Monica_in_Switzerland Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I'm trying to think through an idea I read in another thread, and am wondering what resources there are for books that overview all of world history. I know there is: the Usborne and Kingfisher encyclopedias A Child's History of the World A Little History of the World What else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 History of Mankind by Van Loon SOTW Vol. 1-4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Twain Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Builders of the Old World Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Story of the World K-12's Human Odyssey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchbark Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Oak Meadow's 6 and 7. ETA: History for Little Pilgrims does this at a 1st grade level. Lots of Christian content though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Builders of the Old World followed up with Makers of the Americas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 From Then to Now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 From Then to Now I had to look this up, and now I have to say, it looks fascinating! I like the writing style from the sample I read, and the reviews were quite good too. Another book to add to my collection - thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 A Picturesque Tale of Progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchbark Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Builders of the Old World followed up with Makers of the Americas I'm so suspicious of vintage American history books... How is Makers of the Americas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Twain Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Another thing that could work is M.B. Synge's "The Story of the World Series" --you could use the first three or four volumes instead of all five. http://cathyduffyreviews.com/history-geography/story-of-the-world-synge.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 ORIGINAL Doubleday hardback What Your _ Grader Needs to Know series grades 1-6. The covers are sponge painted and there are no children on them. There are not pre-school or kindergarten books in the original series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 The Young People's Story of Our Heritage books are by Hillyer and are multi-volume, and don't have so much culturally inappropriate commentary, but do have lots of pictures (photos). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 I'm so suspicious of vintage American history books... How is Makers of the Americas? I haven't finished reading through it myself, but overall it is surprisingly balanced so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 SOTW by SWB is the best, imho. I have several of the other books mentioned in this thread on my shelf. We use SOTW. I have an interesting used book store find. It's "The History of Mankind: A Picturesque Tale of Progress." by Olive Beaupre Miller. I've not read them yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Cartoon History of the Universe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 I had to look this up, and now I have to say, it looks fascinating! I like the writing style from the sample I read, and the reviews were quite good too. Another book to add to my collection - thanks! Plus, it's by Christopher Moore, and he's just hilarious in all of his other books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS Mom in NC Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 ....must....not...read....replies...cannot...spend...more....money.....the....Hillyer....book.....will....doooooooooooo........................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica_in_Switzerland Posted May 26, 2013 Author Share Posted May 26, 2013 ....must....not...read....replies...cannot...spend...more....money.....the....Hillyer....book.....will....doooooooooooo........................... :lol: :lol: :lol: :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PachiSusan Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 I'm so suspicious of vintage American history books... How is Makers of the Americas? Why are you suspicious of vintage American history books? (Genuinely interested- not questioning your decision) :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS Mom in NC Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 :lol: :lol: :lol: :hurray: I know this sounds crazy, but sometimes I think about how nice it will be to be an empty nester and then read to myself all the books I wish I could've fit in to homeschooling my 3 kids. I hope this board is still around then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Why are you suspicious of vintage American history books? (Genuinely interested- not questioning your decision) :) Most of them are racist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Most of them are racist. and sexist and just generally meh. I'd consider myself fairly conservative and not what I'd call feminist or such and I just cannot stand to read about the whites coming to save the savages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Plus, it's by Christopher Moore, and he's just hilarious in all of his other books. I am not sure it's the same CM. Unless you really love Canadian history? http://www.christophermoore.ca/books.htm Versus http://www.chrismoore.com/ and sexist and just generally meh. I'd consider myself fairly conservative and not what I'd call feminist or such and I just cannot stand to read about the whites coming to save the savages. Not to mention, a mid-20th century world history book is just completely out of date about some things, for example, the end of colonialism, and I think that can be rather awkward to read at this point. I bought a copy of Hillyer's book at a book sale and immediately put it high, high up. I then sold it to someone. Anyhow Poke Salad Annie assured me that the other books have a different tone, and they do, but books about the countries are just so outdated. The history ones aren't bad. The art ones are interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 The vintage books can be shocking at times. Sigh! I'm using single chapters more and more often now, but struggle to read any of them through from beginning to end. Somehow skipping among them, a chapter at a time, to supplement What Your _ Grader Needs to Know isn't so unpalatable to me. I've also changed my tone when teaching history and now focus on the STORY aspect of hiSTORY. I have a big "whatever" attitude, lately. As I age, I realize life is just so short. I'm getting more and more selective in how I want to spend my TIME and less selective about pre-reading and censoring. I just read more, and comment less, and treat all of history like a huge cast of CHARACTERS that students need to be familiar enough with to be culturally literate. I teach geography more explicitly, but history is just becoming story time. Homeschool Mom in AZ, I'm an empty-nester that reads all the stuff I didn't have time to read earlier, and share it with mostly adult tutoring students. :D It's... different, but not more or less fulfilling, just different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchbark Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 A middle school text, Journey Across Time, was mentioned in another thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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