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 | Ingri D'aulaire | A simple biography of Washington, telling of the major events in his life and stressing the upbringing that endowed him with the qualities of leadership. | Children's Books ⋅ Early Reading ⋅ Level 12 items | |
 | John Coblentz | Inspirational and practical, Getting Along With People God’s Way points us to the life and teachings of Jesus who modeled perfectly the way of peace. Following Him, we have what we need to restore, build, and maintain healthy relationships. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors’ picks, and more. | Relationships & Mentoring | |
 | Eleanor Estes | Meet the marvelous Pyes: There is Mrs. Pye, the youngest mother in town; Mr. Pye, a famous bird man, who handles all the nation’s important bird problems; Rachel Pye, who is so reasonable, she can make unreasonable ideas sound good; Jerry Pye, who knows about rocks of all sorts and… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Renee Taft Meloche, illustrated by… | For Gladys Aylward, following Jesus meant moving to China in spite of many obstacles. Whether it meant traveling the countryside to remove the bindings on Chinese girls’ feet or taking in 94 orphans and leading them on a hazardous journey across China in the middle of a war, this determined… | Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Revell, Glenda | Glenda was desperate for love and a sense of belonging. Her home life was school– and the welcoming shade of a willow tree, under which she would lie and dream of another life in another family, and pray to the God she did not know yet. (softcover) | Biography & History | |
 | Andrew T. Walker | Gender issues are in the news almost every day. And they are a part of many people’s lives every day, too. So at its heart, this debate isn’t about a debate – it’s about people. And so is this book.Andrew Walker explores what, if anything, it means to be male… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Doctrine of Humanity | |
 | C.S. Lewis | God in the Dock contains forty-eight essays and twelve letters written by Lewis between 1940 and 1963. Ranging from popular newspaper pieces to learned defenses of the faith, these essays cover topics as varied as the logic of theism, good and evil, miracles, vivisection, the role of women in church… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Theology | |
 | Peter J. Gentry and Stephen J… | In this abridgement of the groundbreaking book Kingdom through Covenant, a biblical scholar and a theologian offer readers an accessible overview of the overarching structure of the Bible. Tracing the significance of the concept of “covenant” through both the Old and New Testaments, this book charts a middle way between covenant… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Theology | |
 | John C. Lennox | If we are to believe many modern commentators, science has squeezed God into a corner, killed and then buried him with its all-embracing explanations. Atheism, we are told, is the only intellectually tenable position, and any attempt to reintroduce God is likely to impede the progress of science. In this… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Apologetics | |
 | John Coblentz | In a world where love is cheap, where having more than two children raises eyebrows, and where married couples are more familiar with how to endure than how to endear, this book is sorely needed. Includes study questions for engaged or married couples, offering practical Biblical guidance for healthy intimacy… | Christian Living ⋅ Marriage | |
 | John Coblentz | A guide for parents to use in helping their children understand, accept, and appreciate the changes that come with growing up. A much-needed counterbalance to the messages and images that are forced on our young people. 41 pages. | Christian Living ⋅ Family | |
 | Gary Miller | Going Till You’re Gone encourages Christians to develop and maintain a Kingdom-focused vision that will guide the latter years of their lives. It calls for a careful examination of the use of our resources. It appeals to older soldiers to encourage younger believers in the battle and to passionately help… | Christian Living ⋅ Stewardship & Finance | |
 | Merle Burkholder and Gary Paul… | Good governance of a nonprofit charitable organization does not happen automatically. It takes intentional, well-informed individuals who understand their roles and responsibilities as directors of the organization. Yet many people appointed to board membership have little experience in the nonprofit realm.Good Governance provides valuable information for anyone serving on a… | Leadership | |
 | Opitz & Rasinski | “Good-bye Round Robin” offers numerous practical suggestions for engaging English language learners in meaningful oral-language activities, all connected to wonderful, recently-published books for students of different ages and reading abilities. Opitz’ book provides specific strategies teachers can use to help their ELLs develop both oral and written English proficiency. This… | Educational Resources ⋅ Resources By Subject ⋅ Phonics & Reading | |
