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Theras and HisTown
Caroline Dale Snedeker
American Home-School Publishing, 2002
I Love this Book
+ One of my favorites
+ An excellent intro to daily life in Athens and Sparta for young children...
+ Theras and His Town review By Paul Hare
+ A Review of Theras and His Town by Michael Powers
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Little Pear and His Friends
Eleanor Frances Lattimore
Peter Smith Pub Inc, 1992
sweet childhood stories
+ Loved Little Pear books when I was growing up!
+ A wonderful book!
These little pear stories are just good clean fun. Not many books are written like this one these days.
Little Pear is a young chineese boy. In this chapter book he has many adventures. In these adventures he learns newthings such as ice fishing and baby sitting.
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Hieroglyphs From A To Z
Peter Manuelian
Scholastic Inc., 1996
Simple introduction to hieroglyphs.
+ great
I liked this book because it can be used with a wide age range of children. The introductory rhyme and ABC rhymes on each page are especially suited to younger children, while the smaller text at the bottom of the page gives more information for older children. For example, the page for 'R' says ...
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The Revenge of Ishtar (Gilgamesh Trilogy, The)
Ludmila Zeman
Tundra Books, 1998
Buy all three
+ The Gilgamesh Trilogy - Gilgamesh for Kids
+ Wonderful Book Series!
My children and I are beginning a study of ancient civilizations and I bought the three Gilgamesh books to expand our coverage of ancient Sumer. These books are just amazing! The story itself is powerful but I wondered how the author was going to tone down some of the violence; not to mention ...
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Cave of Moving Shadows
Millstead
Dial, 1979
One of the Books I've Ever Read
+ Very Nice
This is one of those few books that leave you with the sense of adventure and make other books seem boring. I would recommend this book to everyone.
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Adventures in Ancient China (Good Times Travel Agency)
Linda Bailey
Kids Can Press, Ltd., 2003
Join the Binkertons -- twins Josh and Emma and their little sister Libby -- as they return to the Good Times Travel Agency and end up knee-deep in an ancient Chinese rice paddy! Adventures in Ancient China is an engaging mix of adventure and historical information about life in China during first century AD. Kids will learn about Chinese society, inventions, medicine, the Silk Road, the Great ...
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Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad
Rosemary Sutcliff
Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, 2000
Beautifully Conceived
+ Fantastic retelling of the Iliad
+ We love it
+ Great way to introduce the classics and literature to boys
+ Black Ships Before Troy (Hardback edition)
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Egyptian Mazes
Dave Phillips
Dover Publications, 1997
Children can solve 36 mazes and learn fascinating facts about Ancient Egypt. Mazes are accompanied by illustrations of the Sphinx, Great Pyramids, Nefertiti, Tutankhamen, gods, mummies, obelisks, more. Informative captions for each illustration. Instructions and solutions provided. Introduction.
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The Mystery of the Hieroglyphs: The Story of the Rosetta Stone and the Race to Decipher Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Carol Donoughue
Oxford University Press, USA, 2002
An unusual and beautiful book!
+ loaded with details, brings history to life
This short (48 pages) book simply and intelligently tells the story of the decipherment of the Egyptian hieroglyphs for children. It is illustrated with beautiful artwork and is a worthy gift for an artistic, curious middle-school child.
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Ancient Rome
Andrew Solway
Oxford University Press, USA, 2001
Fabulously illustrated social history for latter elementary school
SERIES: This books is written in the same style and format as ANCIENT GREECE, also by Peter Connolly. [For older readers, try THE ANCIENT CITY by Peter Connolly (middle to high school level), which covers the same topics at greater depth and with more specific historical contest.]
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Gladiator
Richard Watkins
Houghton Mifflin, 2000
Well written concise account of the lives of gladiators.
+ gladiator by richard watkins
+ A Passionate Study
+ An excellent introduction to gladiatorial games
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Winter Camp
Kirkpatrick Hill
Puffin, 1995
Winter Camp
+ The Authentic Alaskan Adventure Continues
+ Winter Camp a five star book!
+ Winter camp
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The Great Wonder: The Building of the Great Pyramid (Smithsonian Odyssey)
Annabelle Howard
Soundprints, 1996
Only of little value
I bought the tape to listen to and see if it was something to add to our homeschool library and also whether it was something I would recommend to the university model school our older children attend. Although the resource is child-friendly for the lower elementary ages, there are far better ...
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Ancient Greece
Andrew Solway
Oxford University Press, USA, 2001
Great book for late elementary crowd!
SERIES: This books is written in the same style and format as ANCIENT GREECE, also by Peter Connolly. [For older readers, try THE ANCIENT CITY by Peter Connolly (middle to high school level), which covers the same topics at greater depth and with more specific historical contest.]
FORMAT: ...
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Spend the Day in Ancient Greece: Projects and Activities that Bring the Past to Life (Spend The Day Series)
Linda Honan
Wiley, 1998
Spend the Day in Ancient Greece
I love this book! Tons of SIMPLE yet fun hands-on activities to learn about Ancient Greece. Coupled with Laurie Carlson's books, Kids Create and Classical Kids, my kids are "living" ancient history. From very simple peplos (like a toga) to a whole set of Greek armor to vases, I have found ...
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