Our Island Story

I first read this book in 1956 when I won the book, being the prize for the Churchill elocution competition at my school. The competition was named after Winston Churchill. Being a new competition at the school, the school headmaster sent the book to the great man asking him for permission to name the prize after him and, with great temerity, asked him if he would sign the book. He did and I have it and read it still from... Read Full Review

We homeschool using the Charlotte Mason method, and my 8 year old son loves this book. His 14 year old brother doesn't have to read it, but often does...that's how interesting it is.

We have been reading about one a week for over a year. My girls love these stories! One of our rabbits ended up with the name "Boudacia" after we read her story. At the beginning they might be more folklore than fact, but none the less they are wonderful. There are some great moral lessons to be learned from many of the stories. After I bought the Yesterday's Classics I found an old hardback with great color pictures... Read Full Review

I read this aloud last spring to my 3 boys, ages 10, 12, and 13. They all really enjoyed it and I enjoyed reading it. The only (small) negative I could give it is that there are several spelling mistakes-mostly a missing letter in a word. I corrected that as we went along for the next time I read it aloud. It really wasn't a problem but I just thought I should point that out. We are now reading the sequel about our own country... Read Full Review

This is a such a fun history of England. My children love reading this book. We read a couple of chapters aloud each week. We have just started our second time through. The chapters are relatively short. For the most part, the book is organized chronologically by King (or Queen). Each chapter (or sometimes several chapters) hits the high points of each King or Queen's reign. Make history come alive for your children... Read Full Review