![]() ![]() Reading what you choose when you choose leads to more interest and better retention, I believe, so I spread the feast and leave them be. They just read them as the fancy takes them. They don’t have to do any narrations or reports or projects on them. The following books are simply the books that live on the bookshelf during our year of studying ancients. Synge, supplemented by the audio versions of Story of the World (I try to have us listen to all four volumes once a year, often either during lunch or in the car). My list in no way represents an abstract ideal, but I hope it’ll be a good starting point for building your own library (or for scouring your local library).Ī Book List for a Wide Reading in Ancient HistoryĪs the spine of our history reading, I use On the Shores of the Great Sea by M.B. ![]() So, always make decisions in light of your own reality and not based on an abstract ideal. If, down the line, I get a sensitive reader or one who doesn’t read as much, I would be more choosy. However, I have this luxury because my boys are ravenous readers and not the most careful nor sensitive readers. I buy no twaddle, and the books I get come recommended from good sources, but I don’t preread every one and I believe in broad reading. Every family’s tolerances and tastes differ, and mine are more laissez-faire than many. ![]() As I begin to share book lists, I do need to make it clear that you should use your own discernment when it comes to books for your family. ![]()
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