NewIma Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Hello! I am putting together a year of Ancient History and am looking for historical fiction to read aloud to my 4th and 8th grader. Do you have any favorites? Please share! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Leaves Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 22 hours ago, NewIma said: Hello! I am putting together a year of Ancient History and am looking for historical fiction to read aloud to my 4th and 8th grader. Do you have any favorites? Please share! I really liked Rosemary Sutcliff when I was a kid. She has a lot of novels set in imperial Rome...she is British and incredibly pro-empire, but her books are very vivid and engrossing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 I have a 17 page document with history reading lists I've collected over the years. 😄 Considering the ages of your dc and focusing on read alouds, here are some we have enjoyed, in approximate chronological order - Warrior Scarlet - Rosemary Sutcliff Maroo of the Winter Caves Gilgamesh the King (3 book series) - Ludmilla Zeman The Golden Goblet D'Aulaires' Greek Myths or Percy Jackson if you need something with more mass appeal The Iliad - Ian Strachan The Odyssey - Geraldine McCaughrean Search for a Homeland - Penelope Lively Horrible Histories - I didn't read these aloud, but strewed around for consumption. In my house the 4th graders will read the comics sprinkled through the books and the olders secretly read the text also. Asterix the Gladiator is another good book for strewing at this point in history The Cat Who Went to Heaven - Elizabeth Coatsworth Outcast - Rosemary Sutcliff The Eagle of the Ninth - Rosemary Sutcliff I'm sure I've skipped all sorts of good books, but this is what jumped out from the list. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristin0713 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 We enjoyed Detectives in Togas 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Random Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 God King by Joanne Williamson is great! Hittite Warrior is also fascinating. We loved Rosemary Sutcliff, too. Especially Black Ships Before Troy (do you consider that ancient?). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewIma Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 Thank you guys so much!!! Rosemary Sutcliff looks like an author I must check out! Your excerpt from your list looks amazing SusanC! I would be curious to see the whole document! History is my favorite part of homeschooling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 The Children's Homer is a good RA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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