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Story of the World, Volume 1: Ancient Times Audiobook CD: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor, Revised Edition (7 CDs) (v. 1)

Story of the World, Volume 1: Ancient Times Audiobook CD: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor, Revised Edition (7 CDs) (v. 1)Author: Susan Wise Bauer
Creator: Jim Weiss
Brand: Spring Arbor/Ingram
Category: Book

List Price: $39.95
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Seller: BooKnackrh
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 183 reviews
Sales Rank: 8483

Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Revised Edition
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Pages: 1
Number Of Items: 7
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 6 x 5.1 x 1.1

MPN: 9781933339047
ISBN: 1933339047
EAN: 9781933339047
ASIN: 1933339047

Publication Date: October 2, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Also Available In:

  • Paperback - The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child: Volume 1: Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor, Revised Edition
  • Paperback - The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child: Ancient Times: Tests and Answer Key (Vol. 1) (Story of the World) (v. 1)
  • Hardcover - The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child: Volume 1: Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor
  • Hardcover - The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child: Volume 1: Ancient Times
  • Kindle Edition - The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child: Volume 1: Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor, Revised Edition (Kindle)
  • Hardcover - The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child: Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor (Revised Second Edition) (Vol. 1) (Story of the World)
  • Hardcover - The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child: Volume 1: Ancient Times
  • Audio CD - The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Volume 1: Ancient Times CDs
  • Paperback - The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child; Volume 1: Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor
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The Story of the World CD audiobook is a collaboration between Jim Weiss, whose voice is "liquid gold" (CNN TV), and Susan Wise Bauer, whose writing has been described as "timeless and intelligent"

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5 out of 5 stars Very Engaging Reading   September 2, 2010
beautybeen (Santa Barbara, CA)
I bought this book to read to my 8 year old as part of a history curriculum for our first year homeschooling. I purchased this with the accompanying activity book and testing book, which are wonderful accompaniments. I am very pleased with how engaging this has been for us. My daughter listens, absorbed in the stories of civilizations past. I find that because she is so interested in the stories and details, she retains most of the information absorbed. Adding the oral questions, crafts and map work and activities from the activity book and reinforcing with the tests in the test book guarantee 100% success with these history lessons.


5 out of 5 stars WOW !   July 7, 2010
ang
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

My 5 year old saw this book and begged to start homeschool early this year. She enjoys doing the coloring page in the accompanying activity book while I read her the stories. No such thing as dividing a chapter out over a whole week for her! She likes this book so well that she begs to do 2 or 3 chapters a day! I find myself condensing the activities because she narrates the reading so well and is so hungry for the information that she doesn't want to stop! I mean it, there are dishes, dinner, laundry...life really must go on, but she doesn't want to stop reading this book! She adds other details to the coloring pages that I read from the story (of her own initiative) and relates other things she knows from other sources (Bible, History Channel, and other books she's read, etc.). This is narration at its best! We look up some of the things in history encyclopedias, especially different pictures because she wants to add more to the coloring ( /narration) pages. Wow. What else can I say? Just...WOW!


5 out of 5 stars Good introduction to an important subject.   June 27, 2010
Busy Reader: Get To The Point (California, USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I searched out this book after listening to Ms. Bauer's audiobook, "The History of the Medieval World," which is well worth an adult's time to digest. I am reading "The Story of the World" to my six-year-old son, and he loves it. I wasn't sure he would take to a long book without many pictures, so I'm pleasantly surprised.

Perhaps you should know my purpose and background, in order to evaluate this review. I am not an expert on history, as many reviewers here claim to be. If Ms. Bauer makes a historical mistake, it'll need to be glaring for me to catch it. My son attends a public school, so I'm not using this as a textbook at home. I want my son to know history because that's the best way to know what to expect from people. In our opinion, this book is excellent for its purpose. I'm sure we'll want more detailed, mature treatments of the subject later on. Right now, the beginning exposure is what's most important.

I read the negative reviews with interest. Most seem disappointed on religious grounds; either Ms. Bauer's story is too Christian or not Christian enough. I'm an atheist, and I think her treatment of myths and religious history is appropriate and manageable. I'm not expecting her to deliver enlightenment on that front. I encourage anyone interested to read the sample pages offered on the Amazon site. I think the gaps in this series can only be remedied by further reading, not an attempt to find one perfect textbook. Good luck to all you parents.


2 out of 5 stars so-so retelling of legends   June 25, 2010
E. Willis
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I really wanted to like this book. I like the idea of it much more than the book itself. We're ten chapters in and both the kids and I are losing interest fast. It reads like a Grimm's fairy tale written by a middle school student. At least half the text is comprised of stories and not history. The stories are rather dark for my sensitive first grader. I find myself skipping large sections of text and having to edit what I do read aloud. The writing is overly simplified and seems patronizing, even for very young children, and contains frequent typos. I had planned on using this as the basis of our homeschool history for this year but am now looking for an alternative. I will still read the rest of the book to the kids before selling it but plan on continuing to skip many of the stories and just read the meat of the text.


4 out of 5 stars Perfect Intro to World History   June 23, 2010
Jason Golomb
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I've been reading "The Story of the World" to my 6-year-old for the past several weeks. While the book is comprehensive in its' overall time line, we've been picking and choosing stories based on what interests us on a given day. Last night we chose three stories summarizing the life and exploits of Alexander the Great. Last week we read about the adventures of Odysseus. Before that, it was the Remus and Romulus myth surrounding the beginnings of Rome. And don't forget the appropriately detailed overview of the lives of gladiators.

I think next up will be Early America civilizations...

Each chapter is short and focused, and written well for K-3rd grade. The chapters are written as stories or narratives which make the learning perfectly consumable by the target age ranges.

Not only have I found my son making real world connections and references to items we've read in the book, but I've also learned a few new things myself.

This is highly recommended.

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