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H. Stickney\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eA Child’s Book of Myths \u0026amp; Enchantment Tales\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eMargaret Evans Price\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eFifty Famous Stories Retold\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eJames Baldwin\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eCompanion Pamphlet\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003e60–80 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-specs__meta\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAges:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5–8 \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eGrades:\u003c\/strong\u003e K–2nd\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Linen over board, premium smyth sewn binding \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaper:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60lb white paper, custom printed endpapers \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Restored originals + new color artwork\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eABOUT THE BOOKS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eÆsop's Fables: A Version for Young Readers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJ. H. Stickney's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eÆsop's Fables: A Version for Young Readers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1915) is the best adaptation of Æsop we have found for the early elementary years. Stickney understood that Æsop's power lies in the stories themselves, not in the morals appended to them. She resists the temptation to spell out the lesson at the end of each fable, trusting instead that a child who has heard \"The Wolf and the Lamb\" does not need a footnote explaining that the strong will always find an excuse to prey on the weak.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe fables include the familiar and the forgotten alike: \"The Tortoise and the Hare,\" \"The Fox and the Grapes,\" \"The Boy Who Cried Wolf,\" \"The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse,\" \"The Lion and the Mouse,\" and dozens more. Each is short enough to read in two or three minutes, making them ideal for mornings before the day begins or evenings before bed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chapter.house\/\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter House\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e edition restores Charles Livingston Bull's original illustrations. Bull was among the finest animal illustrators of his generation, and his work deserves recognition, not buried in an out-of-print edition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAges 5–8 | Kindergarten–2nd grade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Child's Book of Myths and Enchantment Tales for Children\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMargaret Evans Price wrote these myths because she believed children deserve to meet the gods and heroes of the ancient world through beautiful art and language that takes them seriously. She was right. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Child's Book of Myths\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1924) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnchantment Tales for Children\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1926) have been quietly passed from parent to child for a century, loved for their warmth and for Price's extraordinary color illustrations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou may know her name without knowing it: Price and her husband co-founded Fisher-Price, the toy company, and the first toys they produced were based on characters from her books. Her artwork inspired a generation of children's illustrators.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chapter.house\/\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter House\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e edition combines both books in a single volume and restores all of Price's original color illustrations. We also restored something missing from every other edition: The original introductions by Katharine Lee Bates, the poet who wrote \"America the Beautiful.\" Bates understood that myths are not mere entertainment but the shared inheritance of a civilization, and she says so with a poet's clarity. No other affordable, in-print edition of this book exists.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 28 myths include Daedalus and Icarus, Cupid and Psyche, Hercules, Proserpina, Prometheus, Pandora, Jason and the Golden Fleece, Perseus and Medusa, Orpheus and Eurydice, King Midas and the Golden Touch, and Romulus and Remus. A pronouncing vocabulary of proper names is included at the back.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAges 5–8 | Kindergarten–2nd grade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFifty Famous Stories Retold\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames Baldwin (1841–1925) spent his career writing history and legend for children, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFifty Famous Stories Retold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1896) is his masterpiece. The collection gathers short tales drawn from the history and legend of the Western world: King Alfred burning the cakes, the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae, William Tell shooting the apple, Cincinnatus called from his plow to save Rome, Horatius holding the bridge, George Washington and the cherry tree, Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham, Robert the Bruce watching the spider.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese are the stories that educated men and women once carried as common knowledge: The stories Lincoln knew, the stories your grandparents' grandparents might have known. Too many children today have never heard them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBaldwin distinguished his stories from fairy tales by grounding them in reality. They may be legendary (the cherry tree story is almost certainly invented), but they are plausible enough to feel true, and the virtues they teach (courage, honesty, duty, sacrifice, perseverance) are real regardless of whether every detail is verified.