Summary
With these books your family will spend a delightful time getting to know the people, events, places, and culture of the Middle Ages around the world, plus the Renaissance and Reformation. Geography will focus on South and Central America and Australia, and you will begin to work your way through the epistles of the Bible. (Since the Bible history narratives are the focus in our three Ancients studies, the rest of the Bible books are spread throughout the remaining three studies.) Older students will learn how to study the Bible on their own, focusing on the same epistles that the Family does, and work on a six-year project of looking for doctrinal truths as they read through the Bible.
Book List for History, Geography, Bible
Read the books listed under Family to all the students together. Add the grade-level books as individual reads for any children you have in those grades. For example, if you have students in grades 2 and 7, you will want to get the books under Family, Grades 1–3, and Grades 7–9.
[SCM]: Available from SCM
[Book Store]: Purchase from your favorite book store
[Library]: Check your library
[Public Domain]: Available free in the public domain
You can also view all the books below in the CM Bookfinder for easy scheduling in our CM Organizer.
Family (all students)
plus . . .
Grades 1–3
- LibraryBrother Francis and the Friendly Beasts by Margaret Hodges
- LibraryCastle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess by Richard Platt
- LibraryMarguerite Makes a Book by Bruce Robertson
- LibraryA Medieval Feast by Aliki
- LibraryPippo the Fool by Tracey E. Fern
- LibraryThe Sword in the Tree by Clyde Robert Bulla
- LibraryViking Adventure by Clyde Robert Bulla
- Book StoreAre We There Yet? A Journey around Australia by Alison Lester (optional, used with Visits to South & Central America, Australia. This book is out of print but will give a great overview of Australia if you can find a copy.)
- Book StoreElena’s Story by Nancy Shaw (optional, used with Visits to South & Central America, Australia)
- LibraryHands of the Rain Forest: the Embera People of Panama by Rachel Crandell (optional, used with Visits to South & Central America, Australia. This book is out of print, but a library near you may have a copy.)
- Book StoreHerbert: The True Story of a Brave Sea Dog by Robyn Belton (optional, used with Visits to South & Central America, Australia)
- Book StoreA Mango in the Hand: A Story Told through Proverbs by Antonio Sacre (optional, used with Visits to South & Central America, Australia)
- Book StoreNot Just Tacos by Shirley Solis (optional, used with Visits to South & Central America, Australia)
- Book StoreWaiting for the Biblioburro by Monica Brown (optional, used with Visits to South & Central America, Australia)
Grades 4–6
Grades 7–9
Grades 10–12
Bonus Titles
Here are more great titles that you can use for substitutions or leisure reading or to create your own heritage history stream as desired. We will add to this list as we discover and review more new-to-us books.
Family
Grades 1–3
Grades 1–4
Grades 4–6
Grades 4–8
Grades 4–9
Grades 9–12
