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This book follows the tradition of teaching history in a story-based format. The often-politicized “social studies” approach to history focuses on economic and class underpinnings of historical events and on interpreting history rather than teaching its facts. Why are we not surprised that this leaves kids – from elementary through high school – totally disinterested and annoyed? If a kid remembers what ‘feudalism’ is, but can’t recall a single story about Charlemagne, Richard the Lionheart, or Barbarossa, their history teacher may want to look into actually teaching history!
“If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten,” said Rudyard Kipling.
To create a memorable narrative for kids, I have gone back to many original sources of historical tales and anecdotes, such as medieval chronicles and sagas, and retold their stories in a way most likely to engage a modern kid. I haven’t included any gruesome details, nor anything outside of traditional family-friendly morality.
The list of historical and legendary figures featured in this book includes: King Arthur, Charlemagne, Erik the Red and Leif Eriksson, Alfred the Great, Edward the Confessor, William the Conqueror, El Cid, Thomas Becket, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard the Lionheart, Frederick Barbarossa, St. Francis, Marco Polo, Dante, Fra Angelico, Joan of Arc and Johannes Gutenberg.
I believe that illustrations are important in helping kids (and grownups!) visualize and retain a historical narrative. So this book is richly illustrated with reproductions of historical paintings and photos of medieval artifacts. I selected mostly late 19th century and early 20th century realistic paintings to most accurately portray historical events, costumes, and environments.
From the Publisher
Kids like stories. This book series follows the old-fashioned, story-based, traditional route of teaching history.
History for Kids Series Overview
Historical figures included in this book:
Homer, Aesop, Drakon, Solon, Croesus, Pythagoras, Pheidippides, Leonidas, Themistocles, Pericles, Phidias, Socrates, Aspasia, Hippocrates, Alexander the Great, Diogenes, Plato, Herostratus, Aristotle, Archimedes
Historical figures included in this book:
Romulus and Remus, Numa Pompilius, Tarquin the Proud, Cincinnatus, Coriolanus, Cato the Censor, Scipio Africanus, Pompey, Spartacus, Julius Caesar, Cicero, Mark Anthony, Caesar Augustus, Virgil, Caligula, Nero, Seneca, Vespasian, Titus, Trajan, Marcus Aurelius, Constantine the Great, Julian the Apostate, Theodosius
Historical figures included in this book:
King Arthur, Charlemagne, Erik the Red and Leif Eriksson, Alfred the Great, Edward the Confessor, William the Conqueror, El Cid, Thomas Becket, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard the Lionheart, Frederick Barbarossa, St. Francis, Marco Polo, Dante, Fra Angelico, Joan of Arc and Johannes Gutenberg
Historical figures included in this book:
Lorenzo the Magnificent, Leonardo da Vinci, Savonarola, Machiavelli, Nostradamus, Michelangelo, Raphael, Copernicus, Loyola, Martin Luther, Henry VIII of England, Thomas More, Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots, Shakespeare, Henry IV of France, Galileo
Historical figures included in this book:
Erik the Red, Leif Eriksson, Marco Polo, Prince Henry the Navigator, Diego Cam, Bartholomeu Dias, Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, Vasco da Gama, Ferdinand Magellan, Vitus Bering, James Cook, David Livingstone, Roald Amundsen
Native People of North America for Kids – through the lives of their chiefs and heroes
A book about the native inhabitants of North America as represented by the most prominent figures of their history. Powhatan, Pocahontas, Opechancanough, Samoset, Massasoit, Squanto, King Philip,Pontiac, Sequoyah, Sacajawea, Tecumseh, Osceola, Sitting Bull, Chief Joseph.
The French Revolution & Napoleonic Era for Kids through the lives of royalty, rebels, and thinkers
In this book we’ll explore the early decades of the Age of Revolutions in Europe – from the French Revolution through the rise and fall of Napoleon.
This book follows the old-fashioned, story-based, traditional route of teaching history – presenting biographies of historical figures through engaging narrative sprinkled with memorable historical anecdotes.
The Victorian Era in Europe – Age of Empires – through the lives of its royals, rebels, and empire-builders
Meet Queen Victoria, French Emperor Napoleon III, German Reichskanzler Bismarck, Russian Emperor Alexander II, the hero of the Italian Wars of Independence Giuseppe Garibaldi, the creator of Marxism – Karl Marx, the British Empire builder and diamond monopolist Cecil Rhodes, and the legend of archaeology Heinrich Schliemann – they are all here.
Independence and Freedom Movements for Kids
The heroes of this book are Toussaint Louverture (Haiti), Simón Bolívar (Latin America), Laskarina Bouboulina (Greece), José Martí (Cuba), Michael Collins (Ireland), Kemal Atatürk (Turkey), Mahatma Gandhi (India), Patrice Lumumba (Congo), and Fidel Castro (Cuba).Many of these fighters are controversial figures – viewed as heroes and liberators by some and as terrorists or war criminals by others. Without taking sides, we’ll go through their stories, read testimonies of their contemporaries and biographers, smile at historical anecdotes about them, and try to see the real people behind the legends they have each become.
Events Narration & Art Commentary sections
Each story from Jesus’ life is narrated, directly quoting newer, easy-to-read gospel translations and partially summarizing events to keep the narration compact.
The Art Commentary section – draws the attention of a young reader to the stylistic features of each painting, – teaches them to spot Christian symbolism and interpret the emotions of characters, – presents glimpses of art history and teaches the reader to recognize historical art styles, such as medieval Gothic art, Renaissance, Mannerist, Baroque, Academic, Pre-Raphaelite, and realistic art styles.
European History: Not for unicorn skeptics!
Your kid has fallen in love with unicorns – great! Capitalize on this lucky turn of events to introduce your young unicorn lover to the major eras of European history all through the lens of what people knew about unicorns in ancient times, in the Dark Ages, Middle Ages, Renaissance, and the Age of Reason.
Yes, it’s all real history, with dates, origins of every unicorn legend, pictures from dusty medieval manuscripts, pages from old science books, historical unicorn paintings, and more.
ASIN : B08BGJNJYL
Publisher : Independently published (June 22, 2020)
Language : English
Paperback : 84 pages
ISBN-13 : 979-8656166119
Reading age : 8 – 12 years
Item Weight : 8.1 ounces
Dimensions : 8 x 0.2 x 10 inches
