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Schrock, Simon |
Have you ever heard people brag about how they fibbed a little and got the best end of a deal? The storyteller makes himself look like the smart guy and the victim the dummy. One man tells of fibbing to the police officer and getting out of a ticket. Another… |
Christian Living |
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Yancey, Philip |
If there is a loving God, then why is it that ... ?You've heard that question, perhaps asked it yourself. No matter how you complete it, at its root lies the issue of pain. Does God order our suffering? Does he decree an abusive childhood, orchestrate a jet crash, steer… |
Pain & Grief |
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DK Penguin Random House |
From the towering peaks of the Himalayas and the rain forests of Africa to the ancient buildings of Europe and the megacities of Asia, Where on Earth? Atlas brings our amazing world to life in spectacular 3-D maps. |
Geography ⋅ Living History ⋅ Living History Weavings |
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Compiled by Tim Kennedy |
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Phonics & Reading |
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Rawls, Wilson |
Billy has long dreamt of owning not one, but two, dogs. So when he’s finally able to save up enough money for two pups to call his own—Old Dan and Little Ann—he’s ecstatic. It doesn’t matter that times are tough; together they’ll roam the… |
Intermediate and Young Adult Reading |
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Where To? Challenges and Opportunities Within Conservative Anabaptism contains five essays written by five different men. Their assignment was to explore the positive dimensions of what God may want to do in, for, and through conservative Anabaptism over the next fifty years. Each writer addressed a different facet of community… |
Anabaptist History & Thought |
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Fritz, Jean |
A brief biography of Patrick Henry tracing his progress from planter to statesman. Patrick Henry wasn't particularly well spoken. As a lawyer, he mumbled through some of his early cases. But when the issue was freedom, Patrick Henry was transformed into a natural orator. Jean Fritz makes history come… |
Level 34 items |
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Butterfield, Herbert |
The Whig historian studies the past with reference to the present. He looks for agency in history. And, in his search for origins and causes, he can easily select those facts that give support to his thesis and thus eliminate other facts equally important to the total picture. The Whig… |
Biography & History |
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Eitzen, Ruth |
A Quaker family living in Ohio in the early 1800's makes peace with a Shawnee Indian tribe during a very troubled time. From the example of his father, young Abe learns the power of love to overcome hate. This edition published by special arrangement with Herald Press, Harrisonburg, VA. |
Level 43 items |
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Beckham, Robert |
Johannes Gutenberg spent his days shut away, working on a mysterious project. His neighbors wondered what he was doing in his metal shop. Why did he need so much money? Was he making expensive gold jewelry? Weapons? Armor? What project could possibly take up so many hours of Johannes’s… |
Level 34 items |
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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. |
Early Reading |
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Bulkley, Ed |
With deep insight and candor, Bulkley, a pastoral counselor of twenty-five years, answers the question, "Are psychology and the Bible compatible?" and provides clear and practical answers about healing damaged souls in a way that pleases and glorifies God. |
Counseling & Psychology |
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Fritz, Jean |
In the early days of America when men wore ruffles, rode horseback, and obeyed the King, there lived a man in Boston who cared for none of these things. No one expected Samuel Adams to wear ruffles or pledge allegiance to the King of England, but his friends did think… |
Level 34 items |
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Peter Goertzen |
Teachers Week 2023 |
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Schluz, Walter A. |
Introduce young readers to history through the stories of both real and fictionalized people. By focusing on a single important episode that describes a historical event, these books engage readers' interests and imaginations. Written in a story format, each account relates events that really happened, often followed by a… |
Level 12 items |
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Bercot, David W. |
Sex and money scandals. An exploding divorce ate. Drug-addicted youths. And an ever-growing worldliness. Today's church is fighting battles on all fronts. And we seem to be losing these battles to the relentlessly encroaching world. Perhaps the answers to our problems are not in the present, but in the… |
Church History |
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Bercot, David W. |
When Christianity was young, the focus was on Jesus Christ and His kingdom, not theology. To be sure, there are foundational doctrines that Christians have always considered essential to the faith. But somehow the things considered essential have grown from a few sentences to a long list of theological tenets… |
