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Series: Extraordinary Lives

A bold new series of biographies for young readers focusing on the lives of inspirational historical and modern figures.

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages

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Forced into hiding at the age of thirteen, her diary reveals what life was like for her and her Jewish family during the Second World War, and continues to inspire people all over the world.

ages 7-11

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A dedicated and brave pilot, known for staying calm under pressure, he became the first person to set foot on the moon.

Series: Extraordinary Lives
From real-life narratives to timelines and facts, each fully illustrated book focuses on the life of an inspirational historical or modern figure. Explore the childhood, the achievements, and the qualities of each figure – the very things that helped them have such an incredible impact on the world.

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Vivid characters true to Rudyard Kipling's original stories spring to life in tales of a young boy raised among wolves and other wild creatures of the Indian jungle. Includes: Mowgli's Brothers; Tiger! Tiger! Red Dog; The Spring Running. Winner of the 1995 Parents' Choice Silver Award; INDIE Finalist, ALA Notable, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Best Audio. Read by engaging storyteller Jim Weiss. Timeline: 1800s (India) Learn More

Features twenty-three illustrations featuing composers from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern Periods of orchestral composition. Portraits of Vivaldi, Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Clara Schumann, Liszt, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Stravinsky and others make this a vibrant time line. Sure to be a favorite with students! With their dated illustrations of significant events and individuals, students cut and color the detailed drawings and paste them on two 6" x 34" card-stock strips which are scored and able to fold for convenient storage in the student notebook. Many students will mount their completed time lines on the wall. They stretch to nearly six feet in length! Grades 1-6. From Beautiful Feet Books. Learn More

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This wonderful time line covers the period of history from Magna Charta in 1215 to Elizabethan England in the early 1600s. Twenty fascinating events and individuals, including Marco Polo, the Scottish Rebellion, the Black Death, Chaucer, Gutenberg, Luther, Joan of Arc, the Spanish Armada, Shakespeare and many more will reinforce these milestones in the history of Western Civilization. With their dated illustrations of significant events and individuals, students cut and color the detailed drawings and paste them on two 6" x 34" card-stock strips which are scored and able to fold for convenient storage in the student notebook. Many students will mount their completed time lines on the wall. They stretch to nearly six feet in length! All ages. From Beautiful Feet Books. Learn More

This timeline goes back to the ancient world of Pythagoras, Aristotle and Archimedes, to the medieval world of Copernicus and Galileo, up to the modern world of Edison and Einstein. With a total of twenty-one illustrations many of the world's most notable scientists will be brought to life for your student. All the figures are dated with a brief explanation concerning the discoveries of each individual. Your student will more fully appreciate the progress of science through the centuries. With their dated illustrations of significant events and individuals, students cut and color the detailed drawings and paste them on two 6" x 34" card-stock strips which are scored and able to fold for convenient storage in the student notebook. Many students will mount their completed time lines on the wall. They stretch to nearly six feet in length! Grades 1st-6th. From Beautiful Feet Books. Learn More

The Mystery of History, Volume 2, The Early Church and the Middle Ages, provides a historically accurate, Bible-centered approach to learning history. The completely chronological lessons shed new light on who walked the earth when, as well as on where important Bible figures fit into secular history. Detailed and lively text. Week-by-week lessons. Historical photos. Systematic quizzes. Semester and year-end tests. Timeline and mapping assignments. Answer keys included. Grades 4th-8th. 500 + pages. From Bright Ideas Press. Learn More

Have we been brainwashed about our roots? Read evidence that the writings in Genesis are more ancient than historians admit. Adam, Noah, and other eyewitnesses actually wrote these records for us. This unique course, based on Genesis 1-11, integrates the linguistic evidence and other fields of knowledge with the Bible. It clears up the fuzziness of history before Egypt. Through literature and art it reveals startling insights about giants, dragons, cherubim and other beings that the early people knew but we have lost in myth. Gives true answers to age-old questions of God, man, and the world -- in order to develop the right worldview, which leads to right thinking. Includes maps, charts, timeline and full-color reproductions of ancient art. Six units with flexible uses for teens, almost teens, and the rest of the family. 112 pages, Paperback Learn More

If the Romans were history’s great men of action, the Greeks were history’s great men of thought. Dive into the lives and minds of thirty-two famous Greeks through stories detailing the rise, Golden Age, and fall of Greece. The triumphs of Aristotle, Ptolemy, Ulysses, Pericles, Alexander the Great, and many others will enable your students to understand why the scope of Greek accomplishment is still known today as “The Greek Miracle.”

Each of the 30 workbook lessons of the Famous Men of Greece Guide includes famous quotes, a drill of key people and places, 10 vocabulary words, 5-10 comprehension questions, and an activities section with mapwork, discussion questions, and research projects. The Appendix contains maps, a “Who Said That?” worksheet, a timeline, drill questions, and drawing pages.

The first 11 lessons are a review of Greek mythology and are therefore not included on the Final Exam.

