Mommy to monkeys Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 My 10 year old son has DEVOURED the SOTW series. . .over and over. . .and over. He asked my when I was getting him the next one, so I was forced to break the news to him: there is no volume 5. Poor kid. I told him I'd try and find him some more history oriented books to read. What have ya'll gone to after SOTW? Would he like the Foster books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy to monkeys Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 We've done A Child's History fo the World, but I'm not familiar with the others so I'll google away. Thank you very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 You can try "The Story of Science" by Joy Hakim http://www.joyhakim.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I haven't read it yet. But if you want something Canadian :) you can try, "From Then to Now: A Short History of the World" By Christopher Moore. http://www.amazon.ca/From-Then-Now-Short-History/dp/0887765408/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357008467&sr=8-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 As far as spines go, my favorites are A History of US (concise edition from K12) then the Human Odyssey series (from K12) then Geography Alive! (from TCI) then the American Odyssey (from K12). We used the Foster books several years ago and I wasn't overly impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Builders of the Old World Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy to monkeys Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 You can try "The Story of Science" by Joy Hakim http://www.joyhakim.com/ These look beautiful. I haven't read it yet. But if you want something Canadian :) you can try, "From Then to Now: A Short History of the World" By Christopher Moore. http://www.amazon.ca...57008467&sr=8-1 I'm not Canadian, but I can see it from my house. ;) Anything he'll love as much as Story of the World is what I'm looking for. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwg Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Mine loves Horrible Histories. I keep meaning to try A Little History of the WOrld. :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy to monkeys Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 As far as spines go, my favorites are A History of US (concise edition from K12) then the Human Odyssey series (from K12) then Geography Alive! (from TCI) then the American Odyssey (from K12). We used the Foster books several years ago and I wasn't overly impressed. I've been think about A History of US but reviews seem to be SOO mixed. I think I'll try and check one out at the library and see what he thinks. Are the K12 and Geography Alive! conducive to "free reading"? I know people tend to have mixed feelings about the Foster books as well. . .maybe we should give it a library "test run". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy to monkeys Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 Builders of the Old World The reviews for this look good on amazon. Is it in print anywhere? I'm only seeing used copies and no samples. Mine loves Horrible Histories. I keep meaning to try A Little History of the WOrld. :lurk5: Wow. . .ds loves Horrible Histories via you tube, but I had no idea there were books. I must be living under a rock or something. I KNOW he would love those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 The reviews for this look good on amazon. Is it in print anywhere? I'm only seeing used copies and no samples. Nope - it's out of print. It's nice - very readable, a bit above SOTW but not much, with a lot more detail about social history. Another for fun resource - the DK book Take Me Back is amusing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I've been think about A History of US but reviews seem to be SOO mixed. Most (if not all) of the reviews are for the original version. The concise version is *much* better, though if you're concerned about it being liberal then both versions will be a problem. I actually don't recommend the original version at all, just the concise version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy to monkeys Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 Most (if not all) of the reviews are for the original version. The concise version is *much* better, though if you're concerned about it being liberal then both versions will be a problem. I actually don't recommend the original version at all, just the concise version. Depends on HOW liberal. . .I'm not for "howard zinn" liberal, but also not looking for a providential "the founding fathers were infallible" brand of conservative either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I thoroughly enjoyed the third k12 Odyssey book about Moderns. I was so disappointed not to be homeschooling--a great deal of it was that dd wouldn't be reading that wonderful book. It has excepts every now and again from pertinent books or sources. For example, there is a little history of the occurances in Les Mis, and an excerpt from it--who wouldn't love that? :001_smile: Really, it's very readable and interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahamamama Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Cheryl Harness has written numerous history books for children in your son's reading range. She has a much different writing style than SWB, so you might want to check a book or two out of your library and see if your son takes a shine to it. We like the D'Aulaire biographies. My oldest is an avid reader, and she's read these over and over. We recently purchased the Foster history books. I am reading through them, LOL, and learning a lot. I think they are a bit much for my six year olds, but my eight year old has "perused" them. I think a bright 10 year old like your son could read them and grow into them. We really like the Betsy & Giulio Maestro history books. Some people think they have a liberal bias, but I haven't noticed it. [shrug]. My only wish is that the Maestros would finish MORE books, LOL. They are working on it, but their books take time. Not a part of their "American Story" series, but worth reading, are The Story of Money, The Story of the Statue of Liberty, and Coming to America. Jean Fritz has written a number of enjoyable (and funny) children's books about various history topics. If your son is not too squeamish about reading "girl" books, he could read through the Little House books or the American Girl books. I realize this is all American history, though (that's what we're working on this year, so I have my list handy). The Little House books are available as audiobooks (CDs) read by Cherry Jones. Wonderful listening! We have enjoyed James Baldwin's Fifty Famous Stories Retold, Thirty More Famous Stories Retold, Fifty Famous People, and Four Great Americans. We haven't read his other books yet. That's all I can think of for now. We bought Story of the World CDs (all of them) and have started listening, so in a few years I'll be back here posting, "What next?" ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 It will not be a history book. ... But history books. Have you seen the "Who was" series? http://www.us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/youngreaders/minisites/who_was/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 If the primary way that you do history is by having him read, you might move on to a nice historical fiction list instead. There's a lot of great stuff out there for the 9-14 age range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Depends on HOW liberal. . .I'm not for "howard zinn" liberal, but also not looking for a providential "the founding fathers were infallible" brand of conservative either. Hakim is not Howard Zinn liberal, thank goodness, though I do think Zinn has his place. I actually find Hakim to be fairly balanced. But then again, I'm a raving liberal myself... I know that in some threads people have delineated all of the errors Hakim has in her books, and I admit that I've found a few myself (or at least, I've found things that were reported differently elsewhere; I don't claim to know enough history to know for sure which source is the most correct one at all times). But when we found those things, we just talked about them and moved on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy to monkeys Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 Okay. . .I have a bunch on hold at my library so we shall see. He does like historical fiction too, but he just really thinks Story of the World in the bees knees. They don't even "live" on the bookshelf. . .their permanent abode is his nightstand. ;) Still listening in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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