Well-Trained Mind Press

The Story of the World by Well-Trained Mind Press engages readers, is easy to read, and includes details that are intrinsically interesting to children. This series of books includes stories that are fables from around the world as well as fictional stories that illustrate life in that time in history. Each details real battles, kingdoms, cultures, and customs, weaving together a story worth telling over and over.

An Engaging Story

The Story of the World series is written in the straightforward, engaging style that has become Susan Wise Bauer’s trademark. The curriculum covers the sweep of human history from ancient times until the present. Africa, China, Europe, the Americas—find out what happened around the world in the centuries before our own.  This read-aloud series is designed for parents to share with elementary school children, or for older readers to enjoy alone.