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 | Thornton W. Burgess | The arrival of Old Man Coyote causes a lot of commotion in the Green Forest. Master storyteller blends a good story with gentle lessons about nature and virtuous conduct. 6 new illustrations.“Listen,” whispered Jimmy Skunk to Peter Rabbit as the strange howling sound echoed through the Green Forest. But Peter… | Children's Books ⋅ Early Reading | |
 | Thornton W. Burgess | The Green Forest welcomes Old Mr. Buzzard and his wife, who arrive from the sunny South and teach valuable lessons to Peter Rabbit, Reddy Fox, Sammy Jay, and other locals.Old Mr. Buzzard has arrived from the sunny South, and he’s going to stay in the Green Forest till Jack Frost… | Children's Books ⋅ Early Reading | |
 | Thornton W. Burgess | Peter Rabbit and the other woodland animals discover that they have misjudged Old Mr. Toad, who also learns some important lessons. | Children's Books ⋅ Early Reading | |
 | Thornton W. Burgess | The creatures of the Green Forest get a big surprise when Paddy the Beaver decides to build a dam over the Laughing Brook to create a pool of water for his new home. The good-natured beaver’s kindness eventually wins him new friends in this timeless tale that imparts valuable lessons. | Children's Books ⋅ Early Reading | |
 | Thornton W. Burgess | Delightful classic transports young readers to the timeless world of the Green Forest, where Peter discovers the folly of changing his name, outwits the ever-hungry Reddy Fox, manages a number of hare’s-breadth escapes, and makes an ill-advised decision to hibernate. Little lessons about the environment and being true to one’s… | Children's Books ⋅ Early Reading | |
 | Thornton W. Burgess | Poor Mrs. Quack the Duck has suffered terrible misfortunes at the hands of hunters. Peter Rabbit and other animals in the Green Forest band together to help. Reset in easy-to-read type. 6 new illustrations.One day, Peter Rabbit happens upon a surprise visitor to the Smiling Pool. It’s Mrs. Quack the… | Children's Books ⋅ Early Reading | |
 | Thornton W. Burgess | Learn how Prickly Porky makes friends, what makes Old Granny Fox lose her dignity, and more in this entertaining collection of tales from a master storyteller. 80 pages. | Children's Books ⋅ Early Reading | |
 | Thornton W. Burgess | Timeless fable of an overconfident little fox who steals a plump pet hen and is hotly pursued by Farmer Brown’s boy and Bowser the Hound. 6 black-and-white line illustrations. New preface. 96 pages. | Children's Books ⋅ Early Reading | |
 | Thornton W. Burgess | Sammy Jay often does things he shouldn’t do. In particular, he likes to steal things. Much of the time he just struts around trying to look like a fine gentleman in his blue coat and high cap. Burgess’ heartwarming tale has thrilled generations of youngsters. 30 black-and-white illustrations. 87 pages. | Children's Books ⋅ Early Reading | |
 | Thornton W. Burgess | When Unc’ Billy Possum learns how easy it is to get into trouble, it takes some doin’ to get himself out of his predicament. First of all, he didn’t go home when he should have. The next thing he knew, he was a prisoner! But with the help of his… | Children's Books ⋅ Early Reading | |
 | William R. Estep | Four hundred seventy years ago the Anabaptist movement was launched with the inauguration of believers’ baptism and the formation of the first congregation of the Swiss Brethren in Zurich, Switzerland. This standard introduction to the history of Anabaptism by noted church historian William R. Estep offers a vivid chronicle of… | Anabaptist History & Thought | |
 | Harold S. Bender | This classic statement about the distinctives of Anabaptist belief was given as the presidential address to the 1943 meeting of the American Society of Church History. 48 pages. | Anabaptist History & Thought | |
 | David Joris | Discover the writings of a controversial Dutch leader in the Radical Reformation and an early proponent of Christian pacifism.David Joris (c. 1501-1556) is one of the least understood leaders in the sixteenth-century Anabaptist movement. Yet during his era he was one of the most important Anabaptist leaders in the Low Countries… | Anabaptist History & Thought | |
 | Joseph Bruchac | For young Samuel Russell, the summer of 1777 is a time of fear. The British army is approaching, and the Indians in the area seem ready to attack. To Stands Straight, a young Abenaki Indian scouting for King George, Americans are dangerous enemies and a threat to his family and… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | John Walsh | Whether speaking in front of a small gathering or a large congregation, public speaking may strike fear into the heart of even the bravest person. Plagued by stuttering and resultant problems in school, Walsh still found himself called to be a preacher. “The Art of Storytelling” encourages and teaches anyone… | Leadership ⋅ Communication | |
 | Dalgliesh, Alice | Are there bears on Hemlock Mountain? One boy is about to find out in this classic tale.People have always told Jonathan that there are no bears on Hemlock Mountain, no bears at all. So he isn’t afraid to set out alone over the mountain. But as Jonathan discovers one cold… | Children's Books ⋅ Early Reading | |