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach story runs two to four pages. This edition features five new color illustrations commissioned from Cortney Skinner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAges 5–8 | Kindergarten–2nd grade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Chapter I Pamphlet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe companion pamphlet, included with every Chapter I box set, is a than a teaching guide, an introduction to the books, explains the philosophy behind selecting them, and provides suggestion for how to read them well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContents of the Chapter I pamphlet:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Virtus et Miraculum\":\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The founding essay of Chapter House. An argument for why virtue is the proper aim of education and why story is the best way to cultivate it, drawing on Aristotle, Marcus Aurelius, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Confucius, and St. John Chrysostom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction to Chapter I: Heroes and Wonders:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e An overview of all three books and how they fit together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLiterary Essays:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Individual essays on Æsop and J. H. Stickney, Margaret Evans Price and the myths, and James Baldwin's method in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFifty Famous Stories Retold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, including a close reading of \"George Washington and His Hatchet\" and the power of story in Lincoln's life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow to Enjoy These Titles with Your Children:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Practical guidance on read-aloud sessions, narration, comprehension questions, and pacing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Sample Day with Chapter I:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A full sample daily schedule showing how the Chapter House books fit alongside mathematics, handwriting, nature study, and other subjects.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn Introduction to Homeschooling:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e For families new to home education.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Survey of Educational Philosophies:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Charlotte Mason, Classical, Montessori, Waldorf, and Orton-Gillingham approaches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy You Should Read the Bible:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A case for biblical literacy regardless of faith background, with a reading list.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Note to Christian Parents Apprehensive About Ancient Mythology:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A thorough response to concerns about pagan mythology, drawing on St. Paul, St. Basil the Great, J. R. R. Tolkien, and C. S. Lewis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGreek vs. Roman Names:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A reference table for the gods and heroes who appear in multiple forms across the books.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Chapter House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43006710546480,"sku":"CH-I","price":99.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/4398\/9040\/files\/CH_1_BoxSet.webp?v=1777947945"},{"product_id":"chapter-ii","title":"Chapter II: Warriors and Giants","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"ch-specs__heading\"\u003eCHAPTER II BOX SET\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-lede\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the widening of the world: the first encounter with ancient history, Norse mythology, and heroic literature.\u003c\/strong\u003e Chapter II carries children from the great civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean to the strange northern world of Odin, Thor, and Beowulf.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe recommend adding the Second and Third Grade bundles to extend that work into daily practice through mathematics, handwriting, grammar, geography, music, art, and a growing library of more demanding books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ch-specs__books\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eOn the Shores of the Great Sea\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eM. B. Synge\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eIn the Days of Giants\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eAbbie Farwell Brown\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eStories of Beowulf\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eH. E. Marshall\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eCompanion Pamphlet\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003e60–80 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-specs__meta\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAges:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7–10\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrades:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2nd–4th grade\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Linen over board, premium smyth sewn binding \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaper:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60lb white paper, custom printed endpapers \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Restored originals + new color artwork\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eABOUT THE BOOKS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn the Shores of the Great Sea\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eM. B. Synge's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn the Shores of the Great Sea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1903) is one of the finest history books ever written for children. It tells the story of the ancient Mediterranean world (Egypt, Phoenicia, Israel, Persia, Greece, and Rome), not as a catalog of facts, but as a continuous narrative in which one civilization gives way to the next and every event grows out of the ones before it. Joseph is sold into slavery. Moses parts the Red Sea. The Greeks fight at Marathon. Alexander weeps because there are no more worlds to conquer. Caesar crosses the Rubicon. And at the end of the book, Rome stands at peace, waiting for something it does not yet know it is waiting for.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSynge frames her story through the Mediterranean itself (what the Bible calls the Great Sea- does it?), and the effect is to show children that history is not a collection of isolated episodes but a single story unfolding across centuries. Biblical and secular history stand side by side without apology, because in the ancient world they were not separate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chapter.house\/\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter House\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e edition features three new color illustrations by Cortney Skinner. It is the first book in Synge's five-volume \"Story of the World\" series; the second volume, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Discovery of New Worlds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, continues the narrative in Chapter III.