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The Story of the World Series
4-Book Series - Age 6+
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.
Beautiful Feet Literature Packs
Ancient History
Beautiful Feet Books
Discover the mysterious and fascinating Ancient world! This was a time when humankind was making leaps and bounds as the written word was established, the wheel invented, and ziggurats and pyramids arose amid societies typically thought of as rudimentary. Each section is built around engaging and historically accurate literature.
Beautiful Feet Books
This teacher guide will take you and your high school level student from the beginnings of civilization in Mesopotamia and Sumer, on to ancient Egypt, through the wanderings of the Jews and the splitting of the Israelites into the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, to the Yellow River and the first Emperor of China, through the Indus Valley and its incredible flourishing, to the cradle of democracy, ancient Greece, and into the Roman Empire and the birth of Christianity.
Medieval History
Beautiful Feet Books
This teacher guide has been completely redesigned, expanded, and improved with in-depth study notes, new sections covering Medieval Africa, China, and the Renaissance. Guide features rabbit trails, historical recipes, website and video links, and background information.
Beautiful Feet Books
This 2024 updated and expanded study, designed for 10-12th grade, contains background information, links to websites, hands-on activities, recipes, discussion questions, writing assignments vocabulary words, and mapping activities that will bring the Middle Ages in Europe, Africa, and Asia to life. Rich period literature will demonstrate that the medieval era was a time when people were forming ideas that still impact us today. It was also a time of exciting discoveries, new innovations, and wonderful stories.
Modern American & World History
Beautiful Feet Books
This updated and expanded edition now includes the added benefits of covering a wider historical time period with new literature. Students will not only learn about the Civil War, Reconstruction, the turn of the century, both World Wars, Civil Rights, Korean War, Vietnam War, and contemporary America, they will also cover the Dust Bowl, the suffrage movement, and 9/11.
Beautiful Feet Books
Jump into the adventure and drama of 1850 to 2000 with this in-depth and literature-rich study for 11-12th grade students. This one-year study will take your student from Antebellum to modern day while covering the American Civil War, Reconstruction, Industrial Revolution, Turn of the Century, WWI, Communism, Socialism, Nazism, WWII, Korean War, Cold War, China's Cultural Revolution, Vietnam War, Civil Rights Movement, modern technology, and the War on Terror.
The World Wars
World War I
The Rest of the Story and How It Affects You Today, 1870 to 1935.
An examination of the ideas and events that led to World War I, events during the war, and how they led to World War II, written as a series of letters from a man to his niece or nephew.
A Bluestocking Guide - By Jane A. Williams
A Bluestocking Guide: World War I" is designed to reinforce and enhance a student's understanding of the subject matter presented in the book, World War I: The Rest of the Story and How It Affects You Today, an Uncle Eric book by Richard J. Maybury.
World War II
The Rest of the Story and How It Affects You Today, 1930 to September 11, 2001.
An examination of the ideas and events that led to World War II, events during the war, and how they led to subsequent wars, including the "war on terror," written as a series of letters from a man to his niece or nephew.
A Bluestocking Guide - By Jane A. Williams
A Bluestocking Guide: World War II is designed to reinforce and enhance a student's understanding of the subject matter presented in the book, World War II: The Rest of the Story and How It Affects You Today, an Uncle Eric book by Richard J. Maybury.
Read Alouds
Age 10+
When the Russian Army marches into East Prussia at the end of World War II, the Wolf family must flee. Being caught by the Russians or the Americans would be the end for them. Liesl, Otto, and baby Mia’s father has already been captured, and they get separated from their mother in a blizzard after only a few days on the run.
History – Law – Economics – Government
12-Book Set: Age 6+
This complete Tuttle Twins 12 book set includes the following 12 paperback books full of bright, engaging illustrations, this unique book introduces your child to fundamental principles that schools no longer teach.