 | Patricia Polacco | When Mary Ellen gets bored with her reading, Grandpa knows a hunt for a bee tree is just what she needs. Half the town joins the exciting chase, but it’s not until everyone returns home that Mary Ellen makes a discovery of her own: Sometimes, even the sweetest of things… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Louise A. Vernon | The story of John Wycliffe, based on his own writings and histories of the time. Told from the perspective of 13-year-old Arnold Hutton. Paper. 136 pages. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Barbara Robinson | Hey! Unto you a child is born! The Herdmans are absolutely the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie and steal and smoke cigars (even the girls). They talk dirty, hit little kids, cuss their teachers, set fire to Fred Shoemaker’s old broken-down toolhouse, and take the… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Louise A. Vernon | In this highly readable biography, Vernon explains William Tyndale’s work of translating, printing, and distributing the Scripture, focusing on Tyndale’s helper, Colin, who begins his work as a carrier boy smuggling in a copy of Luther’s New Testament to Tyndale. 144 pages. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Lynd Ward | “Whenever Johnny went down the road to the store for a piece of maple sugar or something, he always felt humiliated. The other barns in the valley usually had a bearskin nailed up to dry. But never Johnny’s barn.”So Johnny sets out one day to shoot the biggest bear. When… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Scott O'Dell | Harvesting the biggest pearl that he and his father have ever seen from an underwater cave where a monster devilfish lurks, sixteen-year-old Ramon can not foresee the trouble that such a fabulous gem can bring. 96 pages. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Brenner, Barbara | “This boy will do great things someday,” said the preacher when Benjamin West was born. So everyone kept an eye on Benjamin, waiting for the first sign of greatness.Benjamin’s true story demonstrates that greatness shows up at unexpected moments and can be crushed, or recognized and encouraged to grow into… | Level 34 items | |
 | Elizabeth George Speare | “He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.” -from the Song of David (2 Samuel 22:35) “The Bronze Bow,” written by Elizabeth George Speare (author of “The Witch of Blackbird Pond”) won the Newbery Medal in 1962. This gripping, action-packed novel tells… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Fyodor Dostoevsky | Dostoevsky’s final, greatest novel, The Brothers Karamazov, paints a complex and richly detailed portrait of a family tormented by its extraordinarily cruel patriarch, Fyodor Pavlovich, whose callous decisions slowly decimate the lives of his sons—the eponymous brothers Karamazov—and lead to his violent murder. In the aftermath of the killing, the… | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Thornton W. Burgess | Peter Rabbit has learns about all sorts of animals from Old Mother Nature. | Children's Books ⋅ Early Reading | |
 | Thornton W. Burgess | Thornton Burgess helps children learn about birds through the context of stories told from the perspective of the birds themselves. | Children's Books ⋅ Early Reading | |
 | Thornton W. Burgess | Some of Thornton Burgess’ classic characters, Danny Meadow Mouse, Jimmy Skunk, and Reddy Fox explore the seashore, learning about all the interesting creatures that live there. | Children's Books ⋅ Early Reading | |
 | Polacco, Patricia | During the Nazi occupation of France, Monique’s mother hides a Jewish family in her basement and tries to help them escape to freedom. In the tradition of “Pink and Say, ” Polacco once again dips into her own family’s history to reveal her Aunt Monique’s true story of friendship from… | Level 43 items | |
 | Jean Fritz | Ten-year-old Ann overcomes loneliness and learns to appreciate the importance of her role in settling the wilderness of western Pennsylvania. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Os Guinness | The Call continues to stand as a classic, reflective work on life’s purpose. Best-selling author Os Guinness goes beyond our surface understanding of God’s call and addresses the fact that God has a specific calling for our individual lives.Why am I here? What is God’s call in my life? How… | Christian Living ⋅ Work & Vocation | |
 | Lee Strobel | Using the dramatic scenario of an investigative journalist pursuing his story and leads, Lee Strobel uses his experience as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune to interview experts about the evidence for Christ from the fields of science, philosophy, and history. Winner of the Gold Medallion Book Award and twice… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Apologetics | |
 | Potok, Chaim | The Chosen is a novel written by Chaim Potok. It was first published in 1967. It follows the narrator Reuven Malter and his friend Daniel Saunders, as they grow up in the Williamsburg neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, in the 1940s. A sequel featuring Reuven’s young adult years, The Promise… | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Harry Blamires | Arguing that distinctively Christian reasoning has been swept away by secular modes of thought and politically correct assumptions, Blamires calls for the recovery of the authentically Christian mind. This edition contains a study guide. Paper. 191 pp. | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Apologetics | |