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAges 7–10 | 2nd–4th grade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the Days of Giants\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore Thor was a movie character, he was a god. Before Loki was a pop-culture villain, he was a trickster whose cleverness brought both laughter and ruin to Asgard. And the actual stories (the ones from the Norse Eddas, not the films) are stranger, funnier, and more interesting than anything Marvel has put on screen. Odin did not lose his eye in battle. He sacrificed it willingly, paying for a single drink from the well of wisdom. Thor's hammer does not give him the ability to fly; he has a chariot pulled by two goats. Loki is not Thor's brother. He is his occasional companion and frequent tormentor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbbie Farwell Brown's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the Days of Giants\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1902) retells sixteen Norse myths with the drama and dry humor they deserve. These are stories about sacrifice, cunning, loyalty, the price of pride, and the acceptance of fate. They are also, frankly, thrilling, which matters when you are trying to put a book in the hands of a seven-year-old boy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Charlotte Mason education circles, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the Days of Giants\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is known as a \"stretching book\": One that is just beyond a child's comfortable reading level, requiring real effort and rewarding it. The names are unfamiliar, the world is alien, and the effort of working through both makes better readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chapter.house\/\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter House\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e edition restores all six of E. Boyd Smith's original full-page illustrations, a feature no other in-print edition provides.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAges 7–10 | 2nd–4th grade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStories of Beowulf\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the oldest surviving long poem in Old English and one of the foundational texts of English literature. It was one of J. R. R. Tolkien's chief inspirations for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; children who read Marshall's retelling may recognize Grendel in the orcs, the dragon's hoard in Smaug's treasure, and Beowulf's final sacrifice in Aragorn. The roots of modern fantasy are here, and they are worth knowing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eH. E. Marshall's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStories of Beowulf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings the three great episodes of the poem within reach of a seven-year-old without shrinking them. Grendel is terrifying. The Water Witch is dark. The Dragon is real enough to give children nightmares is this something we want to say?. Marshall does not water it down; she trusts her young readers to handle the weight of the story. Her prose is elevated enough to feel like an epic and clear enough to follow at a sitting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe story unfolds in three acts: Beowulf defeats the monster Grendel bare-handed in King Hrothgar's hall; descends into a dark underwater lair to face Grendel's mother; and, years later as an old king, faces a fire dragon knowing he will not survive. These are stories about courage in the face of certain danger: The same courage that Lewis had in mind when he wrote, \"Since it is so likely that children will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chapter.house\/\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter House\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e edition includes three original illustrations by T. W. C. Shaw-Taylor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAges 7–10 | 2nd–4th grade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Chapter II Pamphlet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe companion pamphlet, included with every Chapter II box set, is a full introduction to the books, the philosophy behind them, and the practice of reading them well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContents of the Chapter II pamphlet:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Virtus et Miraculum\":\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The founding essay of Chapter House. An argument for why virtue is the proper aim of education and why story is the best way to cultivate it, drawing on Aristotle, Marcus Aurelius, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Confucius, and St. John Chrysostom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction to Chapter II: Warriors and Giants:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e An overview of all three books and how they fit together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLiterary Essays:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Individual essays on Synge's method in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn the \u003cem\u003eShores of the Great Sea\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the Norse myths that Marvel got wrong in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the Days of Giants\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and the importance of \u003cem\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/em\u003e, including a discussion of why the 2007 Zemeckis film adaptation is a corruption of the original and why it matters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow to Enjoy These Titles with Your Children:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Practical guidance on the \"ping pong\" reading approach, narration, and pacing for the early elementary years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Sample Day with Chapter II:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A full sample daily schedule showing how the Chapter House books fit alongside mathematics, handwriting, nature study, and other subjects.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn Introduction to Homeschooling:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e For families new to home education.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Survey of Educational Philosophies:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Charlotte Mason, Classical, Montessori, Waldorf, and Orton-Gillingham approaches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy You Should Read the Bible:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A case for biblical literacy regardless of faith background, with a reading list.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Note to Christian Parents Apprehensive About Ancient Mythology:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A thorough response to concerns about pagan mythology, drawing on St. Paul, St. Basil the Great, J. R. R. Tolkien, and C. S. Lewis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGreek vs. Roman Names:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A reference table for the gods and heroes who appear in multiple forms across the series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Chapter House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43006710579248,"sku":"CH-II","price":99.