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Harness, Cheryl |
This sequel to "Abe Lincoln: The Frontier Days, 1809-1837" follows Lincoln's life from the age of 28, when he arrives in Springfield, Illinois, ready to take up his post in the state legislature, to his assassination in 1865. Includes six maps researched by the National Geographic Society. Full-color illustrations. |
Level 43 items |
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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… |
Level 43 items ⋅ Living History Threads |
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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… |
Level 43 items |
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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… |
Level 43 items |
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Kalman, Bobbie |
The second-largest country on Earth, Canada possesses a tremendous variety of natural wonders. This new second revision to Canada the Land takes students on a fascinating tour of the country's rugged coasts, frozen northern regions, vast prairies, and majestic mountain ranges. 32 pages. |
Level 43 items |
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Kalman, Bobbie |
In this new second revised edition of Canada the People, candid photos feature Canadian families and how they live. Updated facts and statistics support this fascinating portrayal of a nation built on immigration. Important issues that must be resolved with the Native peoples are sensitively portrayed. 32 pages. |
Level 43 items |
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Sandler, Martin W. |
This selection in the acclaimed Library of Congress series details the Civil War with rich illustrations of over 100 vintage photographs, posters, and paintings from the Library's archives, offering young readers a captivating glimpse into American history. 96 pages. |
Level 43 items |
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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. |
Level 34 items ⋅ Level 43 items |
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Ammon, Richard |
Explains how Conestoga wagons were built and driven as well as their historical significance and importance to the early American economy. |
Level 43 items |
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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. |
Level 43 items |
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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. |
Level 43 items |
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Bert, Ruth J. |
This engaging children's book tells the life story of Sarah Bert, who served at a Chicago mission in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Sarah's story demonstrates how even the smallest among us can answer some of the biggest calls through a determined faith in God. She was… |
Level 43 items |
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Hoover, Susan Bame |
Faith the Cow is the true story of Dan West and how he and a group of farmers worked together to create peace in the world. As the old saying goes, "Give a man a fish and he can eat for a day; teach a man to fish, and you… |
Level 43 items |
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Steele, Philip |
Galileo made the first effective use of the refracting telescope to discover important new facts about astronomy. His observations led him to support Copernicus's claim that Earth and the other planets circled the sun. This conflicted with the teachings of the Catholic Church, and brought Galileo before the judges… |
Level 43 items |
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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. |
Level 43 items |
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Troxel, Larry |
A 72-page illustrated workbook with maps, lyrics, and famous landmarks; and a 25"x 36" world map to label and color. Includes the audio CD - choose the instrumental or a cappella option. |
Level 34 items ⋅ Level 43 items |
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Stanley, Diane |
When it was first published, "Good Queen Bess" won many honors for its thoroughly researched narrative and superb illustrations. In this reissue, a celebrated author paints an impressive portrait of the remarkable queen who loved her people and ruled them so well. Full color. |
Level 43 items |
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Dave and Neta Jackson |
Timeless lessons for families from great Christians of the past. Drawn from the lives of fifteen key Christian heroes, Hero Tales, Vol. II 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… |
Level 43 items |
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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… |
Level 43 items |
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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. |
Level 43 items |
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Ten Boom, Corrie |
This is the remarkable story of Corrie Ten Boom and her family who, at risk of their lives, followed the mandate of their Christian understanding by providing refuge to Jews marked for death by Nazi forces occupying the Netherlands during World War II. |
Level 43 items |
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Shanzer, 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… |
Level 43 items |
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Kiefer, James S. and Velma… |
A flashcard story of the Christian Missionary to inland China- Hudson Taylor. |
Level 43 items |
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Summerer, Eric Michael |
Learn about Bach, one of the most prolific composers of the eighteenth, or any other, century. Includes full-color photographs, timeline, glossary, primary source listing, index and web sites. |
Level 43 items |
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Simonetta Carr |
John Newton’s life was full of adventure, danger, travels, exotic places, and romance. Young readers will encounter each of these things in Simonetta Carr’s carefully narrated and charmingly illustrated book. But more importantly, readers will come to appreciate the way Newton’s life was changed for good, even… |
Level 43 items |
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Nichols, Catherine |
Learn Leonardo's life story through his drawings and paintings. Includes full-color photographs and illustrations, sidebars, timeline, glossary, primary source listing, index and web sites. |
Level 43 items |
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This set of 97 pictures… |
This set of 97 pictures and 5 classroom maps illustrates key people, events, and places in each unit. The pictures are printed on matte-laminated cardstock and are approximately 12.5 x18.5 inches in size. A limited number of the older 8.5x11" size posters are still available while supplies last. |
Level 43 items |
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Mitchell, Barbara |
