Famous Men of Greece and Rome....

[Cornerstone Classical]

I'm sure this has been asked many times before...BUT, Would these books be better for the grammar or logic stage?

They would be used as a "resource" for a K'er and 1 grader as a read aloud
or
wait and use them in the logic stage as a read alone.

What do ya think...:)

[OhElizabeth]

My dd got interested in the FM books in her LC1 class last year (2nd). They retold the stories, shortening them a bit. After I bought the books, she took to reading them herself. Now she reads FMMA for herself (3rd). I don't know if she would have liked them as well in K5 or 1st, honestly. Have you looked at the free online samples? That would give you a feel for them. If you don't get to them now, during your history studies, you could hit them again in a couple years when you introduce latin. Just a thought.

[Cornerstone Classical]

Are you saying that they use these books for that program??

[karensk]

http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=haaren&book=greece&story=_contents

That may help you decide if it's a good fit at this time or not. Both the Greenleaf version and Memoria Press version of Famous Men of Greece/Rome have been edited in order to update the language. Based on a very brief comparison, the Memoria Press version seems more edited/updated to me.

Ds11 is reading FMoG independently this year (5th gr.), and it's just right. I think it would probably work as a read-aloud for younger grades, perhaps as young as 3rd or 4th, as well as independent reading for 5th-7th or 8th. The reading level isn't so difficult, but they do cover a lot of characters in a short space. If it's a younger child's first exposure to key figures in ancient Greece, he might have a harder time remembering them. I'm saving it for dd8 to read later.

HTH!

[cajun.classical]

Are you saying that they use these books for that program??

Yes, Latina Christiana includes a study guide for FAmous Men of Rome. It's optional, but a nice way to include Roman culture/history in your Latin studies. That was always my favorite part of studying Latin myself.

[mcconnellboys]

I, personally, think that they are a little dry and so better for logic stage. The new Memoria Press versions also have color illustrations which make them more interesting.....

Regena

[elegantlion]

Karensk, thank you for sharing that wonderful link. I found several titles I'm going to peruse. :)

[karensk]

I owned FMoG for a couple of years before reading or using it; I just had a hard time getting into it (I'm personally not extremely interested in the ancient Greeks). I finally just gave it ds11 to start reading a few months ago, and he's really enjoying the stories! He definitely enjoys them more than me!

[Cornerstone Classical]

and I will definately be going to the link provided. Thanks so much!:)

[Alana in Canada]

A better book for young children, covering more or less the same period of Roman History is Baldwin's 50 Famous Stories re-told--also at Main lesson.com.

These are great read-alouds--as well as books a child with some reading ability to look at. I read them aloud because my youngest wasn't reading yet--and they're very short!

Don't forget D'Aulaire's books too.

[Lizzie in Ma]

Having practically memorized those, the FM series will catch their attention when they have heard the names before. After that series we go into the Gueber/Miller books. I will admit that the Greek one is my least favorite and we do have and read so many other books about the Greeks...but I read it anyway. :)

[Cornerstone Classical]

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[Testimony]

will help a child in reading Famous Men of Greece and Rome?

The reason I asked is my older son is doing Latina Christiana I this year. Since it has the questions for Famous Men of Greece and Rome, it has gotten him interested in reading the book. I was thinking over the summer of letting him reading the book. Famous Men of Greece and Rome is on the Baldwin Project's website too.

I figured that I would just have him read it there.

He will be in 5th grade and starting logic stage. So, he may fall right in that place.

Karen
www.homeschoolblogger.com/testimony

[cajun.classical]

will help a child in reading Famous Men of Greece and Rome?

The reason I asked is my older son is doing Latina Christiana I this year. Since it has the questions for Famous Men of Greece and Rome, it has gotten him interested in reading the book. I was thinking over the summer of letting him reading the book. Famous Men of Greece and Rome is on the Baldwin Project's website too.

I figured that I would just have him read it there.

He will be in 5th grade and starting logic stage. So, he may fall right in that place.

Karen
www.homeschoolblogger.com/testimony (http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/testimony)

That's a good idea. Baldwin's Stories are also available on audio as well.