Description
Book SynopsisNow more than ever, other cultures are affecting our everyday lives—and our children need to learn about the other countries of the world and their history. Susan Wise Bauer has provided a captivating guide to the history of other lands. Written in an engaging, straightforward manner, this revised edition of
The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Volume 2: The Middle Ages weaves world history into a story book format. Who discovered chocolate? What happened to the giant Fovor of the Mighty Blows? Why did the Ottoman Turks drag their war ships across dry land?
The Story of the World 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. Designed as a read-aloud project for parents and children to share together,
The Story of the World includes each continent and major people group.
Volume 2: The Middle Ages, is the second of a four-volume series and covers the major historical events in the years 400 to 1600 CE, as well as including maps, illustrations, and tales from each culture.
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 2 Grade Recommendation: Grades 1-6.Trade Review"This works wonderfully as a family read-aloud... There's plenty of dialogue and enough detail to keep adults interested." -- Cafi Cohen, author of Homeschooling The Teen Years
"This may well be the best multi-age read aloud narrative of world history yet to have been written." -- Homeschooling in Japan
