Gombrich--ever heard of A Little History (or something like that)

[Chris in VA]

Anyone ever heard of a book by Gombrich--
_A Little History_, or something like that? I think it's like SOTW, but I'd love to know if anyone has an opinion on it. (for my sil)

[Jenny in Atl]

Do you mean Little History of the World? Yes, it is similar to SOTW but for a little older student (middle school). We have it and it's nice, little dated and with many history bks of it's time, a little Eurocentric. There is a version on Audible as well.

[Crissy]

Gombrich's little book certainly isn't as comprehensive as Susan's four-volume SOTW, but as an overview for a junior high school student, it worked well for us.
I try to find something like it for my older (14yo) son to read every couple of years as a review of sorts. He really enjoyed A Little History of the World.

Take a look here (http://books.google.com/books?id=cDCHcXW5_ugC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_summary_r) for a Google Books preview.

[Laura Corin]

I plan on using it for middle school, along with Van Loon's Story of Mankind (just for variety).

Laura

[nestof3]

I bought it for my 8 year old, and he is enjoying it. After listening to the first two Story of the Worlds more than once, he was ready for something new.