{"product_id":"chapter-iii-the-triumph-of-the-west","title":"Chapter III: The Triumph of the West","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"ch-specs__heading\"\u003eCHAPTER III BOX SET\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended Add-ons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003e4th Grade Curriculum Bundle and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003e5th Grade Curriculum Bundle\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\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\u003chr\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\u003chr\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\u003chr\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\" 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 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\" aria-level=\"1\"\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\" 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 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\" aria-level=\"1\"\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\" 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 series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRECOMMENDED ADD-ON: 4th Grade Bundle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-lede\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Fourth Grade Bundle\u003c\/strong\u003e gathers a full year of living books for students ready to take on sustained reading, historical narrative, and the beginnings of classical study. These selections pair mathematics, grammar, handwriting, Latin, history, biography, and literature into a coherent course of study.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bundle is designed to support the Fourth Grade year alongside the Chapter III Box Set, giving parents a ready-made shelf for daily lessons, written narration, map work, language study, and deeper engagement with the great stories of Western civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ch-specs__heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE BOOKS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ch-specs__books\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eMath Mammoth Grade 4-A Worktext\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eMaria Miller\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"note\"\u003eFirst half of the year; conceptual explanations with steady practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eMath Mammoth Grade 4-B Worktext\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eMaria Miller\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"note\"\u003eSecond half of the year; continues the full fourth-grade sequence.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eGetty-Dubay Italic Handwriting Series: Book E\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eBarbara Getty\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"note\"\u003eCursive italic practice paired with science-based copywork.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eGetting Started with Latin\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eErnest William Linney\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"note\"\u003eClear, incremental introduction to Latin grammar for beginners.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eThis Country of Ours\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eH. E. Marshall\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"note\"\u003eNarrative history of America from exploration through the early twentieth century.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eThe Children’s Plutarch: Tales of the Greeks\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eF. J. Gould\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"note\"\u003eStories of Greek heroes and statesmen drawn from Plutarch’s Lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eThe Twenty-One Balloons\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eWilliam Pène du Bois\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"note\"\u003eA Newbery Medal adventure set on the mysterious island of Krakatoa.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eThe Chronicles of Narnia: Deluxe Edition\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eC. S. Lewis\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"note\"\u003eComplete seven-book series in a single illustrated volume.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eHeidi\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eJohanna Spyri\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"note\"\u003eA classic story of childhood, home, and renewal in the Swiss Alps.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eMy Side of the Mountain Trilogy\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eJean Craighead George\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"note\"\u003eA coming-of-age wilderness story of independence and survival.\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\u003eGrade:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fourth Grade\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/strong\u003e Literature, grammar, handwriting, mathematics, Latin, history, biography\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full-year supplemental reading bundle\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRECOMMENDED ADD-ON: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5th Grade Bundle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-lede\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Fifth Grade Bundle\u003c\/strong\u003e gathers a full year of living books for students ready for more demanding history, literature, language study, and independent reading. These selections pair mathematics, grammar, handwriting, Latin, biography, invention, adventure, and classic fiction into a coherent course of study.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bundle is designed to support the Fifth Grade year alongside the Chapter III Box Set, giving parents a ready-made shelf for daily lessons, written narration, language work, historical study, and the widening literary imagination of the upper elementary years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ch-specs__heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE BOOKS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ch-specs__books\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eFix It! Grammar Level Three: Robin Hood\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003ePamela White\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"note\"\u003eRefines grammar through editing practice and introduces more advanced punctuation and sentence constructions.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eMath Mammoth Grade 5-A Worktext\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eMaria Miller\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"note\"\u003eFirst half of the year; instruction and practice in one student worktext.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eMath Mammoth Grade 5-B Worktext\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eMaria Miller\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"note\"\u003eSecond half of the year; continues the full fifth-grade math sequence.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eGetty-Dubay Italic Handwriting Series: Book F\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eBarbara Getty\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"note\"\u003eAdvanced italic handwriting practice for both basic italic and cursive italic.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eKeep Going with Latin\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eErnest William Linney\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"note\"\u003eA continuation of \u003ccite\u003eGetting Started with Latin\u003c\/cite\u003e, with simple lessons for homeschool and self-taught students.