Entropymama Posted March 4, 2016 Posted March 4, 2016 I'm looking for your best living book biographies from the medieval/renaissance period. Thanks! Quote
happypamama Posted March 5, 2016 Posted March 5, 2016 Not a biography, but my kids really liked Good Masters, Sweet Ladies. I felt that it gave a really good overview of what life was like in the medieval period for a range of people. Quote
Haiku Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 (edited) We liked Will Shakespeare and the Globe Theater from Lamdmark books. Edited March 11, 2016 by TaraTheLiberator 1 Quote
Kfamily Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 I wasn't sure what age you were looking for, so here are suggestions for younger and older students. Younger Students Diane Stanley books...Bard of Avon, Michelangelo, Good Queen Bess, Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo's Horse by Jean Fritz William Shakespeare and the Globe by Aliki Starry Messenger, Galileo Galilei by Peter Sis Pippo the Fool by Tracey E. Fern Older Students My older daughter enjoyed In the Days of Queen Elizabeth by Eva March Tappan. We haven't read these, but here are a few more suggestions: Walter Raleigh: Man of Two Worlds (Landmark) by Buckmaster Mary, Queen of Scots by Emily Hahn (Landmark) Martin Luther by Harry Emerson Fosdick (Landmark) Thomas Harriot: Science Pioneer by Ralph C. Staiger Francis Bacon: The Temper of a Man by Catherine Bowen Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel Quote
8filltheheart Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 An easy read, but we really enjoyed Wings of an Eagle: The Story of Michelangelo http://www.amazon.com/Wings-Eagle-Story-Michelangelo-Merriman/dp/B000JWZMDO/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1457736139&sr=1-2&keywords=michelangelo+wings+of+an+eagle Quote
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