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Average Rating:
8 Reviews
Required Resource for Core Levels 1-2, Condensed 1+2, and Alt 7. This is the 1997 hardback edition (last updated in 1994) of the famous classic by the headmaster of the Calvert School of Baltimore. Hillyer presents a delightful narrative history of the world from "the beginning" to the mid-1990s. A warm, grandfatherly telling of a real story. Hb.
Note: Racial slurs have been removed from this version.
Read Aloud Levels: 1 - Adult
Read Alone Levels: 4 - Adult
Average Rating:
8 Reviews
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by Amber S. on 2007-11-07
As a former history teacher, I found this book to be wonderfully written. Its concise summary is a gift. Amber S.
by LISA S on 2008-06-01
We love this book. I tell my kids the author may not have known Jesus from some of his comments, but he sure knew a great deal of history.
by Chia-chen L. on 2008-04-01
This is my son's favorite book in core1. It is history in "story style", in chronological order. People who use core1 seem to either love or hate this book. If you can't decide, you might want to do a search on core1 forum about this book.
by Susanna L. on 2008-04-01
We really like this book. My daughter always begs me to read another chapter. It is definitely written on a childs level. It is easy for them to understand, and easy for them to retain the information
by Kristen O. on 2007-06-25
This book gets griped about on the forums. I recommend ignoring the complaints, because satisfied users are unlikely to post about how well it is working for them. They don't need to. If you form your own opinion, you might be surprised.
We didn't take to it that well in Core 1. We read it, but it wasn't a favorite. It became one, though, during Core 2, probably because ancient history just isn't quite so exciting to us as the renaissance, kings and castles, and more modern history are.
by Kathy A. on 2008-04-01
This book has been a favorite of our daughters with Core 1. She likes the artwork, I as a parent enjoy the literary style in which the book is written.
by Susan K. on 2008-02-21
I always am excited when a chapter from this book is assigned for history that day. It is easy to read, engaging, and short. Usually has a strong tie-in to the usborne history books, which are great but much more labor-intensive to read. It pulls things together for my daughter. I haven't read any of the forum comments about it, so I didn't realize that there were disgruntled readers - we love it.
by Christi A. on 2007-11-07
I bought this book without reading any reviews. After reading the first chapter I am returning it. It is not written from a christian worldview.
