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Story of the World

Story of the World turns world history into a story your kids will actually want to hear the end of.

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Publisher Well-Trained Mind Press
Grades 1–6 Ages 6–12
Format Physical + Audio
Worldview Secular
Price $
Learning Style Narrative-Based

About Story of the World

Story of the World tells world history chronologically across four volumes — Ancient Times, the Middle Ages, Early Modern Times, and the Modern Age — in an accessible, story-driven style rather than a traditional textbook format.

An accompanying Activity Book offers map work, crafts, and discussion questions per chapter, and the narration is available on audio, which many families use alongside the physical book.

Best for classical or literature-based homeschools doing a chronological, four-year history cycle, and for read-aloud family history time.

Why Families Choose It

Genuinely Engaging Narrative

History told as story, not as a dry sequence of dates.

Classical Four-Year Cycle

Fits the classical education pattern of cycling through history.

Read-Aloud or Independent

Works for younger read-alouds and older independent readers alike.

What Families Love

  • Tells history like a story, making it easy for kids to stay engaged.
  • Covers world history broadly, not just the U.S. or Europe.
  • Works well as a read-aloud, or independently for older kids.
  • Audio version available for car rides or independent listening.

Things to Consider

  • Author is Christian, but content doesn’t teach from a religious worldview — biblical and other cultures’ stories are presented as history/mythology, not doctrine.
  • Told narratively rather than through primary-source documents.
  • No formal tests or assessments included in the base set.
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