keptwoman Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 I have tried to do a search on the forum, but I'm not doing a great job of searching :( J is 8th grade, but a very good reader. We are using History Odyssey 2 Middle Ages, which has little to no additional reading for China, India, Japan, The East and the Renaissance. He is thoroughly bored with summarising/outlining and narrating and I would like to add in lots more reading and cut a lot of the writing. I would love some literature suggestions for him for those areas in the Middle Ages. Links to lists would be just fab. Thanks in advance :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 The East: Anna of Byzantium, Tracy Barrett History’s Villains: Attila the Hun, Scott Ingram (contrast with Arthurian legends) The Arabian Nights – we also used the Illustrated Junior Library version of this one, with illustrations by Earle Goodenow (Grosset and Dunlap, publishers) The Knights of the Golden Table (re: Vladimir, Grand Duke of Kiev), E.M. Almedingen (who also has out several children’s books on ancient Russia) The World in the Time of Charlemagne Charlemagne and the Early Middle Ages, Miriam Greenblatt The Beduin’s Gazelle, Frances Temple The Samurai’s Tale, Erik Christian Hanguard Inside Story: A Samurai Castle, Fiona Macdonald Stories of the Steppes: Kazakh Folktales, Mary Lou Masey The White Stag, Kate Seredy The Adventures of Marco Polo Genghis Khan: Mongol Emperor, Humphrey The Emperor’s Winding Sheet, Jill Paton Walsh The World of the Ottoman Ruler: Suleyman the Magnificent – Cobblestone Wonders Sacred and Mysterious, Reader’s Digest video re: Hagia Sophia The Ancient Khmers – Cobblestone In the Land of the Taj Mahal: The World of the Fabulous Mughals, Ed Rothfarb Sacred River, Ted Lewin The Golden Deer, Margaret Hodges Renaissance and beginnings of Age of Exploration: Eyewitness Renaissance The Renaissance, Alison Cole Art: Leonardo Da Vinci, Hahn Living History: Italian Renaissance Macauley Ship video Westward with Columbus: First Voyage to America, from the log of the Santa Maria Kidnapped King’s Cavalier Amerigo Vespucci, Ann Fitzpatrick Exploration and Discovery Explore: Uncharted Waters Magellan, Michael Burgan, et al Barbary Pirates Tales from Shakespeare, Lamb (simpler) Shakespeare’s Theatre Macbeth, Oxford student ed. Shakespeare Treasure Chest Mary, Queen of Scots Mary, Bloody Mary Behind the Mask Bard of Avon Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare The Hawk that dare not Hunt by Day Long Meg World of Lady Jane Grey Queen’s Own Fool (re: Mary) Macbeth for Kids Music: Palestrina: CD’s Poetry: John Donne; Rene’ Descartes, Norton’s Anthology Philip Sidney, ed. William Ringler, Jr. Nostradamus: Prophet of Doom, video (?) Walter Raleigh, Susan Korman, et al Shakespeare videos: Henry V; Midsummer’s Night’s Dream; Bruce Coville, for juveniles Stories from Shakespeare, Chutz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Tusk and Stone is set in 7th century India. It's by Malcome Bosse. See: Tusk and Stone Another good read set in 12th century Korea is A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park. See: A Single Shard Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptwoman Posted July 8, 2008 Author Share Posted July 8, 2008 Thanks so much both of you :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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