by topic instead of chronological. But the one I read was also...I don't know...kind-of dry & not as deep as other books on similar topics. Anybody else not like them? Better experiences? Because I'd still really like to like them--my library has these but not the ancient world books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 The series used by TOG--it's got Ancient Celts, Ancient Mesopotamians, etc. Beautiful covers--here's one if you haven't seen them--but I was surprised when I got a couple from the library. I don't really like them. I think it's the organization: by topic instead of chronological. But the one I read was also...I don't know...kind-of dry & not as deep as other books on similar topics. Anybody else not like them? Better experiences? Because I'd still really like to like them--my library has these but not the ancient world books. We're doing Ancient History this year, using K12HO as a read-aloud spine. I've been giving my older two (12yo) the Oxford World in Ancient Times books for more in-depth independent reading, and I've been using the series you linked here for my younger dd (just turned 10). They are much, much "lighter" than the Oxford books - easy even for my younger dd. She tends to be stubborn about reading any more than she has to, though, so that's why I picked those for her - they'll get the job done. If you have a kid that likes history at all and likes to read non-fiction, I think the Oxford books are far superior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 We're doing Ancient History this year, using K12HO as a read-aloud spine. I've been giving my older two (12yo) the Oxford World in Ancient Times books for more in-depth independent reading, and I've been using the series you linked here for my younger dd (just turned 10). They are much, much "lighter" than the Oxford books - easy even for my younger dd. She tends to be stubborn about reading any more than she has to, though, so that's why I picked those for her - they'll get the job done. If you have a kid that likes history at all and likes to read non-fiction, I think the Oxford books are far superior. Thanks. I haven't seen the Oxford books yet, except the samples on Amazon, but I was really surprised not to like the TOG series better. It seems like I remember liking the samples of those, but yeah, they're pretty light. I think mine like history ok. And I really want something meatier than SOTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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