Who in the World Was The Acrobatic Empress?: The Story of Theodora (Who in the World) Paperback April 26, 2006

by Robin Phillips

The Emperor Justinian could not decide what to do. His people were rioting. An angry mob poured through the streets, looting, setting fires, and destroying houses and taverns. If they reached the palace, they might kill him. Justinian's trusted advisers pressed him to run to the port and sail away, giving up his throne to save his life. He turned and looked at his wife, the wisest person in the room. What would she, the Empress Theodora, urge him to do?This unabridged reading by Jim Weiss of the book is 26 minutes on one audio CD, giving second-grade readers insight into the life of this 6th century ruler.About the The classical curriculum introduces even the youngest student to the pleasures of truelearning. Elementary students learn history not through predigested textbooks with multiple-choice answers, but through reading the stories of history. Unfortunately, biographies of great men and women of the past are almost all written forolder students, limiting the ability of young students to explore history through reading.Libraries are crammed with biographies written for high school students and adults—whilebeginning readers are provided with a shelf full of junior-level books about football players,NASCAR drivers, and movie stars. Now, Peace Hill Press puts real history back into the grasp of the youngest historians with theWho in the World Biography Series. The entries in the series provide young readers andtheir parents and teachers with biographies of great men and women of the Middle Ages.Designed to be used as part of The Story of the World curriculum, these biographies givebeginning historians in grades 2–4 a chance to explore beyond the textbook. The accompanying book is also available separately.

Genres: Biography, Medieval, Audiobook, History

Unknown Binding

First published April 26, 2006

Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Recommended additional reading for Story of the World: Middle Ages. It was an interesting, more in depth look at this empress. I borrowed it through inter-library loan and it was a quick read that my kids seemed to like, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to own it.