The History of the World

A lively and engaging narrative history showing the common threads in the cultures that gave birth to our own.

This is the first volume in a bold new series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting historical events from Europe to the Middle East to the far coast of China, while still giving weight to the characteristics of each country. Susan Wise Bauer provides both sweeping scope and vivid attention to the individual lives that give flesh to abstract assertions about human history.

Dozens of maps provide a clear geography of great events, while timelines give the reader an ongoing sense of the passage of years and cultural interconnection. This narrative history employs the methods of "history from beneath"-literature, epic traditions, private letters and accounts-to connect kings and leaders with the lives of those they ruled. The result is an engrossing tapestry of human behavior from which we may draw conclusions about the direction of world events and the causes behind them.

896 pages, hardcover with dust jacket.

This study and teaching guide is designed to accompany Susan Wise Bauer's The History of the Ancient World.Created for teachers, parents, or tutors working with students, not as an independent book for students to work through, each chapter in the book has four sets of exercises in this study guide:

• "Who, What, Where": focuses on basic information on people, places, and ideas.
• "Comprehension:" requires students to express the main concepts in 2-3 sentences.
• "Critical Thinking:" requires a brief written reflection on the ideas in the chapter.
• "Map Work:" asks students to grace, copy, and reproduce a set of maps using tracing paper.

  Arranged by chapter, each section features the term, question, or assignment with the answer in bold immediately following; each answer also features the page number and paragraph number in the book where the answer may be found. Samples are given for the writing assignments, even though student responses will vary. Sections also list whether students may or may not use their texts as a reference.

  536 pages, softcover. Non-reproducible, non-consumable text. High School.

A brilliantly cohesive look at the Medieval World, readers will re-discover history from a linear, detailed, global scope. Moving from kingdom to kingdom, each chapter includes a timeline and the beginning of each chapter is labeled with the years it covers. Integrating dates and names with the information that breathes life into facts, the narrative flows easily between marriages made, treaties forged, wars waged, and the trials and tribulations that came with defending land and honor in the Medieval Age. 746 pages, indexed, hardcover with dust jacket.

This study and teaching guide is designed to accompany Susan Wise Bauer's The History of the Medieval World. Created for teachers, parents, or tutors working with students, each chapter in the book has four sets of exercises:

• "Who, What, Where": focuses on basic information on people, places, and ideas.

• "Comprehension:" requires students to express the main concepts in 2-3 sentences.
• "Critical Thinking:" requires a brief written reflection on the ideas in the chapter.
• "Map Work:" asks students to grace, copy, and reproduce a set of maps using tracing paper.

Arranged by chapter, each section features the term, question, or assignment with the answer in bold immediately following; each answer also features the page number and paragraph number in the book where the answer may be found. Samples are given for the writing assignments, even though student responses will vary. Sections also list whether students may or may not use their texts as a reference. A map section is provided in the back of the book.

780 pages, softcover. 85 chapters. Reproducible for families only. Non-consumable text. High School.

The third volume in Susan Wise Bauer's lively and engaging narrative history series, this work follows The History of the Ancient World and The History of the Medieval World.

Continuing in the same tradition of following history from a linear, global, and interconnected perspective, The History of the Renaissance World brings readers from the rediscovery of Aristotle to the conquest of Constantinople- - - 1100 to 1453. Weaving together literature, letters, and various accounts of events, readers will discover both the grand, epic events of history (The Crusader Kingdoms, the End of the Papal Monarchy) as well as the changes that affected the daily lives of individuals living during these times (the Great Famine in Europe, dislocation in Africa).

Dozens of maps provide a clear geography of great events, while timelines give the reader an ongoing sense of the passage of years and cultural interconnection.

785 pages, hardcover with dust jacket.

This study and teaching guide is designed to accompany Susan Wise Bauer's The History of the Renaissance World. Created for teachers, parents, or tutors working with students, each chapter in the book has four sets of exercises:

• "Who, What, Where": focuses on basic information on people, places, and ideas.

• "Comprehension:" requires students to express the main concepts in 2-3 sentences.
• "Critical Thinking:" requires a brief written reflection on the ideas in the chapter.
• "Map Work:" asks students to grace, copy, and reproduce a set of maps using tracing paper.

Arranged by chapter, each section features the term, question, or assignment with the answer in bold immediately following; each answer also features the page number and paragraph number in the book where the answer may be found. Samples are given for the writing assignments, even though student responses will vary. Sections also list whether students may or may not use their texts as a reference. A map section is provided in the back of the book.

790 pages, softcover. Reproducible for families only. 94 chapters. Non-reproducible, non-consumable text. High School.

Susan Wise Bauer's The Story of Science: From the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang Theory is organized into parts: the beginning of science, the beginning of the scientific method, and the three major fields: the earth, life, and the cosmos. Focusing on science writing rather than the biographies of scientists through the centuries, this riveting foray into the great works of science is a fantastic way to trace the development of science and the way science has been presented and received. Each chapter recommends one or more classic books and provides an account of the discovery, a sketch of the writer, and an explanation of the main issues and concepts. 320 pages, hardcover.