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FAQ
What stories are included?
Glad you asked! Here’s the full list:
- King Alfred and the Cakes
- King Alfred and the Beggar
- King Canute on the Seashore
- The Sons of William the Conqueror
- The White Ship
- King John and the Abbot
- A Story of Robin Hood
- Bruce and the Spider
- The Black Douglas
- Three Men of Gotham
- Other Wise Men of Gotham
- The Miller of the Dee
- Sir Philip Sidney
- The Ungrateful Soldier
- Sir Humphrey Gilbert
- Sir Walter Raleigh
- Pocahontas
- George Washington and his Hatchet
- Grace Darling
- The Story of William Tell
- Arnold Winkelried
- The Bell of Atri
- How Napoleon crossed the Alps
- The Story of Cincinnatus
- The Story of Regulus
- Cornelia’s Jewels
- Androclus and the Lion
- Horatius at the Bridge
- Julius Cæsar
- The Sword of Damocles
- Damon and Pythias
- A Laconic Answer
- The Ungrateful Guest
- Alexander and Bucephalus
- Diogenes the Wise Man
- The Brave Three Hundred
- Socrates and his House
- The King and his Hawk
- Doctor Goldsmith
- The Kingdoms
- The Barmecide Feast
- The Endless Tale
- The Blind Men and the Elephant
- Maximilian and the Goose Boy
- The Inchcape Rock
- Whittington and his Cat
- Casabianca
- Antonio Canova
- Picciola
- Mignon
How should I schedule this for homeschool?
This audiobook would be a great resource for your Charlotte Mason or classical homeschool curriculum. It could be used for independent reading or a morning time treat for the whole family. Beginning readers could listen while following along with a printed copy for practice in silent reading.
Charlotte Mason curricula often include this book in reading lists for Form 1 (grades 1-3) since the stories provide a framework for understanding later history studies. But the vocabulary is suitable for older children as well, and the stories (especially as read by Nathan, with varying accents for the different characters) are appealing to all ages.
The short chapters are perfect for beginning students to narrate (retell) in any of these ways:
- Orally
- Drawing
- Acting out the drama and dialogue
- Recreating the scenes with clay or toys
If your students listen to two stories a week they could finish within one school year. Or if you want to go at a slower pace with one per week (perhaps splitting the longer stories into two weeks), you could spread it out over two years.
Are these true stories?
Not all stories (e.g., Washington and the Cherry Tree) are historically accurate, and the book classifies more as literature than history. But its tales of Greece, Rome, medieval kingdoms, and founding fathers feed the moral imagination and help to fill the linguistic storehouse with treasures for later use. They also open the door for natural discussion of character qualities and how biblical principles might impact our decisions in similar situations.
Note: Some hand-held devices will not allow direct download of audio files, but we include instructions for downloading on your personal computer and transferring to a phone or tablet. Feel free to contact us if you need assistance with your purchase.
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