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I've had a chance to listen to more of the Story of the World CD's. I was disappointed to find that the audiobook presents Bible stories as fact. For instance, chapter 6, entitled "The Jewish People, presents the story of Abraham and Sarah as historical fact. I need to listen again to the stories about the Egyptian gods and goddesses to see if they are presented in the same way or if they are presented as only what Egyptians believed.

Still, I can't say that I am going to stop with this audiobook just yet. I need to listen more (and when I'm not driving) to see how often Bible stories occur. If it's not frequent, I may just explain to the boys that they are our society's myths to explain things we did not understand. I will definitely skip any workbook activities that reinforce these stories as truth.

It's getting late here so this post wont be long. However, I tried something new today. We had some errands to run so I played the Story of the World: Volume1 audiobook in the car. The boys loved it. As soon as we would get in the car from another stop, they asked enthusiastically to hear more of the story. And I could understand why. Jim Weiss narrates this audiobook, and he is a wonderful storyteller.

I am listening to these CD's along with the boys. I didn't preview them. I have read that they are not completely historically accurate and that they emphasize violence. I'll be listening to see if I agree with these criticisms. However, at least for tonight, I can say that I'm pretty thrilled with any audiobook that gets my 5 and 7 year olds clamoring to hear about Sumatra and Mesopotamia.