Story of the World, Vol. 1: History for the Classical Child: Ancient Times [Hardcover]

From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman EmperorWhat terrible secret was buried in Shi Huangdi's tomb? Did nomads like lizard stew? What happened to Anansi the Spider in the Village of the Plantains? And how did a six-year-old become the last emperor of Rome? Told in a straightforward, engaging style that has become Susan Wise Bauer's trademark, The Story of the World series covers the sweep of human history from ancient times until the present. Africa, China, Europe, the Americasfind out what happened all around the world in long-ago times.This first book in the four-volume narrative history series for elementary students will transform your study of history. The Story of the World has won awards from numerous homeschooling magazines and readers' pollsover 150,000 copies of the series in print! This may well be the best multi-age read aloud narrative of world history yet to have been written.