USBORNE BOOKS AT HOME - Well Trained Mind recommended titles

THE WELL TRAINED MIND: A Parents' Guide to Classical Education and Home Schooling information for all concerned parents, by Jessie Wise and Susan Wise Bauer. Here is a list of some of the Usborne Books with page numbers from The Well Trained Mind where they are recommended:

Grades 1-4
Page 141 Usborne Book of World History
Page 141 History of the Twentieth Century
Page 143 Living in Roman Times
Page 143 Who Built the Pyramids?
Page 143 Who Were the Romans?
Page 146 Who Were the Vikings?
Page 146 What Were Castles For?
Page 146 Living in Castle Times
Page 151 Who were the First North Americans
Page 187 Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Natural World
Page 188 Life on Earth
Page 189 You and Your Body
Page 191&395 Spotter's Guide: the Night Sky
Page 191 Earth and Space
Page 195 Science with Water
Page 195 Science in the Kitchen
Page 197 Electricity
Page 197 Jets
Page 223 First Book of the Recorder
Page 223 Piano Course Book 1
Page 223 Piano Course Book 2

Grades 5-8
Page 304 Rome and Romans
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Page 304 Make this Model Egyptian Temple
Page 305 Make this Model Trojan Horse
Page 305 Make this Model Roman Villa
Page 311 Make this Model Crusader Castle
Page 311 Make this Model Viking Settlement
Page 311 Make this Model Castle
Page 311 Make this Model Cathedral
Page 311 Make this Model Town
Page 311 Make this Model Village
Page 312 The Viking Raiders
Page 313 Knights and Castles
Page 316 The Viking World
Page 316 Book of Kings and Queens
Page 326 Illustrated Atlas of the 20th Century
Page 395 Stars and Planet
Page 427 Complete Book of Drawing
Page 427 Story of Painting

Grades 9-12
Page 520 Illustrated Dictionary of Science

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