{"title":"grade-1-kit","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-story-of-civilization-volume-i-ii-and-ii-set","title":"The Story of Civilization: Volume I, II and II Set","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eChildren should not just read about history; they should live it. In \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Civilization\u003c\/em\u003e, Phillip Campbell brings the whole sweep of the past alive as narrative rather than as a list of dates, which is why it reads so well aloud with several ages listening at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWithin each chapter, short stories place children directly in the shoes of historical figures, both famous and ordinary, as they live through legendary battles and invasions, philosophical debates, the raising of architectural wonders, the discovery of new sciences and the exploration of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis complete set carries a child from the dawn of history to the present day:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVolume I: The Ancient World.\u003c\/strong\u003e From the earliest nomads to the conversion of Constantine. Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, Greece and Rome, woven together with the Old Testament story of the Israelites and the coming of Christ. 35 lessons.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVolume II: The Medieval World.\u003c\/strong\u003e The centuries between, from the fall of Rome through to the Renaissance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVolume III: The Making of the Modern World.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Reformation and its fracturing of the Church, then Napoleon, Henry VIII and Louis XIV, through two world wars to present-day Europe. Children meet Sts Pius V, Thomas More, John Vianney and Margaret Mary Alacoque along the way.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe strength lies not only in the storybook telling but in the way history is presented through the faithful prism of the Church. If you have wanted your children to learn world history from a Catholic perspective, this is the resource.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDid you know…\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchimedes is said to have built a giant heat ray to defend his hometown, setting enemy ships alight with sunbeams?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHannibal marched an army of elephants over the Alps to attack Rome?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHenry VIII was once known as Defender of the Faith?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLouis XIV was called the Sun King because of the brilliance of his palace at Versailles?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColumbus called the native peoples of America Indians because he believed he had landed in India?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Christian Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54870489104727,"sku":"1st-HIST-TSoC-KIT","price":54.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/8689\/0327\/files\/2.jpg?v=1788457819"}],"url":"https:\/\/homeschoolbookshop.co.uk\/collections\/grade-1-kit.oembed","provider":"The Homeschool Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}