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The Middle Ages for Kids through the lives of kings, heroes, and saints (History for Kids - Traditional, Story-Based Format) Paperback – June 22, 2020

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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.

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Kids like stories. This book series follows the old-fashioned, story-based, traditional route of teaching history.

History for Kids Series Overview

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ancient rome

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renaissance

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

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french revolution napoleon Louis XVI Marie Antoinette history

Victorian era age empires British German 19th century history Europe

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.

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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.

Product details

  • 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
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Currently residing in New York City, I am an expert at taming dragons - at home and at work. With years spent perusing Gothic manuscripts in underground library cells at universities on both sides of the Atlantic, I have a superb command of classical Latin and Greek, with a few European languages thrown in. But the most important thing about me is that I am the mother of my 11-year old son, Eric.

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Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2024
Purchased this for my nephew who is obsessed with knights & castles. I flipped through the book and saw some graphic images of deceased people (knights, saints, etc) that might not be suitable for young kids. Educational and great illustrations but be wary of the images.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2023
My kid enjoyed it- he’s into history
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2023
Not sure why this has so many good review. It appears that this “book” has no publisher and is yet another case of a privately published pile of garbage. There is no table of content and no evident rhyme or reason to the outline or structure of this notebook. It’s a collection of chapters on randomly chosen people from the Middle Age, a collection of mini biographies, so to speak.
Richard, the „Lionhearted“ is glorified as usual, not a word of his cruelty, such as having slaughtered 2700 unarmed POWs.
Just overall a disappointment. Went back.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2021
My 6yo is obsessed with the Middle Ages right now, so when I saw this book 'for kids', I thought I'd try it out. Unfortunately, it is meant for children a bit older. While I like the way the information is laid out, focusing on different historical figures and stories from the time period, the writing is not engaging enough for younger children. It will probably be great once he's 10 or 11, but I doubt it will hold the interest of kids younger than that.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2023
Lots of good information and well written! Can’t wait to use it in our homeschool!