Eli Whitney's love of inventing and pondering new ideas made him one of America's greatest inventors. Best known for inventing the cotton gin, one of the most important American inventions of the century, he changed cotton production forever. A few years later, Whitney invented machines to make muskets… |
Living History Level 43 ⋅ Level 43 items |
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Bean, Esther |
First section tells the story of the Mennonite movement in the Netherlands. The second section tells the story of Mennonite migration through Prussia to Russia and eventually to North and South America. Used with Level 4/3 of Living History Threads. |
Level 43 items ⋅ PA ACTS 195/90/35 - NPIS |
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Martin, Mildred |
Experience thrilling adventure as the Christian missionaries on these pages meet witch doctors, disease, drought, hate-filled guerillas, a Bible thief, and killer cats. Each story is based on actual happenings from the lives of real people. |
Level 21 items ⋅ Level 43 items |
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Farris, Christine King |
"Mother Dear, one day I'm going to turn this world upside down." Long before he became a world-famous dreamer, Martin Luther King Jr. was a little boy who played jokes and practiced the piano and made friends without considering race. But growing up in the segregated south of the 1930… |
Level 43 items |
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Bean, Esther |
A workbook to guide students in researching and presenting the history of their community. Accompanies Level 4/3 of Living History Threads. |
Level 43 items |
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Adler, David A. |
The moving story of a young girl who learns of her grandfather's experience in Auschwitz and then helps him overcome his sensitivity about the number on his arm, this award-winning picture book gives young children "just enough" information about the Holocaust without overwhelming them. |
Level 43 items |
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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. |
Level 34 items ⋅ Level 43 items |
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Pathway Publishers |
Pathway reader for Grade 8. Workbook and teacher's manual of same title available separately. |
Curriculum ⋅ Level 34 items ⋅ Level 43 items ⋅ Pathway |
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Stanley, Diane |
In this reissue of her acclaimed picture-book biographies, Stanley captures the fabulous world of tsarist Russia and the greatness of its larger-than-life leader whose spirit, impatience and vision brought Russia into the modern world. Full-color illustrations. |
Level 43 items |
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Adler, David A. |
A chronicle of the life of Anne Frank, a young Jewish girl, who kept a diary during her family's attempts to hide from the Nazis in the 1940s. Important dates in the life of Anne Frank and notes from the author are included. |
Level 43 items |
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Adler, David |
Full-color illustrations tell the life story of the civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Level 43 items |
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Adler, David A. |
An introduction to the genius with a curious mind who loved to experiment and who invented the phonograph, light bulb, movie camera, and numerous other items. |
Level 43 items |
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Bean, Esther |
Revival swept through North America and Europe in the 1700s and 1800s. The lives of men and women involved in the revival and missions movement are inspiring for us today. Accompanies Level 4/3 of Living History Threads. |
Level 43 items ⋅ PA ACTS 195/90/35 - NPIS |
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Kroll, Steven |
From Kroll (Lewis and Clark, 1994, etc.), a handsomely illustrated biography that introduces a fascinating historical figure and will make readers yearn for more information. The facts are covered, including Fulton's stints as sign painter, air-gun inventor, and apprentice jeweler; Kroll states clearly which details cannot be pinned down, and… |
Level 43 items |
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Pathway Publishers |
Reader for Pathway reading series, Grade 7. Workbook and teacher's manual of same title available separately. |
Curriculum ⋅ Level 34 items ⋅ Level 43 items ⋅ Pathway |
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Kalman, Bobbie |
Spotlight on Canada introduces children to Canada's multicultural people, its varied landscapes and climates, its exciting cities, and its joyful celebrations. A huge country with only one neighbor, the United States, Canada is divided into provinces and territories. French and English are its two official languages, and its rich… |
Level 43 items |
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Coles, Robert |
The year is 1960, and six-year-old Ruby Bridges and her family have recently moved from Mississippi to New Orleans in search of a better life. When a judge orders Ruby to attend first grade at William Frantz Elementary, an all-white school, Ruby must face angry mobs of parents who refuse to… |
Level 43 items |
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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 |
Level 34 items ⋅ Level 43 items ⋅ PA ACTS 195/90/35 - NPIS |
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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 |
Level 43 items ⋅ PA ACTS 195/90/35 - NPIS |
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Howat, Irene |
These Christian stalwarts were once young boys playing games, learning from mistakes and growing up in quite a different world. But was it that different? Irene Howat has researched the lives of these men of God and draws out lessons we can all relate to, especially youngsters today. Charles Spurgeon (… |
Level 43 items |
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Fraser, Mary Ann |
On May 10, 1869, the final spike in North America's first transcontinental railroad was driven home at Promontory Summit, Utah. Illustrated with the author's carefully researched, evocative paintings, here is the story of that great American adventure--and the day Charles Crocker staked $10,000 on the crews' ability to lay a… |
Level 43 items |
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Jean F. Blashfield |
Try your luck, and search for your fortune in California! Follow the joy and heartbreak of the '49ers during the California Gold Rush. |
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Fleming, Alice |
Narrates the saga of how the Mennonites left Prussia to avoid military service, went to southern Russia where they learned to raise Turkey Red wheat, and ultimately came to the United States where they helped make Kansas famous for its wheat. |
Level 43 items |
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