Text #1256 is to be used with Student Guide/Workbook, #5060 and Teacher Guide, #5061. From Memoria Press-Charter/Public Editions

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Studying God's Word, Book G Student Workbook. This book covers the Gospels. 6th grade. Christian Liberty Press. This course examines the four Gospels and provides a chronological overview of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. It contains lesson, thought, and review questions; timeline charts; background outlines on the Gospels; and four self-tests. Learn More

This course examines the four Gospels and provides a chronological overview of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. It contains lesson, thought, and review questions; timeline charts; background outlines on the Gospels; and four self-tests. Includes answers and teaching tips forStudent Workbook G (Item # 1884). 6th grade. Christian Liberty Press. Learn More

Pirates! Buried treasure! Loyal friends and treacherous villains! Here is Robert Louis Stevenson's immortal adventure with all its vivid characters. Set sail on the good ship Hispaniola, and experience the mile-a-minute adventures, sudden plot twists and hair's breadth escapes. You are sure feel the sea breeze blowing through your own hair! Read by engaging storyteller Jim Weiss. Winner of the Film Advisory Award. Timeline: 1800s (England) Learn More

Listeners of all ages can drift into Sweet Dreams with these remarkably restful visualizations. Experience a toy shop after hours, a colorful cavern behind a waterfall, and four other settings of safety and wonder. Gentle music follows each scene, with enough time between stories to allow Mom or Dad to turn off the player. Includes: The Forest Cottage; The Pond; Behind the Waterfall; The Toy Shop; The Desert Retreat; The Cove. Winner of the Parents' Guide to Children's Media Award. Read by engaging storyteller Jim Weiss. Timeline: Contemporary Learn More

Upbeat and exciting yet deeply moving, this unique collection of myths addresses the equality of the sexes and the value of love and honor. Includes: Psyche & Cupid; Pygmalion & Galatea; Echo & Narcissus; Atalanta & The Golden Apples; Baucis & Philemon. •INDIE Finalist. Read by engaging storyteller Jim Weiss. Timeline: 1000 BC (Greece) Learn More

Kingfisher's encyclopedias are award-winning, information-packed reference books for all the family. The new, updated editions are beautiful versions of these trusted favorites--perfect for gifts and reference alike. If you want one history encyclopedia, this is it! History leaps from the page in this completely revised and updated edition of the critically acclaimed Kingfisher History Encyclopedia by the editors at Kingfisher. From man's earliest history right through to the technological and social revolutions of the current day, this trusted reference provides a one-stop source for research, and is the perfect companion to any study of world history. The encyclopedia is organized chronologically and then thematically within each time period. A timeline runs across the top of each page for context. Each section includes biographies of important people and key features on the art, architecture, and technology of the period. No more hunting and pecking all over the internet for incomplete or un-vetted information. With 3,500 indexed references and more than 2,000 full-color illustrations, photographs, and source materials, as well as research-friendly back matter and index, this encyclopedia provides a beautiful, authoritative reference that is essential for any home, school, or library. Hardcover. 496 pages. Learn More

Acclaimed bedtime recording with six vignettes that take the listener into scenes which bring about feelings of safety and love. A minute of soothing music follows each vignette. Includes: Tropical Island; The Unicorn; Mountain Cabin; The Farm; Treehouse in the Forest; Mermaid's Lagoon. Winner of NAPPA Gold. Read by engaging storyteller Jim Weiss. Timeline: Timeless. Location: Contemporary

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These uproarious American folk stories will have you laughing out loud and pondering. You'll meet Paul Bunyan, taller than the trees and mightier than the rivers; Johnny Appleseed, whose gentle generosity make him a beloved legend; and Pecos Bill, whose outrageous Texas-sized exploits make him the greatest of all cowboys. There's even one of Jim's own tales, a tongue-twisting, hilarious tale of the Old West. The entire family will listen to this recording over and over again. Includes: Paul Bunyan; Johnny Appleseed; Pecos Bill; The Fastest Draw in the West. Winner of the Film Advisory Board Award. Read by engaging storyteller Jim Weiss. Ages 5+. Timeline: 1800s (United States) See also companion reader #7327 Learn More

Includes: Archimedes and the Golden Crown; King Hieron's Challenge; Soldier and Scientist; Ptolemy vs. Copernicus; Tycho Brahe Scans the Skies; Kepler and Galileo; The Trial of Galileo; Isaac Newton; Epilogue. Winner of the 2000 Parents' Choice Gold Award and Storytelling World Award. Read by engaging storyteller Jim Weiss. Timeline:400 BC (Sicily); Renaissance Europe. Ages 7+ Learn More

Brings the world of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson to life for children. Includes: The Mazarin Stone; The Adventure of the Speckled Band; The Musgrave Ritual; The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle. Winner of: ALA Notable, 1992 Parents' Choice Gold Award and Booklist Editor's Choice. Read by engaging storyteller Jim Weiss. Timeline: 1900 (England) Learn More

The Mystery of History, Volume 1, Creation to the Resurrection, provides a historically accurate, Bible-centered approach to learning history. The completely chronological lessons shed new light on who walked the earth when, as well as on where important Bible figures fit into secular history. Detailed and lively text. Week-by-week lessons. Historical photos. Systematic quizzes. Semester and year-end tests. Timeline and mapping assignments. Answer keys included. Grades 4th-8th. 500 + pages. From Bright Ideas Press. Learn More

Violence is downplayed and the characters in the two swashbuckling stories are portrayed as humans with thoughts and feelings. Includes: Our Hero; Duel; Athos, Porthos & Aramis; The Queen's Diamonds; Robin and Little John; Lady Marion; The Archery Contest; Robin and the King. Winner of the NAPPA Gold Award. Read by Jim Weiss. Timeline: 1600s (Renaissance Italy) Learn More

Ancient stories of bards and warriors told with passion and sensitivity, enhanced with music from acclaimed pianist, Paul Machlis. Includes: The Bard; Dectera and Fifty Maidens; Cuchulain's Name; The Wooing of Emer; Angus's Dream; Oisin's Journey; Finn MacCoul and the Battle for Tara. Winner of the Nappa Gold Award, Film Advisory Board Award, and Storytelling World Award. Timeline: 500 AD (Ireland). Read by engaging storyteller Jim Weiss. Ages 7+. Learn More