Has anyone used History Odyssey Ancients Level 1 without using Story of the World? I haven't used HO yet, but plan to purchase it for next year. I did however check SOTW vol. 1 out from our library a while ago. My kids did not enjoy it. I'm not sure why. I've thought that maybe they would like it better if I get the audio version of it, but idk. I don't mind buying it for $30 if we'd actually use it, but worry they won't like it and we won't end up using it! I'm wondering if anyone else has enjoyed using History Odyssey without SOTW. I'm already planning on buying The Usborne Internet Linked Encyclopedia of World History and already have the History Pockets.
Also did you purchase the two coloring books recommended, Life in Ancient Greece and Life in Ancient Rome? Did you end up using them? Did your student enjoy them? I'm wavering between buying them and not. They're not much at around $3 a piece, but every dollar really counts to us. I see they have information to be read along with the picture to color. I'm thinking my ds would definitely not want to color them, and dd *might* want to color a few. The text that goes along with the pictures, couldn't we gain just as much from the UILEWH and the reading suggestions from HO?
Also did you purchase the two coloring books recommended, Life in Ancient Greece and Life in Ancient Rome? Did you end up using them? Did your student enjoy them? I'm wavering between buying them and not. They're not much at around $3 a piece, but every dollar really counts to us. I see they have information to be read along with the picture to color. I'm thinking my ds would definitely not want to color them, and dd *might* want to color a few. The text that goes along with the pictures, couldn't we gain just as much from the UILEWH and the reading suggestions from HO?
