 | The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child; Volume 1: Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor by Susan Wise Bauer
Buy used from: $6.34 Our spine text for ancient history this year. We used the chapters on Greece as a springboard for our unit.
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 | Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor (The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Vol. 1) - Activity Book by Susan Wise Bauer
Buy used from: $13.98 Companion workbook. If you need to save money, skip this. There are plenty of craft-idea books in the local public library.
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 | Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece (History Encyclopedias) by Jane Chisholm
Buy used from: $2.70 Not nuts about this book, but haven't found anything better. Supplementary text with pictures that the Story of the World book sorely lacks.
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 | Hour of the Olympics (Magic Tree House #16) (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) by Mary Pope Osborne
Buy new: $3.99 / Used from: $0.01 I can't recommend all of the Magic Tree House books highly enough. They got my daughter excited about our study before we had even started.
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 | Magic Tree House Research Guide #10: Ancient Greece and the Olympics: A Nonfiction Companion to Hour of the Olympics (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) by Mary Pope Osborne
Buy new: $4.99 / Used from: $0.01 Companion book to Hour of the Olympics. We read this aloud together.
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 | Greek Myths by as told by Jim Weiss
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $8.68 I can't recommend the Jim Weiss recordings highly enough. Kids listen over and over and don't even know they are learning.
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 | Heroes in Mythology: Theseus, Prometheus, Odin (A Storyteller's Verion Series) by Jim Weiss
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $8.89 Another Greek-related Weiss recording.
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| Jewish Holiday Stories: Chan by Jim Weiss
Buy used from: $8.35 Stories from the Bible interweave with the ancient Greeks and Babylonians.
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 | Tales from the Odyssey #1: One-Eyed Giant, The by Mary Pope Osborne
Buy new: $4.99 / Used from: $0.30 Magic Tree House author retells the story of Homer's Odyssey. Get all six books in the series. This is just Book 1.
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 | Tales From The Odyssey #1 by Mary Pope Osborne
Buy used from: $0.01 I am a firm believer in books on tape at this age. It helps to reinforce emerging reading skills, build vocabulary and increase a child's aural attention spans.
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 | Tales From the Odyssey #2 by Mary Pope Osborne
Buy new: $14.04 / Used from: $0.18 Hopefully, there will be a CD version available soon.
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 | Tales From the Odyssey #3 CD by Mary Pope Osborne
Buy used from: $18.85 CD version of this one is already available.
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 | Greece (Teacher Created Materials) by JANE ROUTTE
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $2.46 Great workbook that can be reused in a few years on another Greek unit.
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 | Ancient Greece!: 40 Hands-On Activities to Experience This Wondrous Age (Kaleidoscope Kids) by Avery Hart
Buy new: $11.01 / Used from: $4.78 Activity ideas. Probably available at your local public library.
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 | Spend the Day in Ancient Greece: Projects and Activities that Bring the Past to Life (Spend The Day Series) by Linda Honan
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $4.59 More activity ideas. Probably available at your local public library.
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 | Hey, Andrew! Teach Me Some Greek! - Level One Workbook by Karen Mohs
Buy used from: $35.33 Learn the Greek alphabet. It's the basis of our english alphabet. No knowledge of Greek is assumed or required.
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 | Hey, Andrew! Teach Me Some Greek! - Level Two Workbook by Karen Mohs
Buy used from: $15.00 Older children can start with Level 2.
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 | Pronunciation CD for Hey, Andrew! Teach Me Some Greek! Reader, Level 1, Level 2 by Karen Mohs
Buy used from: $10.00 Be sure to get the pronunciation CD. It has the Greek alphabet song.
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 | The Librarian Who Measured the Earth by Kathryn Lasky
Buy new: $12.23 / Used from: $6.03 |
 | The Real Olympics
Buy used from: $3.39 Historical look at the ancient olympics. Warning: There is implied front male nudity and full back male nudity, but it is tastefully done. Some fighting scenes are bloody and too scary for young kids.
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 | Empires - The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $11.49 |
 | Greek Myths for Young Children (Stories for Young Children)
Buy new: $12.91 / Used from: $11.03 |
 | The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus (Trophy Picture Books) by Aliki
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $1.48 |
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