Yes, I saw it advertised last year when I was looking through some stuff for homeschooling. I might get the "All Ye Lands" cause our 8th gr. son will be doing a survey of World History this year. The curriculum concentrates on scientists, explorers and inventions, but I was going to supplement with religious history as well.
I just bought a book for our 10th gr. daughter called "Introduction to Catholicism". It is part of a high school series that I read about on the e-mail I get from Catholic Educators Resource Center. Check the site out HERE She is in her second year of study for Confirmation, and it is a great basic info type of book for kids who may not have gotten a good foundation either in CCD or, unfortunately in many cases, Catholic Schools. It is written for high schoool kids, though, with some fleshing out of the teachings, and it leans HEAVILY on the new Catechism. She knows most of it, but I got it anyway because it looked like it is well written, and it is! I got a second copy for the Youth Minister of our Parish who will be running the Confirmation program. Maybe he'll incorporate some of it into the classes.
I've thought for years that we'd do well just doing something like RCIA for the Confirmandi.
The graduates of Ville de Marie Academy,that I knew and know,were/are exceptional with regards holiness,knowledge and virtue.They seem to fit and act easily in the temporal world as well as the supernatural.
To me,that is the purpose of Catholic education,teach Catholicism,the deposit of Faith that has been maintained and protected by the Church since Christ established it,and you will produce persons that lead others to Christ and please God.
Given my positive opinions can you doubt that I think the books will be great!!