K12 History Books

The K¹² History textbook series, The Human Odyssey, emphasizes the story in history. Anything but a dry list of names, dates, and facts, The Human Odyssey puts you in the place of people long ago, helping you see through their eyes and glimpse what they might have seen and thought.

The Human Odyssey is a narrative of adventure, struggle, and triumph, helping us understand where we have been, where we are now, and where we might be headed.

Volume 1: Prehistory Through the Middle Ages
Explores the development of civilization across a twelve-thousand year span, from the Ice Age to the Middle Ages, from cave paintings to stained glass windows, from crude huts to Gothic cathedrals.

Volume 2: Our Modern World, 1400 to 1914
Takes you from the Renaissance to the dawn of the twentieth century. You'll meet trailblazers, innovators, and upstarts as they launch scientific, artistic, democratic, and industrial revolutions.

Special Features:

• Full-color design
• Illustrated time lines
• Glossary and pronunciation guide
• Atlas and maps: 22 pages of maps for ready reference, with dozens more topic-specific maps throughout the text
• "Imagining the Past" (Volume 1)—special sections offering fictional accounts based on historical truth
• "Pages from the Past" and "Historical Close-Ups" (Volume 2)—selections from primary sources and lively biographical portraits

Reading Level: Grades 7 and up

Edited by Mary Beth Klee, John Cribb, and John Holdren