Catholic Review of: All Ye Lands Student Text

All Ye Lands Student Text World Cultures And Geography is a Fabulous World History text from the Catholic Textbook Project!! I was particularly impressed with it's descriptions and explanations of geography, which is usually lacking in a history text.

 

Overview :

The chapters are divided geographically and go through the history of each peoples.

1.       Introduction to Geography

2.       Prehistory : Beginning Man's Story

3.       The Mission of Israel

4.       The Marvelous Greeks

5.       Eternal Rome

6.       Christianity: A Gift from God

7.       Byzantium and the Rise of Islam

8.       Europe: The Middle Ages

9.       Europe: The Renaissance and Its Consequences

10.   China: The Middle Kingdom

11.   Japan: Land of the Rising Sun

12.   India: World of the Rajas

13.   Africa: The Enduring Continent

14.   Russia: The Third Rome

15.   North America: Land of Opportunity

16.   Latin America: The Sleeping Giant
 

The Catholic Faith is intricately and beautifully woven throughout the text.  For example on the first page of the first chapter is a beautiful picture of the earth from space and is subtitled "God's Creation, God's Gift."  As the text goes into defining and describing geographical terms in word, picture and illustrated maps our stewardship and appreciation of creation comes shining through.  There is such a respect given for the peoples who don't share our faith, but are described with their own incredible strengths and tragic weaknesses and the gifts their culture has given to ours.

 

The introduction on page ix states, "As this volume shows, it (Catholic Textbook Project) will be a series which on the one hand honors the Catholic faith and on the other is not afraid to be honest and comprehensive in its treatment of the past."   I have found this statement to be absolutely true in this textbook.

 

This World History book isn't your father's Cadillac.  It's a work of art in word, in picture, in breadth and depth.  SERIOUSLY, this is a GREAT BOOK!

 

The full color maps and pictures, along with the exciting insets and the well-balanced, age appropriate text interwoven with Catholic principals made me feel like my child needed to read this textbook.  It's a treasure I give to my children in introducing this book to them.

 

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND All Ye Lands Student Text World Cultures And Geography.

 

You can purchase it here.