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/4398\/9040\/files\/CH_2_BoxSet.webp?v=1777948049"},{"product_id":"chapter-iii","title":"Chapter III: The Triumph of the West","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ch-lede\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the ascent: the first encounter with epic poetry, the sweep of world history, and the disciplined study of the natural world.\u003c\/strong\u003e Chapter III brings children to Homer, to the long arc from Rome to the Age of Exploration, and to science taught through observation and wonder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe recommend adding the Fourth and Fifth Grade bundles to extend that work into daily practice through mathematics, grammar, Latin, history, biography, and a growing body of sustained, independent reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ch-specs__books\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eThe Story of the Iliad\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eAlfred J. Church\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eThe Discovery of New Worlds\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eM. B. Synge\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eThe Storybook of Science\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eJean-Henri Fabre\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eCompanion Pamphlet\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003e72 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-specs__meta\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAges:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8–11\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrades:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3rd–5th grade\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Linen over board, premium smyth sewn binding \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaper:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60lb white paper, custom printed endpapers \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Restored originals + new color artwork\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eABOUT THE BOOKS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Story of the Iliad\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlfred J. Church's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Story of the Iliad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1891, children's edition 1907) is the best introduction to Homer for young readers that we have found. Church was a professor of Latin at University College London, a classical scholar who spent his career making the ancient world available to a wider audience. He knew the Greek text intimately, and his retelling preserves the sweep and grandeur of the original (Achilles' rage, Hector's courage, Priam's grief) while making it accessible to readers as young as eight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe story begins before Homer does: Church opens with the cause of the war, Paris's abduction of Helen, so that young readers know from the first page what is at stake. From there, the twenty-three chapters follow the action through the quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon, the deaths of Patroclus and Hector, and the ransoming of Hector's body by his father Priam. A brief epilogue covers the fall of Troy itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChildren who met Achilles and Hector as names in Chapter I's mythology books will now encounter them as full characters in a great drama. The continuity is intentional. The Chapter House series is built so that each set deepens what came before, and nowhere is that more evident than here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chapter.house\/\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter House\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e edition features sixteen illustrations: New color art commissioned from Ruxandra Ionce alongside restored classic line art in the neoclassical Flaxman style.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAges 8–11 | 3rd–5th grade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Discovery of New Worlds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eM. B. Synge's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Discovery of New Worlds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1903) is the direct sequel to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn the Shores of the Great Sea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from Chapter II, picking up the story of Western civilization at the height of the Roman Empire and carrying it through a thousand years of upheaval, exploration, and rebirth: Augustus and Constantine, Charlemagne and the Vikings, the Crusades and the Black Death, Marco Polo and Columbus, Magellan and the conquistadores.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat Synge does better than any other writer of children's history is show how one era gives way to the next. She does not present Rome and the Middle Ages as separate subjects. She traces the thread. The decline of Rome sets the stage for the rise of Christianity. The Crusades open the trade routes that fund the Renaissance. The Renaissance produces the navigators who discover new worlds. A child who reads this book will come away understanding not just what happened, but why: How thirteen centuries of human history connect into a single story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach of the fifty chapters opens with a poetry epigraph from Tennyson, Browning, Shakespeare, or another master, a touch of elegance that most children's histories would never attempt. Synge expected her readers to rise to the material. They did.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chapter.house\/\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter House\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e edition features three new color illustrations by Cortney Skinner and preserves Synge's original text.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAges 8–11 | 3rd–5th grade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Storybook of Science\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJean-Henri Fabre was one of the greatest naturalists who ever lived. Darwin called him \"an incomparable observer.\" Victor Hugo called him \"the Homer of insects.\" Fabre spent his life studying the natural world with a patience and attention that modern science, for all its instruments and funding, rarely matches. And then he wrote about what he found, not in the dry language of academic journals, but in stories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Storybook of Science\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1882, English translation by Florence Constable Bicknell) uses a simple narrative frame: Uncle Paul (Fabre himself) sits with three children and tells them stories about the world around them. Why does a spider spin a web? What makes a caterpillar become a butterfly? How do plants grow toward the light? Why do stars move across the sky? Each chapter is a conversation, a question answered through observation, analogy, and wonder. Eighty chapters cover zoology, botany, physics, earth science, astronomy, and more, moving between subjects naturally as the children's curiosity leads.