History will never be the same again!
This spirited reading of the newly revised fourth edition in Susan Wise Bauer's Story of the World history series brings to life the stories and records of the peoples of the modern age. Now more than ever, other countries and customs affect our everyday lives-and our children need to learn about the people who live all around the globe.
Susan Wise Bauer has provided a captivating guide to the history of the modern world. Written in an engaging, straightforward manner, The Story of the World weaves world history into a storybook format. This newly revised volume covers the major historical events of the years 1850 to the late 1990s, from the reign of England's Queen Victoria to the collapse of the Berlin Wall.
This Story of the World audiobook is a collaboration between Jim Weiss, whose voice has been described as "liquid gold" (CNN-TV), and Susan Wise Bauer, whose writing has been described as "timeless and intelligent" (Publishers Weekly). It may be used along with the print books (The Story of the World Volume 4, Revised Edition Text Book, Activity Book, and Test and Answer Key; each sold separately), as a supplement to a traditional history curriculum, or independently. Approximately 12 hours.
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Susan Wise Bauer is the bestselling author of the Story of the World series for elementary students, The Well-Educated Mind, and The History of the Ancient World and coauthor of The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home. She is a faculty member in English at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, where she teaches writing and literature.
Jim Weiss’ storytelling recordings have received the highest awards from the Parents’ Choice Foundation, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio, and the American Library Association and have been widely praised in major publications across North America and internationally. He is the winner of eight AudioFile Earphones Awards.