The following Usborne books are recommended in the book The Well-Trained Mind.

You can buy these books online from Usborne Books.

Grades 1-4

History

• Internet-linked Encyclopedia of World History or Usborne Book of World History
• What Were Castles For?
• Who Built the Pyramids?
• Who Were the Romans?
• Who Were the Vikings?
• Who Were the First North Americans?

Music

• First Book of the Recorder
• Piano Course Book 1

Science

• Earth and Space
• Electricity
• Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Natural World
• Life on Earth
• Science in the Kitchen
• Science with Water
• Spotter’s Guide: the Night Sky

Grades 5-8

Art

• Complete Book of Drawing

History

• Knights and Castles
• Rome and Romans
• The Viking World

Grades 9-12

• Illustrated Dictionary of Science

You can buy these books online from Usborne Books.

Please see the current edition of The Well-Trained Mind for additions or updates to titles.