When my kids were younger we spent ages going through a Viking phase in our home education. It was actually really fun, we read all sorts of books and did a bunch of fun activities, so when I spotted this new Viking book (Factology Vikings) I was immediately curious and I wanted to see what it contained and if it would have been something that we would have utilized and enjoyed in our Viking craze.

First impressions – I was actually really impressed with how much they have included in this book. They have divided the book into 3 main chapters – Meet the Vikings, Viking Mythology and then Viking World. And wow within those 3 chapters they have really included lots of interesting information.

The page format is also great, lots of pictures and diagrams with small blocks on information, really great for younger kids (8-12 ages) and visual learners.

Okay after reading it – what I really liked about this book was that it contained all the information that I expected from a Viking book (who were the Vikings, their weaponry, boats, lifestyle, runes a bit on mythology etc etc) but it also includes a lot more than that. I loved that they included information on the clan structure – so explaining who the Jarls vs Karls were. They went into more detail about the forts and buildings (which I have not seen before) and I liked they way they explained about their beliefs, this is something that was important to the Viking way of life yet lots of kids books do not really explain much about it.

I also liked that they dealt with some of the famous Vikings and their invasions/ battles, because this is really how it ties into our History.

And the fact that they talk about the Vikings going East (the Rus) and going to Newfoundland.

I really feel like they included a lot more than I expected or have seen in other Viking books.

I would have loved to have had this book when we went through our Viking learning phase so yes I definitely recommend it for other home educators.

I have not seen this in my local book store but you can buy it directly from Amazon here is my link – Factology Vikings.

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