Our Island Story, Vol. 1

Description

Our Island Story was first published over one hundred years ago. As the name suggests, it is the story of our island home, our beloved British Isles, Britannia, or Albion. For well over half a century, this impressive children’s history book was read—and greatly loved—by many boys and girls from these islands. It was a staple on many children’s bookshelves during the first half of the twentieth century, most notably that of C. S. Lewis, the much-loved creator of The Chronicles of Narnia. And to this day, Our Island Story is still considered by many to be a wonderful and engaging first history book for children.

This first volume of the new edition, published exclusively by Charlotte Mason Beehive, has been lightly edited for students of the twenty-first century, so as to bring the text up to date, correct factual errors, and to clarify information. It follows the same reading plan that Charlotte Mason laid out in her programmes and covers the years from 55 BC and the landing of the Romans to AD 1199 and the death of King Richard I. It  is intended to be used over the course of one academic school year.

The book has been arranged for effective use with Miss Mason’s principle of short lessons,—some chapters have therefore been split into parts and the readings spread across more than one lesson. Another unique facet to the new edition is the inclusion of narration breaks dividing the text, allowing parents and students to move easily through the narrative at a pace which is suitable to the abilities of the child.

As an aid to completing the course of study as outlined in the Teacher’s Guide and Lesson Plan* there are footnotes included in this edition, which connect the students to pictures as arranged in History Pictures for a Living Education. Available as separate purchases, History Pictures for a Living Education: Early Britain and History Pictures for a Living Education: The Middle Ages are highly recommended to complement your students’ history studies for this time period. Designed to be used by all forms throughout a student’s school career, these versatile resources are made up almost entirely of pictures, maps, and photographs, as they relate directly to the people, places, and historical events read about in their history books.

*Please note, the teacher’s guide mentioned in the book is slightly delayed and will follow shortly.