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Sustitutions for Louise Vernon Books in SCM's Middle Ages & other Middle Ages books
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My head is swimming and my eyes are glazed over because I’ve been searching through items I’ve never read. This is a little long, but I would so appreciate it if you could help. 🙂
I thought I had my stuff together, then looked at the guide again and decided that I needed to sub all of those books. My girls sweetly reminded me that we had just read through all of those the year before we started using SCM’s guides which was only about 4 years ago.
So, with that said, is there some amazing books that you could recommend for the jr/sr high group with the younger one being somewhat sensitive to certain types of subject matter – very active imagination in that she can picture in minute detail the descriptions in books? Oh, should note that these are for family history reading.
How about a great book that gives more than a passing overview for Martin Luther? We attend an LCMS church, and I still don’t have access to a really great living book that would be easily accessible for my up and coming jr. high student other than the Paul L. Maier book as our church does not have a library any more.
I would be interested in good quality books on any of these people as well:
Attila the Hun
Mohammed
Alfred the Great
Marco Polo
William Tell
Joan of Arc
Either Cosimo or Lorenzo d’Medici
Niccolo Machiavelli
Leo X
Charles VI know of some for younger children that I would use, but none that are really written for the sr high crowd that would also keep hold of my jr. high student.
I am also interested in Carolyn Meyer books about women of the time period. She wrote Mary, Bloody Mary which I am familiar with. However, are there any of her others that you would hesitate to use for sensibility issues or any other reason?
Thank you for any help you can give.
~jacqleene
The only two bios. about Martin Luther that I can think of that might work are, Luther http://www.amazon.com/Luther-Biography-Reformer-Frederick-Nohl/dp/0758606516/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363273188&sr=8-1&keywords=Luther%3A+Biography+of+a+Reformer
and The Morning Star of the Reformation http://www.amazon.com/Morning-Star-Reformation-Andy-Thomson/dp/0890844534/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363275148&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Morning+Star+of+the+Reformation.
For Gutenberg, Fine Print: A Story about Johann Gutenberg http://www.amazon.com/Fine-Print-Gutenberg-Creative-Biography/dp/0876146825/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363275229&sr=1-1&keywords=FINE+PRINT%2C+A+STORY+ABOUT+JOHANN.
For William Tyndale, The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt by Day http://www.amazon.com/Hawk-That-Dare-Not-Hunt/dp/0890843686/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363276313&sr=1-1&keywords=THE+HAWK+THAT+DARE+NOT+HUNT+BY+DAY.
For Alfred the Great, In the Days of Alfred the Great (Yesterday’s Classics) http://www.amazon.com/Alfred-Great-Yesterdays-Classics-ebook/dp/B003I64E82/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363276507&sr=1-5&keywords=Alfred+the+Great.
For Marco Polo, The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo http://www.amazon.com/Travels-Marco-Venetian-Classic-Reprint/dp/1440089434/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363276765&sr=1-3&keywords=THE+TRAVELS+BY+MARCO+POLO.
For Joan of Arc, Beyond the Myth: The Story of Joan of Arc http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Myth-Story-Joan-Arc/dp/0395981387/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363277150&sr=1-1&keywords=Beyond+the+Myth%3A+The+Story+of+Joan+of+Arc.
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc http://www.amazon.com/Personal-Recollections-Joan-Mark-Twain/dp/1619492792/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363277238&sr=1-1&keywords=joan+of+arc+mark+twain.
Joan of Arc: Warrior Saint http://www.amazon.com/Sterling-Point-Books-Warrior-Saint/dp/1402751206/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363277325&sr=1-1&keywords=JOAN+OF+ARC%3A+WARRIOR+SAINT.
Thanks, carolloyd. I thought about some of those, like The Hawk that Dare Not Hunt by Day, but we’ve read that before as well, though a longer period of time has elapsed since that one was read, and my older one is in high school. Since this is for the family reading, do you think it’s ok to use some of the chapter books that are intended for a younger audience? I don’t want to slight my older dd, but need to be warry of the sensitivities of the younger.
I’ve also considered just letting them do their own thing and not having family history reading, but the youngest, again, is having difficulty with the idea that her older siblings are all growing up and “leaving her” and she won’t have her own special memories of the family together at school studies as I read to them. That really, *really* upsets her. And while I have talked, and I know she’ll need to face that, I’m not sure I want to rub salt in her wound, so to speak, by removing the family history reading when she and her sister are still together to share.
Well my oldest is in 6th grade so take what I say with a grain of salt. The books I listed are ones I have come across in my reseach that seem to be really good.
As to your question, I don’t think there would be anything wrong with reading the chapter books intended for younger audience, for your family read aloud time. I know that I enjoy them and still learn a lot from them. If I was in your shoes I would definately give your daughter her desire. Looking back you will be glad you did. You can never do enough family bonding imo.
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