 | Bill Hull | Well organized and readily accessible, The Complete Book of Discipleship pulls together into one convenient, comprehensive volume relevant topics to discipleship such as: spiritual growth, transformation, spiritual discipline, discipleship in the local church and beyond indexed for easy reference. | Christian Living ⋅ Relationships & Mentoring | |
 | Chesterton, G.K. | Critic, author, and debunker extraordinaire, G. K. Chesterton (1874 1936) delighted in probing the ambiguities of Christian theology. A number of his most successful attempts at combining first-rate fiction with acute social observation appear in this compilation of detective stories featuring the priest-sleuth Father Brown.A Chestertonian version of Sherlock Holmes… | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Menno Simons, and John C. Wenger | This English edition of Menno Simons’ writings contains all the known writings of Menno, including several tracts, letters, and hymns never previously translated. The entire contents of this edition were translated from the Dutch by Leonard Verduin of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and edited by J. C. Wenger, who wrote clarifying… | Anabaptist History & Thought | |
 | Dietrich Bonhoeffer | This book is a compelling statement of the demands of sacrifice and ethical consistency from a man whose life and thought were exemplary articulations of a new type of leadership inspired by the Gospel, and imbued with the spirit of Christian civic duty. 320 pages. | Christian Living | |
 | Dalgliesh, Alice | Sarah and her father leave their family to build a home in the wilderness of colonial America. When they finish, he goes away to bring the rest of the family, telling her that “to be afraid and to be brave is the best courage of all.” “This story is one… | Children's Books ⋅ Early Reading | |
 | Bernard Lewis | In his first book since What Went Wrong?, Bernard Lewis examines the historical roots of the resentments that dominate the contemporary Islamic world and that are increasingly being expressed in acts of terrorism. The Crisis of Islam ranges widely through thirteen centuries of history, but in particular it charts the key events… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Wilkerson, David | Gangfighters. Drug addicts. Teenage runaways and prostitutes. The toughest and most hopeless kids that New York’s ghettos had to offer. Then a young preacher from the Pennsylvania hills arrived on their turf and began preaching a message of renewal, miracles, and God’s love. This is one of the century’s great… | Biography & History | |
 | Jeremy R. Treat | The kingdom of God and the atonement are two of the most important themes in all Scripture. Tragically, theologians have often either set the two at odds or focused on one to the neglect of the other.In The Crucified King, Jeremy Treat demonstrates that Scripture presents a mutually enriching relationship between the… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Theology | |
 | Frank, Anne | Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank’s remarkable diary has since become a world classic — a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit. In 1942, with Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewish… | Biography & History | |
 | Marguerite de Angeli | Ever since he can remember, Robin, child of Sir John de Bureford, has been told what is expected of him as the son of a nobleman. He must learn the ways of knighthood. But Robin’s destiny is changed suddenly when he falls ill and loses the use of his legs… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Stoll, Joseph | In The Drummer’s Wife, twelve stories from the Martyrs Mirror are retold in modern language and in simpler form. Among the stories are retellings of some well-known accounts, such as Ellert Jans and Dirk Willems. | Level 43 items | |
 | Bean, Esther | Follow a few of the heroes and heroines of the Christian faith in an overview of the Early Church – the three hundred years following Jesus’ walk on Earth. Learn about the testimonies and deaths of leaders of the Early Church and martyrs of the Colosseum.These booklets are intended for… | Level 34 items | |
 | Maisel, F. J. | People have questions about the Bible. Maisel attempts to bring understanding to historical controversies. Who really wrote God’s Word? Who translated it? Is the text reliable? | Level 34 items | |
 | Andreas Bodenstein Von Carlstadt | Discover the writings of a leader in the Radical Reformation who sparred with Martin Luther, calling for change “from below.”Although he was not an Anabaptist, the life and thought of Radical Reformer Andreas Bodenstein von Karlstadt (1486-1541) had a strong influence on the Anabaptist movement. In 1534 he joined the faculty… | Anabaptist History & Thought | |
 | G.K. Chesterton | Chesterton’s concise classic history of humanity, Christ and Christianity, which was instrumental in C. S. Lewis’ conversion to Christianity. (Unabridged, with appendices.) | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Doctrine of Humanity | |
 | Thomas Dubay | While everyone is delighted by beauty, and the more alive among us are positively fascinated by it, few are explicitly aware that we can recognize truth by its beauty and simplicity. Dubay explores the reasons why all of the most eminent physicists of the twentieth century agree that beauty is… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Art and Beauty |