Volume 1: Ancient Times (From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor) by Susan Wise Bauer

At first glance, Susan Wise Bauer's The Story of the World seems like every homeschooling parent's dream — a well-written, engaging version of thousands of years of history condensed into one easily-read volume. And, in fact, that is what it is. As with all books, though, there are just as many cons as there are pros.

Susan Wise Bauer is a well-known name in homeschooling circles. A graduate of homeschooling, she is now a college professor and home educator to her own children. She is the author or co-author of several well-regarded books including The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home. A study of world in history, done in order, is a very important part of that classical education, and she found existing curricula to be lacking because so often children are taught history all out of order, and many times in a "me-centric" method, with the social sciences first (neighborhoods, city, state, country) and world civilizations and history last. To combat this, Ms. Bauer has compiled her volumes of The Story of the World.

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