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Theras and his town

Caroline Dal Snedeker

Publié en 2005 American Homeschool Publishing,llc

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Young Theras, born an athenian, is taken to Sparta by a relative when his father is lost at war. He is forced to live like a Spartan, a brutal life with no pity for those who are not physically perfect and totally obedient to Spartan control. After enduring rigorous training and repeated cruel incidents, he escapes with a Perioikoi boy and heads for beloved Athens. Here is the story of a hard and dangerous journey including an escape from slavers.

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Big wonders of the world

Jason Elliot

Publié en 2016 Ladybird

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Simple text and stunning artwork provide an excellent first introduction of the largest and most inspirational features on Earth.

Illustrated by John York

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Langue : Anglais

The story of the world

Susan Wise Bauer

Publié en 2016 Well-Trained Mind

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History for the classical child    Volume 2: The middle ages

Illustrated by Jeff West

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• Encyclopédie historique (Histoire)

Langue : Anglais

The story of the world

Susan Wise Bauer

Publié en 2001 Well-Trained Mind

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Volume 1: Ancient Times . From the Earliest nomads to the last roman emperor

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Langue : Anglais

The trojan war

Olivia Coolidge

Publié en 1980 Houghton Mifflin Compagny

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In this retelling of the Trojan war, Olivia Coolidge crafts heroes and gods into real, multidimensional characters, not just the figures of legend. Vibrant storytelling and finely wrought action have made her version of the classic tale of the Fall of Troy accessible to generations of young readers.

illusrated by Edouard Sandoz

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Langue : Anglais

War Boy a wartime childhood

Michael Foreman

Publié en 2006 Pavillon Children's Book

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I woke up when the bomb came through the roof. It came trough at an angle, overflew my bed by inches, bounced up over my mother's bed, his the mirror, dropped into the grate and exloded up the chimney.

Foreman's book is what books of non-fiction could far more often be like. It's a young boy's war world with an immediacy that you can't resist. Books for Keeps

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Langue : Anglais

After the war was over

Michael Foreman

Publié en 1997 Pavillon Children's Book

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the seqel to the award- winning war boy.  Life for a young boy is different after the second world war ends-- The country is moving forward again and he si finding his place in the world? Once the victory parades are over and the barbed wire and unexploded bombs are cleared his attention is drawn to football, music, girls and art.

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Langue : Anglais

Today and yesterday: A selection of stories

Collectif

Publié en 1991 Nothern Ireland Centre For Learnning Ressources

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In this selection of readings from the acclaimed radio series "today and yesterday" you will find plenty of fun and a great deal to think about too. Here is a window on life in Nothern Ireland as it has been lived in towns and townlands, schools and families: or is the collection a mirror reflecting some thing of what you thing and feel about growing up here? 

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Langue : Anglais

American Indian

Danette Maloof ; Dean Cozzens

Publié en 2002 Sonlight Curriculum

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This book will help you pray for more than 36 Native American peoples. It will also help you understand why many Native Americans find the Christian gospel so hard to accept. You view of American history will never be the same. Read it and- while you pray-weep.

 RELIGION

Illustrated by Laurie Arlotta.  

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Langue : Anglais

You wouldn't want to be an Egyptian mummy!

David Stewart

Publié en 2000 Hodder Children's Books

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Get ready.... as a wealthy ancient Egyptian, you are about to drop dead! To enter the afterlife, your body must go through extraordinary processes to become a mummy.

Created and designed by : David Salariya 

Illustrated by David Antram

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• Antiquité égyptienne (Antiquité / Histoire / Egypte ancienne)

Langue : Anglais

Encyclopedia of World History

Jane Bingham; Fiona Chandler; Sam Taplin

Publié en 2000 Usborne, Usborne Publishing

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Encyclopedie 

Encyclopédie avec 200 sites web recommandé.

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• Encyclopédie

Langue : Anglais

Castle diary

Richard Platt

Publié en 1999 Walker Books Ltd

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Sent to his uncle's castle for a year to learn to be a page, eleven-year-old Toby keeps a detailed journal of everything that happens there- from boar hunts and tournaments to baking bread and clening out the toilets! Read Toby's journal and find out what is was really like in a castle in the middle ages!

Illuminated by Chris Riddell

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• Chevalier (Histoire / Chevalerie / Moyen Age)

Langue : Anglais