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is science taught the way Charlotte Mason taught everything: Through living ideas, not dead information. Fabre does not give children facts to memorize. He gives them questions to think about.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chapter.house\/\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter House\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e edition restores Fabre's original illustrations and adds sixteen corrective footnotes (signed --CH) where 19th-century science is outdated or potentially dangerous. Fabre's advice on snakebites, mushroom identification, and lightning safety reflects the knowledge of his time, which is sometimes wrong in ways that could cause real harm. Our footnotes correct these errors clearly and specifically.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAges 8–11 | 3rd–5th grade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Chapter III Pamphlet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe companion pamphlet, included with every Chapter III box set, is a full introduction to the books, the philosophy behind them, and the practice of reading them well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContents of the Chapter III pamphlet:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Virtus et Miraculum\":\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The founding essay of Chapter House. An argument for why virtue is the proper aim of education and why story is the best way to cultivate it, drawing on Aristotle, Marcus Aurelius, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Confucius, and St. John Chrysostom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction to Chapter III: The Triumph of the West:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e An overview of all three books and how they fit together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLiterary Essays:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Individual essays on Homer and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Story of the Iliad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (including a discussion of Church's adaptation compared to Alexander Pope's poetic translation), Synge's method in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Discovery of New Worlds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (the BC\/AD divide, Columbus, the rise of Christendom), and Fabre's approach in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Storybook of Science\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (wonder as the foundation of scientific inquiry, with notes on how to use the corrective footnotes).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow to Enjoy These Titles with Your Children:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Guidance for the late-elementary years, including written narrations, pre-reading selections before discussion, and using maps and reference materials alongside the texts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Sample Day with Chapter III:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A full sample daily schedule showing how the Chapter House books fit alongside mathematics, handwriting, nature study, and other subjects.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn Introduction to Homeschooling:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e For families new to home education.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Survey of Educational Philosophies:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Charlotte Mason, Classical, Montessori, Waldorf, and Orton-Gillingham approaches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy You Should Read the Bible:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A case for biblical literacy regardless of faith background, with a reading list.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Note to Christian Parents Apprehensive About Ancient Mythology:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A thorough response to concerns about pagan mythology, drawing on St. Paul, St. Basil the Great, J. R. R. Tolkien, and C. S. Lewis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGreek vs. Roman Names:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A reference table for the gods and heroes who appear in multiple forms across the series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Chapter House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43006710644784,"sku":"CH-III","price":99.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/4398\/9040\/files\/CH_3_BoxSet.webp?v=1777948104"},{"product_id":"chapter-iv","title":"Chapter IV: The Odyssey of Europe","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ch-lede\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the culmination of the Chapter House experience: the return home through history, literature, and the English language at its height.\u003c\/strong\u003e Chapter IV brings children to the Odyssey, Anglo history, and Shakespeare, completing the arc of the Western Canon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe recommend adding the Sixth Grade bundle to extend that work into daily practice through mathematics, grammar, history, and the great novels that mark the transition into mature reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ch-specs__books\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eThe Story of the Odyssey\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eAlfred J. Church\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eOur Island Story\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eH. E. Marshall\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eTales from Shakespeare\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eCharles and Mary Lamb\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ccite\u003eCompanion Pamphlet\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-specs__meta\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAges:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9–12\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrades:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4th–6th grade\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Linen over board, premium smyth sewn binding \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaper:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60lb white paper, custom printed endpapers \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Restored originals + new color artwork\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eABOUT THE BOOKS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Story of the Odyssey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a story about war, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a story about what comes after. After the fall of Troy, King Odysseus, the cleverest of the