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Story of the World, Vol. 1

History for the Classical Child: Ancient Times (Second Edition, Revised) (Vol. 1) (Story of the World)

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Story of the World, Vol. 1

By: Susan Wise Bauer
Narrated by: Jim Weiss
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This first book in the four-volume narrative history series for elementary students will transform your study of history. The Story of the World has won awards from numerous homeschooling magazines and readers' polls—over 150,000 copies of the series in print!

What terrible secret was buried in Shi Huangdi's tomb? Did nomads like lizard stew? What happened to Anansi the Spider in the Village of the Plantains? And how did a six-year-old become the last emperor of Rome? Told in a straightforward, engaging style that has become Susan Wise Bauer's trademark, The Story of the World series covers the sweep of human history from ancient times until the present. Africa, China, Europe, the Americas—find out what happened all around the world in long-ago times.

This first revised volume begins with the earliest nomads and ends with the last Roman emperor.

This series is designed for parents to share with elementary-school children. Enjoy it together and introduce your child to the marvelous story of the world's civilizations. Each Story of the World volume provides a full year of history study when combined with the Activity Book, Audiobook, and Tests—each available separately to accompany each volume of The Story of the World Text Book. Volume 1 Grade Recommendation: Grades 1-5.

©2001, 2006 Susan Wise Bauer (P)2001 Susan Wise Bauer
Ancient Civilizations History
Entertaining Storytelling • Educational Content • Engaging History • Accessible Information • Comprehensive Coverage

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Learning history as a story was really enjoyable for my kids! They were disappointed when it was over.

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This book helped me to understand all of earliest peoples that existed, ancient historys of long-ago existed empires like Mesopotamia and kingdom of Egypt, babylonia and Assyria, ancient China, Africa, india, and more. I am thankful for this book to help me in my difficult()

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My kids and I listened to this on car journeys and we could not get enough of it. Instead of arguing in the car, they beg to listen to Story of the World. This is a win on all fronts

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History is so incredible. I love that I can know a little bit from it. You get to understand things that you didn't know. And there's a little bit of geography too! But if you don't read this book then you may never know what happen in the past, so I insist you read this book.

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