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Barbara Kiely Miller |
A peaceful leader of the Nez Perce Indians, Chief Joseph was forced to guide his people on a long, dangerous journey to escape the U.S. Army. Find out how his courage and speaking skills made him a respected and powerful voice for the rights of all Native Americans. |
Living History Level 12 ⋅ Primary ⋅ Read-alouds 12 |
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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? |
Intermediate ⋅ Intermediate Readers ⋅ Living History Level 34 ⋅ Read-alouds 34 |
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Bauman, Elizabeth |
A children's classic since 1954, Coals of Fire offers seventeen true stories about returning love for hate, good for evil, taken from various cultures and time periods, that will challenge readers, regardless of their age. (All Ages) 128 pages. |
Intermediate ⋅ Intermediate Readers ⋅ Living History Level 34 ⋅ Living History Level 43 ⋅ Read-alouds 34 ⋅ Read-alouds 43 |
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Bauer, Susan Wise |
Story of the World, Volume 2: The Middle Ages--From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance |
Intermediate ⋅ Living History Level 34 ⋅ Living History Level 43 ⋅ PA ACTS 195/90/35 - NPIS ⋅ Read-alouds 34 ⋅ Read-alouds 43 |
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Jackson, Dave |
Here is a book about people who acted in faith and by their witness moved mountains and changed the world. They are heroes of faith who, like Abraham, became great because they loved God above everything else, including Christianity. |
Intermediate ⋅ Intermediate Readers ⋅ Living History Level 34 ⋅ Living History Level 43 ⋅ Read-alouds 34 ⋅ Read-alouds 43 |
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Pinckney, Jerry |
Aesop's Fables is a 2000 collection of 61 fables from the Aesop ouvre, retold by Jerry Pinkney. It includes stories about wolves, foxes, lions, dogs, mice, and donkeys. |
Intermediate ⋅ Living History Level 34 ⋅ Read-alouds 34 |
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Stoll, Joseph |
Historical fiction based on the lives of early Anabaptists in Zurich, Switzerland from 1523-1533. Information taken from actual records, trials, etc. of that time. |
Advanced ⋅ Advanced Readers ⋅ Intermediate ⋅ Intermediate Readers ⋅ Living History Level 34 ⋅ Read-alouds 34 |
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Bingham, Jane |
Alexander has a dream. He means to rule the world. Leading a massive army from his home in Europe, he sets out on a quest to conquer Asia. Nothing, not rebel armies, vast rivers, or herds of elephants can stop him. 64 pages. |
Living History Level 34 ⋅ Primary ⋅ Read-alouds 34 |
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Fritz, Jean |
"These ten true tales of 15th-century explorers bring history to life, with accounts of the exploits of Christopher Columbus, Bartholomew Diaz, Ponce de Leon, and others. |
Living History Level 34 ⋅ Primary ⋅ Read-alouds 34 |
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Stauffer, H. Romaine |
Fictionalized account of the immigration of the boy Christian Burkholder to Pennsylvania from the Palatinate in 1754. |
Intermediate ⋅ Intermediate Readers ⋅ Living History Level 34 ⋅ Read-alouds 34 |
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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. |
Intermediate ⋅ Intermediate Readers ⋅ Living History Level 43 ⋅ Read-alouds 43 |
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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. |
Intermediate ⋅ Intermediate Readers ⋅ Living History Level 43 ⋅ Read-alouds 43 |
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Smucker, Barbara |
Through the eyes of a young Mennonite boy, Peter, you see life for Mennonites in the Russian Ukrainian villages just before Lenin came to power, and the great immigrations after he started his rule. |
Intermediate ⋅ Intermediate Readers ⋅ Living History Level 43 ⋅ Read-alouds 43 |
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Bauer, Susan Wise |
Story of the World, Volume 4: The Modern Age--From Victoria's Empire to the End of the USSR |
Intermediate ⋅ Living History Level 43 ⋅ PA ACTS 195/90/35 - NPIS ⋅ Read-alouds 43 |
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Harness, Cheryl |
When De Witt Clinton, a young politician, first dreams of building a canal to connect the Hudson River with the Great Lakes, folks don't believe such a thing can be done. But eight long years after the first shovelful of earth is dug, Clinton realizes his vision at last… |
Intermediate ⋅ Living History Level 43 ⋅ Read-alouds 43 |
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Sharp, John E. |
Here are stories about David Toews, Annie Funk and the Titanic, Orie Miller, Emma Richards and Marilyn Miller, Peter Dyck, Mesach Krisetya, a new search for Clayton Kratz, and more. |
Intermediate ⋅ Intermediate Readers ⋅ Living History Level 43 ⋅ Read-alouds 43 |
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Victoria Sherrow |
Growing up, Alexander Graham Bell was fascinated with music, speech, and sounds. He worked hard to invent things that would not only help those with impaired hearing, but also bring people together in new and special ways. What he didn’t know was that his simple idea—to help people… |
Intermediate ⋅ Living History Threads ⋅ Read-alouds 43 |
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Upjohn, Rebecca |
