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.

“The Tidely Idley is the pride and joy of Burt’s life, and between odd jobs for natives and summer people he keeps her painted and patched as best he can.”She leaks every time she’s put to sea, but Burt runs his pump and manages just fine until one day…. He…

First Pathway reader for Grade 2. Workbook by same title available separately.You can find the rest of the Pathway reader series here.

Teacher’s manual for Busy Times and More Busy Times workbooks, available separately.You can find the rest of the Pathway reader series here.

Eli enjoys his work on the farm in eastern Kansas but is nev­er happier than when he has time to explore Fish Creek. When Dad and Mom begin to pray about another move, will Eli’s dreams of becoming a cowboy farmer on the prairie be lost forever?Book 2 in the Little…

The true story of C.S. Lewis, whose love of learning, stories and Jesus led him to create Narnia and write many other beloved books.C.S. Lewis was curious and creative from his earliest days, and this biography walks kids through both fun and formative questions he asked and where they led…