Jim Weiss History Stories CDs ~ Greathall Productions

Save on Jim Weiss CDs during our sale at Lamp Post Homeschool Store!

Our children loved listening to historical stories on audio that Jim Weiss "reads." Here is our selection for your audio learners. These are great for car trips too. He also reads the Story of the World books by Susan Wise Bauer.

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch CD

Masters of the Renaissance CD

Tales from the Old Testament

Galileo and the Stargazers

The Queens Pirate: Elizabeth I and Sir Francis Drake

Jim Weiss History Stories CDs

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch CD

By Jean Lee Latham, Read Unabridged by Jim Weiss, Great Hall Productions

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch CDNow you can listen to the unabridged version of Carry On, Mr. Bowditch. Read by Jim Weiss, this is the interesting story of Nathaniel Bowditch who wrote the American Practical Navigator, a book that is still helping sailors.

Students who need help with reading can follow along in the book as it is read word for word.

Carry On Mr. Bowditch won the Newbery Award in 1956.

9781882513628

List $32.95

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Masters of the Renaissance CD Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and more

Told by Jim Weiss, Great Hall Productions

Masters of the Renaissance CD 1882513886In true stories as vivid as the colors in which they painted, Jim Weiss brings to life the astounding Leonardo da Vinci; the volcanic genius Michelangelo; Brunelleschi, who changed the way we see the world; the lighthearted sculptor, Donatello; and other captivating characters. You will watch fierce Pope Julius II drive out invaders while supervising the painting of the Sistine Chapel, and dine in the palace of Lorenzo de Medici, swordsman, statesman and patron of the arts, as he faces treachery and turns war to peace. The Masters of the Renaissance CD will inspire a lifelong fascination with the arts—and with the riches and high aspirations of the Renaissance.

1882513886

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Tales from the Old Testament CD

Tales from the Old Testament CD 1882513304An exciting introduction to the Bible. Features nondenominational portraits of biblical characters as caring, understandable humans facing extraordinary situations. Included are Abraham and the Idols, The Story of Ruth, Noah and the Ark, Queen Esther, David and Goliath, David's Dance, and Wise King Solomon.

"Allows our children to be excited by The Bible ... something my husband (a clergyman) has tried to do with mixed results!" -Parent

Film Advisory Board Award

1882513304

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The Queen's Pirate: Elizabeth I and Sir Francis Drake CD

The Queen's Pirate CD 1882513789From daring sea voyages to glittering throne rooms to the dreaded Tower of London, you will experience the pageantry of olde England with two of history's most fascinating characters.

"Heart-pounding adventures and profound insights into questions we're still asking centuries later." —Educator

Film Advisory Award

1882513789

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Galileo and the Stargazers CD

Galileo and the Stargazers CD 1882513460"Narrating and voicing all the characters, master storyteller Jim Weiss turns historic icons of the sciences into real people, weaving the thrill of discovery into a tapestry of enchantment with tales about great thinkers who changed the world." -Parents' Choice

Parents' Choice Gold Award

Storytelling World Award

Includes: Archimedes and the Golden Crown, King Hieron's Challenge, Soldier and Scientist, Ptolemy vs. Copernicus, Tycho Brahe Scans the Skies, Kepler and Galileo, The Trial of Galileo, Isaac Newton, Epilogue. (Sicily 400 BC, England 1700)

 

1882513460

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