Milek and his brother Munio live in a sleepy village in Poland, where nothing exciting seems to happen. They reluctantly do as their mother asks when she asks them to visit their neighbor Anton, knowing that the rest of the village laughs at him because of his strange habits of… |
History ⋅ Intermediate ⋅ Intermediate Readers ⋅ Living History Level 43 ⋅ Living History Threads ⋅ Primary ⋅ Read-alouds 43 ⋅ Reading |
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De Angeli, Marguerite |
The delightful story of a young Quaker girl who finds her place among her people. |
Primary |
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D'Aulaire, Ingri and Edgar Parin |
An intuitive understanding of the things children love to know, combined with the d'Aulaire's extraordinary artistic ability make this book on the life of one of America's most beloved founders a perennial classic. Folk art style illustrations are enhanced with pert aphorisms from Poor Richard's Almanac… |
Primary |
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Adler, David A. |
This book is a picture book biography on Rosa Parks. It paints a picture of what life was like for Rosa as a child and through adulthood. It starts in segregated America and hits on key points in the civil rights movement and Rosa's life. The book does a… |
Primary |
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Maier, Paul L. |
This picture book explores the life of the 16th-century monk who was the catalyst for the Protestant Reformation in Europe. Readers learn the historic background to a significant time in the church, and what God can do with a willing vessel. Full color. |
Primary |
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Parin d'Aulaire, Edgar and Ingri |
A life of the Genoese weaver's son who sought to prove the world is round, telling how he studied map-making in Portugal, waited long years for financial and material support from Isabella of Spain, and finally made four voyages to the New World. |
Primary |
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Miller, Lucinda |
For many years an arrowhead lay hidden, buried in the soil of an Indiana farm. The Indian who had shot it was long forgotten. The generations of settlers who followed, chopping down trees and planting corn, never found it. Decades passed, and other families who worked the land never found… |
Primary |
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Jenner, Caryn |
Will Tate and his family set sail for America. But they are on board the Titanic, the "unsinkable" ship, which is heading for disaster! Stunning DK images combine with lively illustrations and engaging age-appropriate stories in this ebook - a multi-level reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while… |
Primary |
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Fritz, Jean |
Using her trademark humorous style, Jean Fritz tells the story of Plymouth Rock--the granite boulder upon which it was decided the Pilgrims must have set foot upon their arrival in the New World--telling how it came to be the impressive monument it is today. |
Primary |
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de Angeli, Marguerite |
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. |
Primary |
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Cary, Barbara |
This warmly told biography of our sixteenth president is enriched by many authentic but seldom told anecdotes and complemented by bold color illustrations that capture the spirit of Lincoln and his era. |
Primary |
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D'Aulaire, Ingri |
An illustrated biography of the great American president chronicles Honest Abes rise from impoverished son of a Kentucky farmer to president of a nation at war with itself. |
Primary |
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Beall, Pamela |
Contains over forty international songs, sung in their native languages with English translations. Includes songs from North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Australia, Asia and Oceania. |
Primary |
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McGovern, Ann |
This popular book in the If You series answers a variety of questions about Pilgrim life--both on the ship and on shore--helping readers understand what it was like to have lived at that time. Four-color illustrations. |
Primary |
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Fritz makes history accessible once more in this wry biography of a legendary explorer. A "School Library Journal" Best Book of the Year. Illustrations. |
Primary |
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If You Lived At the Time of the Civil War features an accessible question-and-answer format that answers questions about the Civil War from both Northern and Southern perspectives. Includes large, full-color illustrations. |
Primary |
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Jackson, Dave & Neta |
Timeless lessons for families from great Christians of the past. Drawn from the lives of fifteen key Christian heroes, Hero Tales, Vol. III is a beautifully illustrated treasury of forty-five exciting and educational readings designed to help foster Christian character qualities in families with elementary-age children. This inspiring collection presents… |
Intermediate ⋅ Intermediate Readers ⋅ Living History Level 43 ⋅ Read-alouds 43 ⋅ Reading |
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