Greek heroes, sets sail for home and spends ten years not getting there. He blinds the cyclops Polyphemus and earns the wrath of Poseidon. He resists the song of the Sirens. He descends to the realm of the dead to consult the shade of a prophet. He spends years trapped on an island. And through it all, back in Ithaca, his wife Penelope holds off a hall full of suitors who have given him up for dead, and his son grows from a boy into a man without him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlfred J. Church's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Story of the Odyssey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the direct companion to his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStory of the Iliad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from Chapter III, told in the same clear, slightly archaic prose that preserves the epic's tone without making it inaccessible. Children who have read \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e will find themselves in familiar hands, and in a very different story. Where the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIliad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e accumulates deaths, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is, beneath all its violence, a story of homecoming and perseverance. Odysseus does not survive because he is the strongest. He survives because he never quits.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChurch includes pronunciation guides throughout to help with the difficult Greek names, and his narrative brings the major episodes to life with enough vividness to hold even a reluctant reader. Children who have followed the Chapter House series from the beginning will recognize Odysseus here: They first met him as a character in the myths of Chapter I, then saw him at Troy in Chapter III. His homecoming closes the loop.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chapter.house\/\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter House\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e edition features sixteen illustrations: New color art commissioned from Ruxandra Ionce alongside restored classic Flaxman-style line art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAges 9–12 | 4th–6th grade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur Island Story\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eH. E. Marshall's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur Island Story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1905) opens with the words \"Once upon a time.\" This is not an accident. Marshall wanted her history of Britain shelved next to Robinson Crusoe. She did not write it for scholars. She wrote it for children who love stories, and she trusted that the history of Britain, properly told, was as gripping as any adventure novel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe was right. In 110 chapters, Marshall covers the entire sweep of British history from its mythological origins (Neptune gives the island to his son Albion, echoing Virgil's gift of Roman heritage to the Trojans) through the death of Queen Victoria. The Romans arrive and leave. The Saxons settle. The Danes invade. William the Conqueror takes the throne. The Plantagenets build and fight. Henry VIII marries (and marries). Elizabeth defeats the Armada. Cromwell and Charles. Nelson and Napoleon. Victoria and the Empire. Marshall finds the stories that stick, and she tells them with heroes and villains and no pretense of false objectivity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor American families, this is not a foreign story. The founding fathers were British. The original colonies were British colonies. The de facto language of this country is English. Understanding Britain is understanding ourselves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarshall includes King Arthur and Robin Hood alongside Magna Carta and the Battle of Agincourt, because she understood that the tall tales of a civilization are as important as its verified facts. \"They are part of Our Island Story,\" she wrote, \"and ought not to be forgotten.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chapter.house\/\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter House\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e edition restores all of A. S. Forrest's original color illustrations and includes an editorial note addressing Marshall's imperial-era perspectives on other peoples.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAges 9–12 | 4th–6th grade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTales from Shakespeare\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShakespeare is the mountain. Every student of English literature must eventually climb it. Phrases we use without thinking (\"too much of a good thing,\" \"it's Greek to me,\" \"all that glitters,\" \"the lady doth protest too much,\" \"the world's my oyster\") come from his plays. He is not merely part of the English literary tradition. He is part of the English language itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharles and Mary Lamb's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTales from Shakespeare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1807) has been introducing children to the plays for over two centuries. Their method is elegant: Retell each play as a prose narrative, preserving Shakespeare's own language wherever the story will bear it. Twenty plays are included: The great tragedies, the comedies, the romances. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHamlet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOthello\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs You Like It\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwelfth Night\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the gifts this book gives is recognition. A child who has read the Lambs' retelling of Hamlet and then watches \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Lion King\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e will suddenly understand what the film was doing: The uncle, the father's ghost, the young prince who hesitates. Stories that came after Shakespeare are full of him, and once a child knows the plays, those echoes are everywhere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Lambs wrote for children who had not yet read the plays themselves. They do not rewrite Shakespeare in modern English. They use his words, embedded in their own prose, so that a child absorbs the rhythms and vocabulary of the plays without realizing it. When that child later encounters \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHamlet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in its original form, the language will feel familiar. That is the gift.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is worth knowing that the lives of Charles and Mary Lamb were worthy of a Shakespearean tragedy themselves. Mary, who suffered from severe mental illness, murdered their mother in 1796. Charles dedicated his life to her care. 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