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Yes, it's summer - my time to plan and pre-read. Dd (grade 9 in the fall) will be studying ancient history. I am looking for reading suggestions - I have plenty from ancient Greece and Rome, but would love to hear your suggestions from other ancient civilizations, both fiction and nonfiction. All suggestions welcome!
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Our Ancient Mesopotamia/Israel reads were;
Hittite Warrior- Joanne Williamson
God King: A Story in the Days of King Hezekiah- Joanne Williamson
Victory on the Walls: A Story of Nehemiah- Frieda Clark Hyman
Tirzah- Lucille Travis
Adara- Beatrice Gormley
Ancient Egypt
Golden Goblet- Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Shadow Hawk- Andre Norton
Mara, Daughter of the Nile- Eloise Jarvis McGraw
The Cat of Bubastes - GA Henty
Pharoah- Jackie French
Non-fiction
Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt - Elizabeth PayneRiddle of the Rosetta Stone - James Giblin
Pyramid - David Macaulay
The Great Pyramid - Elizabeth Mann Probably more for primary aged children but still interesting for olders.
Thinking some more, which other ancient civilizations are you doing?
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My ds liked Hittite Warrior pretty well.
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Erin, we're doing Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and, hopefully, Africa (Kush, Nok, Nubia), China and India (study emphasis depends on how much reading material we can find).
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Kipling?
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You could look at the Connecting to History booklists. Here is grade 7-9 and here is grade 10-12.
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I've looked at them (and purchased some of the books we didn't already own) - but we want to do non-Western history, too, and that's where I need more help.
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