Looking at my Sonlight catty--How can I make Core 4 more "world history?"

[Chris in VA]

Just thinking--
We will probably use a lot of the Core 3 books this year, alongside SOTW 3, kind of a World History With an American Focus. When we get to Modern History for grade 5, I'd like to flip that, doing American History in a World Context.
So, besides reading SOTW 4 with Core 4, where could I get a list of books that I could add to Sonlight 4 in order to do a more world history focus? Does that even make sense?
Would the AG for SOTW 4 have some good ideas? What else?

[LisaTheresa]

How about adding in some of the core 1 or core 2 SL books or the SL 6 and 7 cores if your child is more advanced? I think SOTW is used in SL 6 and 7, so maybe some of those books might flow better.

Or, your idea of looking through the SOTW 4 activity guide for more books is good too. Sounds like a lot to do in one year though!

Lisa

[TechWife]

A good book to add would be:
Abraham Lincoln's World, Expanded Edition by Genevieve Foster and Joanna Foster. This book would cover world history from the time of Lincoln's birth through his death.

[Chris in VA]

We'd "prune" the Sonlight list a little, I think--we've actually already read some Sonlight 4 books (about 5?), so it probably wouldn't be too much--dd is a pretty voracious reader, anyway.