We are big fans of Greek myths in our family. When I read Susan Wise Bauer’s advice in The Well-Trained Mind that first-graders (6-7 year olds) should be reading Homer, I was sceptical to say the least. Perhaps because my own reading of the ancients was pretty much non-existent, I assumed they would be heavy, dry, impenetrable. You probably don’t need me to tell you how wrong I was.
An audiobook we love, actually
An audiobook we love, actually
An audiobook we love, actually
We are big fans of Greek myths in our family. When I read Susan Wise Bauer’s advice in The Well-Trained Mind that first-graders (6-7 year olds) should be reading Homer, I was sceptical to say the least. Perhaps because my own reading of the ancients was pretty much non-existent, I assumed they would be heavy, dry, impenetrable. You probably don’t need me to tell you how wrong I was.