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The Iliad by Homer
One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode of the Trojan War. At its... Source: Amazon
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Ancient
before 500BC
Secondary
& Adult
Literature
The Odyssey by Homer
Odysseus shares tales of monsters he's fought, but more than that he wants to get home to his wife Penelope, after 20 years of war and journey.
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Ancient
before 500BC
Secondary
& Adult
Literature
The Republic by Plato
The acclaimed Bloom translation, with copious footnotes and references to assist the reader in deciphering one of the most published and interesting philosophical texts ever.
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Ancient
before 500BC
Secondary
& Adult
Philosophy &
Religion
The Runaway by Patricia St John
Philo, a first-century Phoenician boy, is worried about his family. Evil hangs over their house like a cloud. And it all seems to come... Source: Amazon
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Ancient
before 500BC
ElemGeneral
The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Ranofer struggles to thwart the plottings of his evil brother, Gebu, so he can become master goldsmith like their father in this exciting... Source: Amazon
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Ancient
before 500BC
ElemHistorical
Fiction
The Cat of Bubastes by G. A. Henty
A young Egyptian accidentally kills a sacred cat and must flee from an angry mob. Set in 1250 B.C., the time of Moses, this thrilling... Source: Amazon
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Ancient
before 500BC
MiddleHistorical
Fiction
Greek Myths by Ingri D'Aulaire
No education is complete without a large slice of Greek mythology. And there's no better way of meeting that literary quota than with the... Source: Amazon
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Ancient
before 500BC
ElemGeneral
The Children's Homer by Padraic Colum
Travel back to a mythical time when Achilles, aided by the gods, waged war against the Trojans. And join Odysseus on his journey through... Source: Amazon
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Ancient
before 500BC
MiddleLiterature
Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
In this play, Shakespeare shows that love makes you do strange things. As Lysander says, "The course of true love never did run smooth."
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Ancient
before 500BC
Secondary
& Adult
Literature
Mara Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Mara, the spunky 17-year-old slave girl, far from perfect (in fact, rather devious), but brave and eventually quite heroic as she risks death rather than betray the people and ideals that she loves.
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Ancient
before 500BC
MiddleHistorical
Fiction
Pyramid by David Macaulay
When children catch their first glimpse of a pyramid, a sea of questions inevitably tumbles forth. "Why are they shaped like that?" "How... Source: Amazon
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Ancient
before 500BC
ElemGeneral
Adam and His Kin by Ruth Beechick
A rare blending of the Bible account with information from sciences, archeology, ancient traditions and other sources. Reads as easily as a... Source: Amazon
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Ancient
before 500BC
ElemPhilosophy &
Religion
Hannibal by Robert Green
Hannibal, the legendary Carthaginian battles all the forces of Ancient Rome
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Ancient to
Classic
MiddleBiography
Plays by Sophocles
Aristotle called "Oedipus The King," the second-written of the three Theban plays written by Sophocles, the masterpiece of the whole of... Source: Amazon
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Ancient
before 500BC
Secondary
& Adult
Literature
A Child's History of the World by V. M. Hillyer
V. M. Hillyer is SO readable. My children continue to love reading his books. We have his geography, his art, and history of the world and... Source: Amazon
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Ancient to
Modern
ElemGeneral
Archimedes and the Door of Science by Jeanne Bendick
I just got done reading this aloud to my homeschooled 6th grade twins. What a treasure! The author weaves together mathematical and... Source: Amazon
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Ancient
before 500BC
MiddleHistorical
Fiction
Black Ships Before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff
The Story of the IliadHomer's epic poem, The Illiad, is one of the greatest adventure stories of all time. In it, the abduction of the... Source: Amazon
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Ancient
before 500BC
MiddleLiterature
Church History in Plain Language by Bruce Shelley
It's about time that someone wrote church history that tells about people, not just about "eras" and "ages." Church History in Plain... Source: Amazon
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Ancient to
Modern
Secondary
& Adult
Phil./Religion,
General
The Story of the World by Susan Wise Bauer
What terrible secret was buried in Shi Huangdi's tomb? Did nomads like lizard stew? What happened to Anansi the Spider in the Village of... Source: Amazon
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Ancient to
Modern
MiddleGeneral
The Trojan Horse by Emily Little
Illus. in full color. "An ancient history lesson emerges from this account of the way the Greeks tricked the Trojans and rescued Helen of... Source: Amazon
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Ancient
before 500BC
ElemLiterature
The Mystery of the Roman Ransom by Hentry Winterfeld
[intro] In these two delightful history-mysteries, seven boys in Ancient Rome solve strange crimes . . . thanks to some help from their... Source: Amazon
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Ancient
before 500BC
MiddleHistorical
Fiction
Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt by Elizabeth Payne
For more than 3,000 years, Egypt was a great civilization that thrived along the banks of the Nile River. But when its cities crumbled to... Source: Amazon
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Ancient
before 500BC
MiddleGeneral
Child's Story Bible by Catherine Vos
My husband was given this story Bible back in 1961 when he was baptised as an infant. We are still reading it to our 4 children today. It... Source: Amazon
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Ancient to
Classic
ElemPhilosophy &
Religion