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eThe Children’s Plutarch: Tales of the Romans\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eF. J. Gould\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"note\"\u003eBiographical tales of Roman figures including Romulus, Brutus, Caesar, Cicero, and Augustus.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eFamous Men of the Middle Ages\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eJohn H. Haaren\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"note\"\u003eA classic history of the Middle Ages told through figures such as Attila, Charlemagne, William the Conqueror, and Joan of Arc.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eHatchet\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eGary Paulsen\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"note\"\u003eA Newbery Honor survival story about courage, endurance, and self-reliance in the Canadian wilderness.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eAnne of Green Gables\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eL. M. Montgomery\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"note\"\u003eThe beloved coming-of-age story of Anne Shirley, imagination, friendship, and finding home.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eGreat Inventors and Their Inventions\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eFrank P. Bachman\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"note\"\u003eTwelve clear, engaging stories of invention in power, manufacture, communication, and transportation.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eThe Hardy Boys\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eFranklin W. Dixon\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"note\"\u003eThe restored original Hardy Boys adventures in handsome hardcover editions.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eTreasure Island\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cspan class=\"author\"\u003eRobert Louis Stevenson\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"note\"\u003eStevenson’s classic tale of pirates, treasure, courage, and betrayal in a deluxe illustrated edition.\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\u003eGrade:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fifth Grade\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/strong\u003e Literature, grammar, handwriting, mathematics, Latin, history, biography, invention\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full-year supplemental reading bundle\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\u003eAge and Grade Guidance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter III is designed for children ages 8 through 11, corresponding roughly to 3rd through 5th grade. At this age, many children are reading independently, and all three books in this set are within reach of a confident late-elementary reader. They also work beautifully as read-alouds; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Storybook of Science\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in particular lends itself to reading aloud and discussing one chapter at a time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDo not let the age range be a strict boundary. A child who has read through Chapters I and II and loved them may be ready for Chapter III earlier than the numbers suggest. And any child (or adult) who has never encountered Homer, never traced the fall of Rome and the rise of Christendom as a single narrative, deserves to do so now, whatever his age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow to Use This Chapter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe three books of Chapter III are richer and more demanding than those in Chapters I and II, and that is the point. Children who have moved through the earlier chapters arrive at Homer and Synge with a foundation already in place. They know Achilles. They know the Greek gods. They have a sense of the ancient world's shape. Chapter III builds on all of that.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe encourage parents to read ahead before sitting down with their children, especially for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Story of the Iliad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The characters are numerous, the alliances complex, and knowing what is coming helps you ask better questions and respond to your child's reactions more thoughtfully. This does not mean you need to be a Homer scholar. It means reading one chapter ahead.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt this age, narration remains the primary comprehension tool: Ask your child to retell what he has read in his own words before you offer any interpretation. On the upper end of this age range, written narrations once or twice a week make a natural bridge to formal essay writing. Treat written narrations the same way you would spoken ones: Read for understanding, not for correction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMap work belongs alongside both history books in this set. A child reading \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Discovery of New Worlds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e who can point to Constantinople, to Genoa, to the coast of Portugal should be doing so. The world's geography is inseparable from its history, and the Mediterranean Synge traces in Chapter II and the Atlantic her explorers cross in Chapter III are not abstractions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor families using Chapter III as part of a broader homeschool curriculum, we recommend visiting \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chapter.house\/\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003echapter.house\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for our current curriculum recommendations, which pair these books with mathematics, handwriting, nature study, and language arts resources for 3rd through 5th grade.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeries Connection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter III is the third of four curated box sets from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chapter.house\/\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter House\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The series is designed so that each chapter builds on the one before it, though you may begin at any point.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat comes before:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chapter.house\/chapter-ii\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter II: Warriors and Giants\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (ages 7–10) provides the ancient history background that makes Homer richer. Children who have read Synge's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn the Shores of the Great Sea\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in Chapter II will arrive at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Story of the Iliad\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with the world of ancient Greece already in their minds. The Norse mythology and \u003cem\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/em\u003e of Chapter II also provide a sense of the wider heroic tradition in which Homer sits.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat comes next:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chapter.house\/chapter-iv\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter IV: The Odyssey of Europe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (ages 9–12) continues both threads. Alfred J. Church's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Story of the Odyssey\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings children back to Homer for the sequel: Odysseus's ten-year journey home from Troy. H. E. 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