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Cycle 1 book suggestions for older Foundations students. This list includes the suggested readings from the IEW Ancient History-Based Writing book used in Essentials along with other good options.
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A Place in the Sun
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A Cry From Egypt (The Promised Land Book 1)
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God King: A Story in the Days of King Hezekiah
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Detectives in Togas (Detectives in Togas, #1)
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Tales from the Odyssey, Part 1 (Tales from the Odyssey, #1-3)
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The Librarian Who Measured the Earth
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One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale
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Gilgamesh the King (The Gilgamesh Trilogy, #1)
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Ludmila Zeman (Adapter/Illustrator)
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The Revenge of Ishtar (The Gilgamesh Trilogy, #2)
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The Last Quest of Gilgamesh (The Gilgamesh Trilogy, #3)
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Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum
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Chinese Fables: The Dragon Slayer and Other Timeless Tales of Wisdom
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Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt: Egyptian Mythology for Kids
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Morgan E. Moroney (Goodreads Author)
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The Girl Who Helped Thunder and Other Native American Folktales
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Who Was King Tut?
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The Charioteer of Delphi (Roman Mysteries, #12)
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Caroline Lawrence (Goodreads Author)
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D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths
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The Wanderings of Odysseus
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Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of The Iliad
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Archimedes and the Door of Science
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The Secrets of Vesuvius (Roman Mysteries, #2)
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The Roman Mysteries Collection Caroline Lawrence 6 Books Box Set
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I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79
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Mystery of the Roman Ransom
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The Golden Goblet
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Who Was Alexander the Great?
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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Famous Men of Rome
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Famous Men of Greece Set
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Mara, Daughter of the Nile
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