 | Eun-jeong Jo, illustrated by Bimba Landmann | Enzo is excited to be in Italy for the Palio di Siena horse race. He buys a toy for his little brother at the festival, but then worries that he’ll lose it amongst the crowd. He entrusts the toy to Grandfather Whisker – an old man who is loaning and… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Dickens, Charles | Humbled, orphaned Pip is apprenticed to the dirty work of the forge but dares to dream of becoming a gentleman — and one day he finds himself in possession of “great expectations.” One of Dickens’ finest novels, this is a gripping tale of crime and guilt, revenge and reward. | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Negri, Paul | Outstanding anthology features more than 150 English and American masterpieces spanning over 400 years. “Death Be Not Proud,” “The Tyger,” “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud,” plus works by Tennyson, Whitman, Dickinson, Yeats, Frost, others. Includes 3 selections from the Common Core State Standards Initiative. | Literature ⋅ Poetry | |
 | Swift, Jonathan | Gulliver sees life from many different perspectives during the course of his exciting voyages around the world. In Lilliput he is a giant among a race of little people only six inches high; in Brobdingnag he himself seems tiny compared to the giant inhabitants; and in the country of the… | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Justin Whitmel Earley | Parenting happens in habits. We make meals, get in cars, answer questions, discipline, and do bedtime. Habits of the Household shows how these ordinary routines are extraordinary opportunities to live out the love of God in profound ways. In this book you will find the tools you need tor parenting and… | Christian Living ⋅ Family | |
 | Berry, Wendell | Hannah Coulter is Wendell Berry’s seventh novel and his first to employ the voice of a woman character in its telling. Hannah, the now-elderly narrator, recounts the love she has for the land and for her community. | Literature ⋅ Contemporary | |
 | Sharon Gayle | Born into slavery, Harriet Tubman dreamed of freedom. Her dream finally came true, but she didn’t stop there–as a conductor for the Underground Railroad, Harriet led hundreds of slaves to freedom, too. Full-color illustrations. | Level 21 items | |
 | Gene Zion | “Harry was a white dog with black spots who liked everything, except…getting a bath.” So one day Harry hides the scrubbing brush and runs away. And what an adventure! However, when he crawls back through the fence into his backyard, he is so dirty that his family doesn’t recognize him… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Joanna Weaver | This book’s fresh approach to the familiar Bible stories and its creative, practical strategies are designed to show how readers can draw closer to the Lord, deepening devotion, strengthening service, and doing both with less stress and greater joy. | Christian Living ⋅ Women | |
 | Beechick, Ruth | This book contains the most complete research available about heart in the Bible. The Bible says the heart knows, considers, speaks, remembers, deceives, meditates, and other functions that modernists like to attribute to the brain. This book also reports physiological research that shows the Bible was right all along in… | Methods of Teaching | |
 | Spyri, Johanna | This classic tale of a young girl who lives with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps is back in a new edition featuring an Introduction from acclaimed author Eva Ibbotson. (paperback) | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Marguerite de Angeli | Henner’s Lydia is a 1936 children’s story book written and illustrated by Marguerite de Angeli, winner of the 1950 Newbery Medal for excellence in American children’s literature for another book, The Door in the Wall. | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Cleary, Beverly | When Henry adopts Ribsy, a dog of no particular breed, humorous adventures follow. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Smucker, Barbara | The dramatic and courageous story of refugees from Russia. An actual event that happened in Berlin in 1946. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Jackson, Dave | Ideal for family devotions, homeschooling, and more, this beautifully illustrated treasury presents the true-life stories of fifteen key Christian heroes, such as Amy Carmichael, Martin Luther, Dwight L. Moody, John Wesley, Samuel Morris, Gladys Aylward, and others. | Level 43 items | |
 | James Herriot | James Herriot’s Treasury for Children collects all of the beloved veterinarian’s delightful tales for young readers. From the springtime frolic of Oscar, Cat-About-Town to the yuletide warmth of The Christmas Day Kitten, these stories-radiantly illustrated by Peter Barrett and Ruth Brown-are perennial favorites, and this new complete edition will make… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Kauffman, Christmas Carol | Hidden Rainbow is not an imaginary story, nor one dug out of antiquity. It is a true story about a forbidden New Testament that shattered the calm of a Yugoslavian village. John and Anna Olesh, raised in a solid Catholic community, face severe censure when John leaves his family for… | Literature ⋅ Anabaptist | |
 | Stauffer, Romaine | Fictionalized account of the immigration of the boy Christian Burkholder to Pennsylvania from the Palatinate in 1754. | Literature ⋅ Anabaptist ⋅ Level 34 items | |
 | Wineburg, Sam | Whether he is comparing how students and historians interpret documentary evidence or analyzing children’s drawings, Wineburg’s essays offer rough maps of how ordinary people think about the past and use it to understand the present. These essays acknowledge the role of collective memory in filtering what we learn in school… | Resources By Subject ⋅ History & Social Studies | |
