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Christian narrative history readers: America's Story (elementary), World's Story (middle), One Nation Under God (high).
Updated September 2026 · 8 sources
| Grades | 3rd–12th |
|---|---|
| Faith | Christian, Bible-integrated: Bible events on the timeline |
| Covers | World history, American history |
| Approach | Charlotte Mason-style narrative history: living-book textbook plus teacher guide with narration, sketching and timeline work |
| Who teaches | The parent teaches from a scripted guide |
| Parent prep | Moderate (open-and-go daily schedule, but narration and research need parent guidance) |
| Screen time | Mostly offline (books and paper) |
| Video lessons | None: print textbook and teacher guide; no video lessons |
| Cost | $60.78: America's Story Volume 1 Set (student textbook + teacher guide), grades 3-6 (source, affiliate link) |
| Placement | Master Books: America's Story - which volume to startAffiliate link All three volumes share the same reading level; publisher recommends starting with Volume 1 and going in order |
| ESA vendor | Publisher is on the approved vendor list in Arkansas (marketplace), Wyoming, Florida, New Hampshire. Checked September 2026; each state's list can change and applies to the publisher, not every product. |
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See my matchParents consistently say Angela O'Dell's conversational writing style makes this feel like a storybook rather than a textbook, and like that the open-and-go daily schedule needs little advance planning. The main criticisms are that historical coverage isn't comprehensive (both America's Story and The World's Story skip a fair amount), the craft activities can feel juvenile for middle schoolers, and some reviewers note the church-history sections lean strongly Protestant with occasional inaccuracies about other traditions.
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Master Books History (America's Story / The World's Story / One Nation Under God) is described as charlotte mason-style narrative history: living-book textbook plus teacher guide with narration, sketching and timeline work. Parent prep: moderate (open-and-go daily schedule, but narration and research need parent guidance).
Master Books History (America's Story / The World's Story / One Nation Under God) covers grades 3rd–12th.
$60.78: America's Story Volume 1 Set (student textbook + teacher guide), grades 3-6. Prices were checked on publisher or retailer pages in September 2026; check current prices before buying.
Christian, Bible-integrated: Bible events on the timeline.
World history, American history.
Partly. Families often combine children for read-alouds and discussion, with separate work by level.
Mostly offline (books and paper). The parent teaches from a scripted guide.
Yes. Master Books: America's Story - which volume to start. All three volumes share the same reading level; publisher recommends starting with Volume 1 and going in order
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