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Posted: June 09 2010 at 3:43pm | IP Logged Quote Maryan

Please? I'm planning on starting Ancient History next year, and I think I'd like a CD for a spine back up plan. But... I think there's quite a few?


Has anyone used any of these (or others?) in particular for Ancient History. I'm looking for any feedback.

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Posted: June 09 2010 at 4:01pm | IP Logged Quote JennGM

I just requested SOTW from the library to preview it. I didn't realize Gombrich was on CD, too. Both of those I was trying to decide to use this year.

Looking forward to hearing feedback. I know Melinda (SeaStar) really loved SOTW.

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Posted: June 09 2010 at 4:02pm | IP Logged Quote Erin

Maryan

We have Gombrich's CD.

My older children laugh at his little personal asides. Because it is all one CD it is not as indepth as I assume SOTW would be. He is covering alot on one disc. It is still rather meaty though. I find his voice not as easy to listen to as Jim Weiss (we have his Shakespeare CD). But it fit in our budget alot better, you've now reminded me we should finish listening to it.

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Posted: June 09 2010 at 4:20pm | IP Logged Quote CrunchyMom

I haven't heard the cd, but I read the book thinking I would get the cd to use with history this year. I liked the text, but I can't compare it to SOTW except to assume it is obviously less detailed.

I wanted something to use alongside First Timeline, so since I plan on doing the whole thing in one year and its only the first grade, the Gombrich seemed a better choice (that and the cost).

However, my boys will listen to Jim Weiss all day long, so I have considered getting it just to let them listen to on their own and not think of it as school. Maybe put it in the van and/or on their mp3 player for fun.

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Posted: June 09 2010 at 4:23pm | IP Logged Quote SuzanneG

I just got SOTW-Vol. 1 on audio from the library the other day to preview it. My library doesn't have the other two. We liked listening to parts of SOTW-Vol. 2 this year with our Medieval period.

Maryan---Did you see this thread? How do you use SOTW?

I like that there are a couple different places to go (links) to help find other picture books and read alouds to where we'd be at with SOTW. I am completely ignorant of Ancient History and I need a bit more direction than with other time periods.

Looking forward to hearing any other feedback on the other 2 Maryan linked.

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Posted: June 09 2010 at 4:27pm | IP Logged Quote Mackfam

We really like SOTW Volume I for backing up Ancient Studies! And the fact that it's read by Jim Weiss gets here!!!

I also used and the kids really enjoyed:

** Jewish Holiday Stories (Jim Weiss/Greathall Productions)
** Tales from the Old Testament (Jim Weiss/Greathall Productions)
** Egytptian

The following is geared more towards high school, but my dd is listening to it this year:

** How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization (book by Thomas Woods, read by Barrett Whitener)

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Posted: June 09 2010 at 4:55pm | IP Logged Quote CrunchyMom

Thanks, Jen, for the reminder about his other cds. I had planned on using Tales from the Old Testament, but I didn't even think about adding on those other two. I seems like common sense to look into those, but sometimes I think that these types of discussions exist merely to state the obvious for me, lol.

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Posted: June 09 2010 at 6:15pm | IP Logged Quote lapazfarm

I've listened to SOTW and Gombrich and I have to say I prefer Gombrich.
I like Jim Weiss's voice and all, but the narrator on Gombrich has a wonderful voice, too. But it isn't the voice, but the quality of writing to me that makes all the difference. It really is beautifully written, head and shoulders above SOTW if you ask me. I really enjoy listening to it.
I am going to use Gombrich this year with my dd. It is certainly less detailed than SOTW because it is just 8 CDs covering all of history. But a broad overview is what I want for her this year before we go back next year and begin to do each time period in more depth. Gombrich fills the bill for this purpose just perfectly.

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Posted: June 09 2010 at 6:21pm | IP Logged Quote Mackfam

lapazfarm wrote:
I've listened to SOTW and Gombrich and I have to say I prefer Gombrich.
I like Jim Weiss's voice and all, but the narrator on Gombrich has a wonderful voice, too. But it isn't the voice, but the quality of writing to me that makes all the difference. It really is beautifully written, head and shoulders above SOTW if you ask me. I really enjoy listening to it.
I am going to use Gombrich this year with my dd. It is certainly less detailed than SOTW because it is just 8 CDs covering all of history. But a broad overview is what I want for her this year before we go back next year and begin to do each time period in more depth. Gombrich fills the bill for this purpose just perfectly.

Theresa,
This is very helpful and good to know as I don't have the Gombrich CD and have always wondered about a comparison! Thanks very much!

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Posted: June 10 2010 at 8:31am | IP Logged Quote Erin

Theresa

Thank you, I so needed to know that. Here I have been just wondering if the other was better and I already have the best He does have rather funny comments that make the children laugh.

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Posted: June 10 2010 at 12:08pm | IP Logged Quote CrunchyMom

So, in looking back over the Jim Weiss I want to add to our collection, I recall that one of the few problematic cds I've heard mentioned was "Galileo and the Stargazers."

Does anyone have this cd? Is it only one of the tracks that speaks unfavorably/inaccurately about the Church (I'm guessing the track "The Trial of Galileo") or is it a theme. If its just one track, I plan to put it on an mp3 player anyway and could just skip it. Thoughts?

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Posted: June 10 2010 at 2:33pm | IP Logged Quote Maryan

Lindsey, I'm totally ignorant about most historical CD's.   

But ladies, great feedback!! This helps my amazon wish list.

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That was really helpful Theresa ! Thanks

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Posted: June 11 2010 at 7:21pm | IP Logged Quote Lori

Audible.com has an audio sample of Gombrich, so you can get a sample of the narrator's voice as well as the content. I like his voice as well as or even better than Jim Weiss...
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Posted: June 11 2010 at 7:29pm | IP Logged Quote JennGM

Lori wrote:
Audible.com has an audio sample of Gombrich, so you can get a sample of the narrator's voice as well as the content. I like his voice as well as or even better than Jim Weiss...


There are two narrators, Ralph Cosham, and Philip Madoc.

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Jenn,

thank you for posting that! I am so glad to have heard Philip Madoc, too...my ear has a real appreciation for nice British voices!
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I have the Ralph Cosham version. Very nice.

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Posted: June 12 2010 at 7:47am | IP Logged Quote JennGM

Mackfam wrote:
We really like SOTW Volume I for backing up Ancient Studies! And the fact that it's read by Jim Weiss gets here!!!

I also used and the kids really enjoyed:

** Jewish Holiday Stories (Jim Weiss/Greathall Productions)
** Tales from the Old Testament (Jim Weiss/Greathall Productions)
** Egytptian

The following is geared more towards high school, but my dd is listening to it this year:

** How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization (book by Thomas Woods, read by Barrett Whitener)


Yes, and Greathall Productions has some lists that group by eras and also a timeline for the recordinging/

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Does anyone know if Story of Art by Gpmbrich is available on Audio?
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Does anyone know if Story of Art by Gpmbrich is available on Audio?
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I doubt it as The Story of Art would lose much of it's value without the illustrations (400+ as of the latest edition).



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