Old World Echoes

by Jennifer Courtney

Copper Lodge Library: Old World Echoes is a rich resource that includes one to two stories and one poem each week for 24 weeks of Foundations. The reading is designed to take no more than 30 minutes each day. Stories correspond with the Cycle 2 geography, featuring stories from England, France, Germany, Russia, the Middle East, Japan, Korea, and more.

Genres: Childrens

365 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2019

About the author

A homeschool mom for over 15 years who graduated with a degree in English and who loves reading aloud with her own children.

Reviews

[Christian Holland · Rating 3 out of 5]

85 percent of the book contains stories and poems you probably already own: Briar Rose, Rapunzel, etc. There are a few fairy tales from Asia at the end.

[Heidi · Rating 5 out of 5]

My kids favorite morning read aloud.

[Lori Cannella · Rating 3 out of 5]

Most stories are fun and engaging. There are a couple stories that have wording and phrases that is in appropriate for younger readers/minds. For example, I had to skip some stuff in Romeo and Juliet, because do I really want my prepubescent child learning about "lovers" and "suicide".

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting collection of short stories and poems from around the world - Norse mythology, Shakespeare play summaries, fables, tales, legends, Rudyard Kipling stories, and others. Did as a read-aloud with my kindergartner and most of it worked quite well - vocabulary and syntax were sometimes challenging, but she followed and enjoyed the stories. The four condensed Shakespeare plays were the only bust from this collection for us - too many characters and plot twists for a 5-year-old (or her mother at times) to follow, especially in the abbreviated format.

[Unabridged_Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good collection of 69 stories and poems which we read weekly to go along with our Classical Conversations studies, however, this would make an excellent daily or weekly reading time book for any family wanting to incorporate it into their days! As a read aloud or as a read alone, this book has a well-curated collection of tales for everyone.

[Adrianne · Rating 5 out of 5]

We finished this the night before week 1 cycle 3 just in time to start New World echoes! The first few stories were slow going but we super super loved this book. I appreciated the compilation of fables from many cultures and beautiful poetry!

[Kristi Ehnis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this aloud to my kids and we all enjoyed it!

[Meredith Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

(with Ben & Mabry)

[Natalie Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another excellent classical read for homeschooling kids!

[Stephanie Grubb · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m addicted to these stories

[Teresa Kartheiser · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[L · Rating 5 out of 5]

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