Billy and his pony Blaze love to explore the forest. So one day they set out on an old woodland road that is new to them. They have a wonderful ride, but their adventures soon lead them off the trail and deep into the woods. Before they know it, the…

Born blind in one eye and completely blind by the age of 22, life wasn’t easy for Johnnie. But did he allow it to stop him? Not Johnnie! From making brooms, to assembling binders, to rerouting his own telephone wires, Johnnie was a constant source of surprise to everyone.

Chacour blends his riveting life story with historical research to reveal a little-known side of the Arab-Israeli conflict and the birth of modern Israel. He touches on controversial questions, such as “What behind-the-scenes politics touched off the turmoil in the Middle East?” “What does Bible prophecy really have to say?”…

“The adventures of a little girl and a baby bear while hunting for blueberries with their mothers one bright summer day. All the color and flavor of the sea and pine-covered Maine countryside.”–“School Library Journal, ” starred review. Caldecott Honor Book. Full-color illustrations. Highly-recommended.

Includes 12 small books for beginning readers and a parent guide.

Bowser the Hound isn’t very clever — certainly not as clever as Old Man Coyote, who’s full of tricks! There’s one thing, though, that Bowser’s really good at, and that’s pursuing someone who’ll give him a long, hard run. Actually, he’ll go without eating just for the pleasure of chasing…

The student portfolio for the “Louis Braille” half-unit in Living History Weavings contains the student activities that serve as the anchor for learning in this unit. Pages are three-hole-punched for insertion in a binder, with a front and back cover sheet. Binder is not included.

Breaking Bread with the Dead teaches us how to learn from authors from the past to navigate modern life.

Who are gifted students and how can we best engage them in learning? This session explores the answers to these questions and suggests effective teaching strategies that will challenge academically advanced students.

Discover songs that can build enjoyment of singing and enhance other content areas. The eclectic song collection can be useful to general classroom teachers looking for a bit of action, reflection, or humor as well as music teachers seeking to build cross-curricular connections.

This session discusses what grades are not and what they should be, and who grades benefit. Classroom practices are evaluated to determine whether they encourage a love of good grades or a love of learning.

In this humorous and charming picture book, a monk struggles to return a library book because of a bear…with a taste for letters.Brother Hugo can’t return his library book — the letters of St. Augustine — because, it turns out, the precious book has been devoured by a bear!Instructed by…

What happens when a nineteen-year-old boy heads into the jungles to evangelize a murderous tribe of South American Indians? For Bruce Olson it meant capture and torture, but what he discovered revolutionized the world of missions.

Who will love a sweet boy with a cowlick and a dimple for who he is? And what if who he is keeps changing?Written by Shari Zook and illustrated by Lana Kuhns, Bubby and the Changing Place gives us a glimpse into the heart of a foster child. Bubby is…

A story of the struggles of a young man growing up in an Amish church.The fourth and final book in the Little Eli series.

Discover innovative ways to incorporate fluency practice into reading instruction! This professional resource provides teachers with engaging and practical strategies for bringing fluency instruction into daily reading routines. Written by literacy experts Timothy Rasinski and Chase Young, this book offers instructional strategies to help teachers understand fluency and how to…

Pathway Reader for Grade 4. Workbook of same title available separately.You can find the rest of the Pathway reader series here.

Workbook to accompany the Grade 4 Pathway reader of same title. Teacher’s edition available separately.You can find the rest of the Pathway reader series here.

Identifying 18 “visionary” companies, the authors set out to determine what’s special about them and to provide a blueprint for prosperity. Includes hundreds of examples showing what makes the truly exceptional firms different from the everyday ones.

Mother Bear has a secret — actually, two of them — and their names are Boxer and Woof-Woof. Young readers will find out how the young cubs get even with Peter Rabbit, what happens when the bears meet their father, and much more. 4 charming illustrations by Harrison Cady. 80…

Workbook to accompany the Grade 2 Pathway reader of same title. Teacher’s edition available separately.You can find the rest of the Pathway reader series here.

Maria and Hans Penner, Mennonite refugees from the Russian Ukraine, forge ever west with their family, west to freedom! In east Germany the Communists tragically separate Maria and Hans. Each fears the other lost or killed. Hoping against hope, each continues westward. This book graphically portrays the effects of war…