In which I issue a retraction

So, I hardly ever do this, but in my last post, I recommended a book that I'd not yet read. It was on several lists, it's description seemed perfectly suited to my needs, it was a good length. But once I'd begun to read it, I realized that the writing style was poor, the vocabulary much too simplistic for the 10-and-up demographic for which it was intended, and the structure made it seem as though the author could not decide whether she was writing a work of historical fiction or non-fiction.  And though it has its good points, overall, I was unimpressed with Theras and His Town.

And because life is too short to be wasted on sub-par books, I replaced it in my YR 6 daughters schedule with Three Greek Children by Alfred Church. While this book is still rather light for my voracious reader, the vocabulary was more sophisticated, as was the writing style, and the story altogether delightful. Theras may have included more 'facts,' but as we are getting plenty of those from our other books, I am glad to let my daughter be drawn into Ancient Greece through this lovely story.