 | Yoder, Pablo | In Home on the Rock Pile, little Paul and his brothers and sisters explore orchards, fields, and mountains. They troop through the snow to help needy neighbors. They meet dangerous snakes and befriend baby skunks. They work, play, scrap with each other, and learn some lessons the hard way. They… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Hunt, Gladys | Everything you need from how to choose good books for your children to encouraging them to be avid readers, this fourth edition also includes an indexed and updated list of the best children’s classics ever.A modern classic with over 250,000 copies sold, Honey for a Child’s Heart is a compelling, essential guide… | Resources By Subject ⋅ Language Arts & Literature | |
 | Timothy Keller | Times are difficult. Disease, death, and the loss of a vision for a shared common good have shattered the idea of a bright and better future of everyone. How can we survive this moment together? Hope. | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Theology | |
 | Moody, Ralph | “Horse of a Different Color” ends the “roving days” of young Ralph Moody. His saga began on a Colorado ranch in “Little Britches” and continued at points east and west in “Man of the Family,” “The Fields of Home,” “The Home Ranch,” “Mary Emma & Company,” “Shaking the Nickel Bush,”… | Biography & History | |
 | David Murray | How do sermons work? How does a preacher get from the basic nuts and bolts of a few Bible verses to the delivery of a full sermon? That’s the question David Murray answers in this instructive and immensely practical book. He demonstrates that behind the thirty to forty-five minutes we… | Leadership ⋅ Church Leadership | |
 | Francis A. Schaeffer | Schaeffer explains his world view in terms of a divinely inspired Bible, it’s truths, and why they are true. There’s more, too. Even for the skeptic, this book provides an excellent background (used as supporting evidence) in Western culture, arts, philosophy, music, and architecture from the Roman Empire days until… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Worldviews | |
 | Adler, Mortimer Jerome | How to Read A Book is an elegant guide to the lost arts of Active Reading, Conversation, and Intellectual Etiquette. Learn how to fairly and methodically assess an author’s intentions and how the author fulfills, or doesn’t, what they set out to do with the book. Learn how to interact… | Clearance ⋅ Literature ⋅ The Art of Reading | |
 | Sire, James W. | Your eyes see the words, but do you read what you see? Every article, poem, book, even every printed advertisement not only carries information but also projects a way of looking at life. In How to Read Slowly, James Sire helps readers detect not only what writers say but what… | Literature ⋅ The Art of Reading | |
 | Schanzer, Rosalyn | This exciting and sometimes humorous look at a remarkable episode in American history is told by the actual words of Lewis and Clark as they describe their journey to the Pacific Ocean. Excerpts from Clark’s journal recreates their adventures–from hostile terrain and helpful Indians to boating disasters and encounters with… | Level 43 items | |
 | Swanson, Deana | As a teacher, you have a big job. You teach, you grade, you correct, you explain, and you hand out report cards. You counsel and encourage and rebuke and, at time, throw up your hands in despair or slump your sholders in defeat. Is it asking too much to expect… | The Life of a Teacher | |
 | Keehn, Sally M. | The cabin door crashes open-and in a few minutes Regina’s life changes forever. Allegheny Indians murder her father and brother, burn their Pennsylvania home to the ground, and take Regina captive. Only her mother, who is away from home, is safe. Torn from her family, Regina longs for the past… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Benge, Janet & Geoff | Ida Scudder was sure she would never follow in the footsteps of her medical missionary father. But when she witnessed Indian women dying because their religious beliefs didn’t allow male doctors to treat them, Ida heard herself pray, “God, if You want me to, I will spend the rest of… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Now Available! Canadian customers, please… | We’re delighted to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the founding of Anabaptism with the release of If Anyone Would Follow Me, a new 13-lesson Anabaptist history study guide. This book is designed to be used by Anabaptist churches in group study settings like Sunday school, small groups, Wednesday evening Bible… | Anabaptist History & Thought | |
 | In a lively question-and-answer format, this book reveals what life was like–especially for children–during the Revolutionary War. By the author of “”If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War””. Full color. | Level 34 items | ||
 | McGovern, Ann | A look at the various customs and dress of the Colonial age. | Level 34 items | |
 | Levine, Ellen | In a question-and-answer format, the reader is introduced to what the underground railroad was and how it was used between 1830 and 1860 to help slaves in America escape to the North. | Level 21 items | |
 | Brenner, Barbara | Chock-full of little-known facts and written with you-are-there immediacy, this volume explores everyday life in Spain at the end of the 15th century. | Level 34 items |