{"product_id":"world-history-for-curious-kids-emily-hartwell-9798180774460","title":"World History for Curious Kids: How Parents Can Turn School Topics into Stories and Maps (Ages 9-11)","description":"\u003cb\u003eYour child does not hate history. They hate the list of dates.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou remember it from your own school days: history served as names and dates to memorize and then forget. Now your nine, ten, or eleven-year-old comes home with the same dry worksheets, and you want to help, but you are not sure you remember any of it yourself. The good news is that you do not have to. The problem was never history. The problem is the shape it is taught in. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a practical guide for parents, not a textbook for kids. It hands you three simple tools, a Story, a Map, and a Timeline, that turn any school topic into something your child actually wants to hear about. You refresh in five minutes, then coach your child for twenty, right at the kitchen table. The method is built on the science of how children really learn and remember, and it works even when you know almost nothing about the topic yourself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside this book: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe three-tool method (Story, Map, Timeline) you can use on any topic, forever\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to find the person inside any dry subject, and how to draw a map with no art skills at all\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA fair, full tour of world history: ancient rivers, Greece and Rome, the empires of Africa, the Islamic Golden Age, the Maya, the Vikings, and the modern world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to tell the hard parts, war and slavery and conquest, honestly and kindly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA simple \"Tonight at the table\" activity to try at the end of every chapter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is for the parent who wants to help but was never shown how, and who would rather their child love history than dread it. You do not need to be a historian. You need a story, a map, and twenty minutes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBy the end, you will be the parent who makes history come alive, one topic at a time.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emily Hartwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798180774460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.41d","brand":"Emily Hartwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997763219711,"sku":"9798180774460","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/world-history-for-curious-kids-emily-hartwell-9798180774460","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}