Church History |
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Fritz, Jean |
"A biography of the first signer of the Declaration of Independence outlining all that he did for himself as well as what he did for Massachusetts and his new nation. |
Level 34 items |
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Meloche, Renee Taft |
A preacher, William Carey, sailed He took a boat and traveled up At a time when most Christians never considered the millions of people in… |
Picture Books |
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The student portfolio for the… |
Living History ⋅ Living History Weavings |
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Using her characteristically thorough and animated words and pictures and quotations from Shakespeare's plays, Aliki has created a five-act masterpiece that is the definitive introduction to the playwright and his world. |
Level 43 items |
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Grahame, Kenneth |
Heeding the call of spring, Mole sets out from his underground home and heads down to the river bank. His outing leads to friendship and adventures with Ratty, Badger, and irrepressible Mr Toad. |
Books ⋅ Children's Books ⋅ Early Reading ⋅ Intermediate and Young Adult Reading |
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Spraggett, Daphne and Johnstone, Jill |
The 2002 Gold Medallion for Elementary Age Children. If you appreciated Operation World as an adult, your kids will love this invaluable and age-appropriate prayer resource that develops cultural, political and geographical awareness through a Christian lens. Stunning photographic visuals complement this A to Z collection of countries and people groups… |
Geography |
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Milne, A. A. |
Here are Pooh and Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, and of course Christopher Robin, doing what they've done for generations--enchanting young readers in A. A. Milne's tales from the Hundred Acre Wood. |
Early Reading |
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Priddy Books |
This Giant Activity Work Book has 114 pages of wipe-clean activities, from writing to spelling, math to telling the time, and plenty of fun puzzles to do. The book has a spiral, so the pages lie flat, and comes with a dry-wipe pen, enabling children to complete and repeat the activities… |
Books |
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Usborne |
There are thirty wipe-clean cards and a wipe-clean pen in a pretty gift box with a clear plastic lid. Each card shows a picture to represent a different letter of the alphabet with opportunities to write the words and practice writing the letters, upper and lower case. There are also… |
Phonics & Reading |
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Maria Neradova, Laura Hammonds, and… |
This delightful book is a perfect way for young children to develop their counting, observation and pen control skills. Children will love working with farm animals, and parents and teachers will love the pen control, counting activities, and matching skills this book develops. With durable wipe-clean pages, one book can… |
Preschool & Early Education Activity Books |
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Usborne |
There are thirty wipe-clean cards and a wipe-clean pen in a pretty gift box with a clear plastic lid. The number cards show numbers 0 to 20, and 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, and 100 with pictures, numerals, and words. There are opportunities to write the numbers and the number words. There is also a card showing number… |
Mathematics |
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Kirsteen Robson. Paperback. |
Young children need plenty of practice in pen-control – an essential skill they must learn before starting to form letters and numbers. This fun activity book is full of ocean-themed activities, encouraging children to join the dots, spot differences, solve mazes, and trace the dotted lines with the special pen provided… |
Preschool & Early Education Activity Books |
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Martin, Mildred A. |
Make Proverbs come alive for the children in your home, church, or school. Here is a character-building collection of stories by an Amish Mennonite author. Each chapter explains and illustrates a passage from the book of Proverbs with a story. |
Intermediate and Young Adult Reading |
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Usher, M. D. |
Unfolding through cheerful illustrations and a two-tiered text, details about the Greek philosopher's life and times are explained in this book that chronicles the origins of Western philosophy. Full color. |
Level 34 items |
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Speare, Elizabeth George |
Sixteen-year-old Kit Tyler is marked by suspicion and disapproval from the moment she arrives on the unfamiliar shores of colonial Connecticut in 1687. Alone and desperate, she has been forced to leave her beloved home on the island of Barbados and join a family she has never met. Torn between her… |
Intermediate and Young Adult Reading |
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Morrish, Robert |
