World history from a secular perspective?

[Spy Car]

Originally Posted by stripe

Looks plagued by some of the same problems I've read about elsewhere:

Marshall write with verve. She does. But her works are loaded with these types of characterizations, towards many different groups. There is no way I could "edit on the fly", as the objectionable passages are all-too pervasive.

Other use these to teach how bigotry was pervasive in the bad-old days. But that's not for me. It's too bad because her works are not without merit.

Bill

[woolybear]

I'm not sure that this meets all your requirements, but it is worth checking out. www.brimwoodpress.com has some nice resources. Calendar quest and history fact sheets appear to be two good resources. I have calendar quest and we read it a couple of years ago. I don't remember it too well, but I know my son enjoyed it.

Wooly

[laundrycrisis]

I am a minimalist. I am using The Complete Book of World History by School Specialty Publishing.

(I came back to add that I am also a history chicken....and just sticking my own toes into history for the first time in my life. I'm not ready to be overwhelmed by it. This is part of why I'm starting with a very minimalist approach to it.)

I will also use:

The Kingfisher Atlas of the Ancient World by Simon Adams
An Illustrated History of the World by Gillian Clements
The Picture History of Great Explorers by Gillian Clements

And various other books I find or check out along the way.

I also read the Kingfisher Atlas of Exploration and Empires, and I liked it, but some of the tiny pictures in it really bothered me - a human sacrifice, torture, execution at the guillotine.....I know they are part of history but I'm not ready to deal with little cartoon illustrations of those things with my young kids. Blech.

[MamaSheep]

Originally Posted by Crimson Wife

It's available at Amazon or here. ISBN is 0963321854.

Thank you! I looked up the world history one at Amazon by ISBN before and it only listed 3rd party used book sellers, which was what made me think it might be out of print. I appreciate your taking time to find these for me.

Originally Posted by Lovedtodeath

MamaSheep, I really like Ancient Egyptians and their Neighbors and Ancient Israelites and their neighbors. Really good info perfect for writing assignments plus projects/activities.

Thanks, I'll look into those as well.

[Momling]

Thank you all for your responses! I'm the original poster and am so impressed by the collective knowledge that this group has. You've given me new ideas and helped me re-evaluate what I thought I wanted.

I've come to realize that my daughter has a lifetime to learn from the more substantial textbooks and that at 7 1/2, she doesn't need the depth that a middle school book has. We've decided to go with the British 'Jr. History' series that Laura suggested (which, incidentally, are available on Amazon without international shipping costs). It looks like a lively and appropriate book for her. She was tickled by the text and pictures and is excited because we're planning a trip to the UK in the spring. She can't wait to do book 3 (on British history). I'll let you know how it goes!

[stripe]

Originally Posted by Momling

We've decided to go with the British 'Jr. History' series that Laura suggested (which, incidentally, are available on Amazon without international shipping costs).

I saw the Galore Park books on Amazon too, but now they're not showing up as available anymore. Only from third party sellers. But they are on Book Depository, and seem to be cheaper than what Amazon was selling them for, at least for the few I'd taken a look at.

[Laura Corin]

Originally Posted by Momling

We've decided to go with the British 'Jr. History' series that Laura suggested

I've not used them as they were not available when we started on history and we are wedded to SOTW, but I would definitely have considered them otherwise.

Laura

[LibraryLover]

Originally Posted by Momling

Thank you all for your responses! I'm the original poster and am so impressed by the collective knowledge that this group has. You've given me new ideas and helped me re-evaluate what I thought I wanted.

I've come to realize that my daughter has a lifetime to learn from the more substantial textbooks and that at 7 1/2, she doesn't need the depth that a middle school book has. We've decided to go with the British 'Jr. History' series that Laura suggested (which, incidentally, are available on Amazon without international shipping costs). It looks like a lively and appropriate book for her. She was tickled by the text and pictures and is excited because we're planning a trip to the UK in the spring. She can't wait to do book 3 (on British history). I'll let you know how it goes!

Yep. This place is a wealth of info for all manner of folks.

[Lovedtodeath]

CoreKnowledge Pearson History and Geography

[meet me in paris]

Originally Posted by Karen in CO

Take Me Back - is my Dd8's favorite new history book. She started at the first page and has been reading through on her own. Earlier this week, we had a great discussion over breakfast about human migration based on what she had read the night before. I'm not sure how I will incorporate it into our history because right now it just has a place of honor by her bed, but it might make a great spine for someone.

We checked that one out from the library and renewed it as many times as we could. I'm buying it for dd11 for Christmas this year. She *loved* it.