Someone ☺ asked about the book list Biblioplan uses for Ancients, so I thought I'd reshare that here
The books we're sorting through as options to use for our Ancients study include:
We'll be using a portion of the books listed in SLs Core G. I've pulled out the titles we'd like to read -or listen to if listed as audio option- and I'm planning on using the SL book notes that go along with those books.
SL G - Family Read Alouds
God King
The Bronze Bow (boy as central character- in the time of Christ)
SL G - Jay:
Eagle of the Ninth (& sequels)
Hittite Warrior (switch - Bobs to read)
Theras & His Town
Trojan War, The
SL G -Daisy:
Archimedes and the Door of Science
Cleopatra ~ Stanley (ex. SL)
Mystery of the Roman Ransom , The
SL titles switched to Audio:
The Golden Goblet (Both)
D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths (car audio)
Eagle of the Ninth (Daisy)
Other books we are considering:
For Daisy:
** with the Sutcliff books we'll be editing out a few of the scary pictures listening to these via audio.
JM.... There is a picture, or 2, that you'll be wanting to edit out also.)
A Triumph for Falvius (a very easy reader ☺)
Adara ~ GromleyJM.... There is a picture, or 2, that you'll be wanting to edit out also.)
A Triumph for Falvius (a very easy reader ☺)
**Black Ships Before Troy ~ Sutcliff (
Detectives in Togas ~ Winterfield
The Dragon of Lonely Island ~Rupp
Galen and the Gateway to Medicine
Hatshepsut ~ Wilkinson
Roman Mysteries, The (series) ~ Lawerence
Shadow Hawk ~ Norton
Tirzah
The Magicians Nephew (study)
Twice Freed (read with mum)
Victory on the Walls (Nehemiah) ~ Hyman ?
**Wanderings of Odysseus, The ~ Sutcliff (
Within the Palace Gates ~ Siviter (reading level? too easy?) time of Nehemiah
House of Love ~ Cheney (read by mum)
For Jay:
Cyrus the Persian ~ AB Publishing
Jason and The Golden Fleece ~ Riordan (or Colums version ?)
Famous Men of Greece online book & audio option
Famous Men of Rome online book & audio option
Looking for the King: An Inklings Novel ~ Downing (time of Christ tie-in)
Hostage Lands ~ Bond (Romans/Celts)
Mystery of the Periodic Table ~ Wiker
Victory on the Walls ~ Hyman (check writing style?)
The Pharoahs of Ancient Egypt ~ Payne
Well of Sacrifice, The ~ Eboch
Within the Palace Gates ~ Siviter (reading level? too easy?) time of Nehemiah
Greenleaf Guide to Ancient Literature ~ Shearer (I really like the writing and teaching style of this guide)
I'm proposing to only use lessons 1, 2, & 3 .. Jay is just 13, after all :)
Created For Work ~ Schultz (with dad)
Do Hard Things ~ Harris
Gifted Hands ~ Carson
Family Read Alouds:
Miriam ~ Gormley (Moses as a baby & Miriam as a young girl)
Our Young Folks Josephus ~ Shepard (Read aloud)
I'm currently listening through The Jewish Wars by Jospehus to see if it's suitable for Bobs.
Pillar of Fire ~ Ingham Moses
Prince of the House of David, The ~ Ingham Christ
Polycarp ~ Newsom
The Children's Homer ~ Collum (?)
Vinegar Boy ~ Hawse (our Easter time read aloud)
Warrior Scarlet ~ Sutcliff set 900 years before Christ
Family Time Book Basket:
(which can be a random collection of things, not necessarily ancients influenced - we share the reading during this time.)
Aesop's Fables with Scripture Reference ~ Shelia Carroll
Aladdin: or, The Wonderful Lamp ~ Colum
Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves ~ Colum
A Sparrow Alone ~ Petersen (girl as central character- in the time of Christ)
Book of Virtues, The ~ Bennett continue with
Dirk's Dog, Bello ~ DeJong
Fallacy Detective, The ~ Bluedorn
Favourite Poems Old & New from SL G . Shared read aloud
Making Brothers and Sisters Best Friends ~ Mally
Michael O'Halloran ~ Porter weeks end read aloud
Silk Route: 7,000 mile of History (China tie in - covers BC & AD)
Tales from Shakespeare ~ Lamb continue with
Other Audios options (some will be relistens):
A History of Greece, Vol 1 & 2 ~ Robinson (Bobs)Prince of the House of David, The ~ Ingham Christ
Polycarp ~ Newsom
Vinegar Boy ~ Hawse (our Easter time read aloud)
Warrior Scarlet ~ Sutcliff set 900 years before Christ
Family Time Book Basket:
(which can be a random collection of things, not necessarily ancients influenced - we share the reading during this time.)
Aesop's Fables with Scripture Reference ~ Shelia Carroll
Aladdin: or, The Wonderful Lamp ~ Colum
Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves ~ Colum
A Sparrow Alone ~ Petersen (girl as central character- in the time of Christ)
Book of Virtues, The ~ Bennett continue with
Dirk's Dog, Bello ~ DeJong
Fallacy Detective, The ~ Bluedorn
Favourite Poems Old & New from SL G . Shared read aloud
Making Brothers and Sisters Best Friends ~ Mally
Michael O'Halloran ~ Porter weeks end read aloud
Silk Route: 7,000 mile of History (China tie in - covers BC & AD)
Tales from Shakespeare ~ Lamb continue with
Other Audios options (some will be relistens):
A History of Rome Vol 1 & 2 ~ Robinson (Bobs)
Beric the Briton ~ Henty (Both)
Cat of Bubastes, The (Daisy)
Enchanted Castle, The ~ Nesbit (Greek gods & godessess) (Daisy)
For the Temple ~ Henty (Both)
Hannibal: One Man Against Rome ~ Lamb (Bobs)
Screwtape Letters ~ Lewis (Both)
Young Carthaginian , The ~ Henty (Both)
To be continued .........
For those looking for a quick listing of free audio downloads for Ancients, don't forget to check on My Audio School.
This list is more for my own reference (& Eliz's (-; ) and I'll be adding and crossing out as we go along.
Part 1 of our Ancients history list, spines and non-fiction (mostly) options can be found here
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