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Little'un hsa always had an interest in classics. He mainly listens to CDs of the myths and some of the history because they tend to make the subjects and language more accessible.
Now, I wonder if there are any recommendations for books/CDs/DVDs I can look at to keep his interest going - Sophocles for example?

My DD just LOVES these DVD's. They are the animated hero classics and there is DVD's on Beethoven, Leonardo DaVinci, George Washington... you name it. They are a great educational cartoon animated DVD series. She has been getting them from the library for years and now we own a few that she watches over and over still!

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=animated+hero+classics+by+NEST&ih=6_0_1_0_0_0_0_0_0_1.125_88&fsc=-1

Sorry, that link doesn't look like it too. If you go to @mazon.com type in animated hero classics by NEST

Thanks bh
I was thinking more along the lines of Classics as in Sophocles et al.

Oh, sorry... didn't read that part

I thought maybe there were others in the series that might appeal.

Hullo, Raddy, hope your summer is going well!

Can't help (yet--will keep poking around) with Sophocles--but has he read Padraic Colum's The Children's Homer? V. good. Also Rosemary Sutcliff's Wanderings of Odysseus and Black Ships before Troy? And Naxos has several recordings of myths.

I remember a mystery story (I think Amanda Cross--The Theban Mystery?) about some girls' school where they were reading the Antigone--but I don't remember it well enough to know if it would be appropriate at all.

We have a (very short) picture book about Diogenes that we got from the Getty in LA.

Not very good suggestions, I'm afraid. And awfully random.

The American Classical League catalogue might have some things?

I will put my thinking toque on.

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Oh, and of course there's always music--Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex, for instance.

http://www.uky.edu/AS/Classics/kidsklassics.html

This is a handy list--maybe something there?

I'm a bit confused about what you're looking for. Book recommendations of real classics that might be appropriate for kids? Book recommendations of modern books written for kids about the classics? Books on CD of people reading the classics? DVDs about the ancient Greeks & Romans?

I probably couldn't help much with any of that, unless it's the first, and then I'd be happy to poke around in my library if you tell me his age and sensitivity level. Sophocles is among the darkest stuff I've ever read...I wouldn't really recommend it for a young child.

Minniemarx - hi, summer is going well so far, despite the rain. We are planning some trips around the North West of England and have just spent a week in wales. Hope you are enjoying yourselves. (moderator will have me for chit-chat :-))Thanks for your suggestions I will check out your suggestions.

no5no5 - Hi, we have some CDs from Naxos suchas stories from Shakespeare, and the Odyssey which are really accessible, so I was wondering if anyone had any experience of something similar for the Greek classics.

I am missing the age of your DC, but you might want to take a look at the Story of the World series. A comprehensive list of childrens' literature/cds/etc accompanies each chapter of the history book. A few weeks before we studied Ancient Greece, for example, I went down the list and ordered most of the books and audio tapes on Grecian myths from our local libraries. This was one of the best books on Greek Myths in the list: http://www.amazon.com/DAulaires-Gre...mp;s=books&qid=1279887636&sr=1-1

We've done the same thing with Ancient Chinese proverbs, Ancient African fables, etc. The exercise book also has great lists of projects, coloring pages, and maps to accompany the lessons. It's by far a homeschooling favorite for us.

Oh, and Jim Weiss is our favorite for audiotapes. He has done many, including Greek myths, Shakespeare, African, etc.

http://www.amazon.com/Story-World-A...mp;s=books&qid=1279887516&sr=8-1