Making Thirteen Colonies
Book 2 (1600-1740)

Another excellent history & she didn't skip around quite so much in time. It's certainly not complete, but it gives an excellent outline of the various events forming the 13 colonies of the US including those outside that drove people here. Again, she places events in their proper context covering t......more

Spanning from 1600 to 1740, A History of US: Making Thirteen Colonies tells the story of all thirteen of the original colonies with lots of focus on Virginia. There is one random chapter about the Pueblos that doesn’t seem to belong. The book is written in a very (very) conversational tone and is ai......more

Great book for history lessons with my 9 year old. I will admit that at times the author seems to jump about rather than sticking to chronological time but it only takes a second to clarify and we are back on track. The book is rather short for covering 140 years so I do feel the need to supplement......more

I have to admit, I struggled a bit at figuring out what I wanted to say about this, the second in the history series. There were things I really liked about it, and things that irritated me as well. Overall, I think it's going to be a good jumping off point for a history program, and goes more in de......more

Love using this as a history curriculum for my 8 year old. He loves it! The material may be too much for most children his age......more