This book features classroom management strategies from a veteran educator and behavior consultant. Ronald Morrish provides practical insights that will teach you how to increase teaching time, improve student work habits, reinstate authority to you as the teacher, and decrease your reliance on punishment as a motivational strategy. |
Classroom Management & Culture |
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Stahl-Wert, John |
This is an excellent and deeply personal reflection on life and God. It provides great insights into the character of God and our relationship with the Creator. |
Biography & History |
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George, Elizabeth |
This very popular selection for personal and group study is filled with rich advice, spiritual wisdom, and practical applications. With passion and personality, Elizabeth George shares how a woman can follow God and seek His heart in every area of her life... her husband her children her home her walk… |
Women |
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Laudate Mennonite Ensemble |
1. O Love That Will Not Let Me Go |
Music ⋅ Various Artists |
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Yoder, Pablo |
This is a big beautiful book — full of excellent color photographs of South American wildlife. It reminds one of a National Geographic Society production, but it is written in a narrative style from a Christian perspective. Consequently, this production gives God the glory and gives the reader a wonderful introduction… |
Science |
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Pablo Yoder (Hardcover) |
How big are your fingers? How big are God's fingers? What can your fingers make? What did God's fingers make? Let Pablo Yoder take you on a tour of nature's paradise in Latin America and see the handiwork of God's fingers. Whether you simply gaze at… |
Science |
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Faith Builders Resource Group |
Each student will need access to a world map for geography study. |
Level 12 items ⋅ Level 21 items |
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Rockford Map Gallery |
Each student will need access to a world map and a USA map for geography study. |
Level 34 items ⋅ Level 43 items |
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Strong, Cynthia A. (Softcover) |
Four years in the making, A Worldview Approach to Ministry Among Muslim Women is a ground-breaking exploration into the way culture and worldview affect ministry among Muslim women. Using original field research from eight different language and culture groups, the book explores a variety of ministries among Muslim women and… |
Missions & Service |
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St. Olaf Choir |
1. The Lord's Prayer |
Music ⋅ Saint Olaf Choir |
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Yutzy, Mary Lou |
"Wounded Trust" encourages embracing the situations and experiences of life in the view of eternity. The likeness of a wound to traumatic experiences makes a real-to-life understanding of our emotional wounds. Life brings wounds, bumps, and bruises that we must face honestly to be able to fully live. |
Pain & Grief |
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Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan |
No novel better epitomizes the love between a child and a pet than The Yearling. When young Jody Baxter adopts and orphaned fawn he calls Flag, he makes it a part of his family and his best friend. But life in the Florida backwoods is harsh, and so, as his… |
Classics |
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Plank, Norma |
In the Bible we see God revealing Himself to man and intervening in affairs on earth. He spoke to Adam, Noah, and Abraham. He thundered and shook Mount Sinai. He parted the waters of the Red Sea and led the children of Israel with a pillar of cloud. He brought… |
Biography & History |
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George, Jim |
Jim George, author of "A Man After God's Own Heart" (more than 74,000 copies sold), takes older teenagers on a radical journey of faith. Through God's extreme wisdom and powerful insights from the life of warrior and leader King David, readers will--get on track with right priorities discover God… |
Men |
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Sande, Corlette |
The Young Peacemaker Set includes a 200 page Teacher Manual designed in a workbook format, and the appendices can be photocopied for child or student use. Divided into three sections: Understanding, Responding and Preventing Conflict, each lesson has a goal, objectives, principle, and needs clearly outlined at the beginning, and is… |
Books |
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George, Elizabeth |
A fabulous 3-in-1 collection of Elizabeth's bestselling books. This collection includes the following titles: A Young Woman After God's Own Heart This teen version of A Woman After God's Own Heart shares the intentions and blessings of God's heart with girls. They'll discover His priorities… |
Women |
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Concordia Choir |
1. Jubilate Deo Rene Clausen, Conductor |
Concordia Choir |
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Stott, John R. W. |
"Knowledge is indispensable to Christian life and service," writes John Stott. "If we do not use the mind which God has given us, we condemn ourselves to spiritual superficiality." While Christians have had a long heritage of rigorous scholarship and careful thinking, some circles still view the intellect with suspicion… |
Disciplines & Spiritual Formation |