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This course uses a mostly “biographical” approach to teach United States history by looking at the impact of its chief founders and builders. From the early Viking explorers to the 2008 presidential election, students learn about famous Americans and American history. This test packet contains 13 tests and a test key. Learn More

Exploring American History 2nd Edition Answer Key by Christian Liberty Press provides answers to the questions at the end of each chapter of the text. To be used with the Exploring American History student text. Learn More

History for Little Pilgrims by Christian Liberty Press presents a lively and biblical overview of world and American history, including Creation, the history of God's kingdom, early explorers and cultures, the discovery of the Americas, and the growth and development of the U.S. Numerous full-color illustrations, maps, and chapter questions help ensure comprehension. Geography lessons also included, and a coloring book is also available for supplemental use. Recommended grade: 1; 120 pages. Learn More

History for Little Pilgrims Teacher's Manual by Christian Liberty Press includes lesson plans and vocabulary study for each chapter of the text. This course follows the premise that the central theme of history is to build the kingdom of God and that all of history is God’s. The text begins with the creation story and the Fall of Adam; it then exposes students to a thread of stories that progresses from the Bible to select Christians in the early church, to the Reformation, and finally to the founding and growth of the United States. 68 pages. Learn More

History for Little Pilgrims Coloring Book by Christian Liberty Press is a 38-Page coloring book for young learners of history includes pages to color on creation, the Fall, the life of Abraham, and then moves to the Apostle Paul, and more contemporary leaders such as Patrick Henry, John Calvin, and Dwight Moody. Scripture quotations. (NKJV) For children in grade one and older. Learn More

Fifteen-year-old Charles Wallace Murry, (whom readers were introduced to in A Wrinkle in Time) has a little task he must accomplish. In 24 hours, a mad dictator will destroy the universe by declaring nuclear war--unless Charles Wallace can go back in time to change one of the many Might-Have-Beens in history. In an intricately layered and suspenseful journey through time, this extraordinary young man psychically enters four different people from other eras. As he perceives through their eyes "what might have been," he begins to comprehend the cosmic significance and consequences of every living creature's actions. As he witnesses first-hand the transformation of civilization from peaceful to warring times, his very existence is threatened, but the alternative is far worse. Reading level ages 9-12. Paperback. Learn More

What Your Kindergardner Needs to Know, Fundamentals of a Good Kindergarten Education is the first volume in the Core Knowledge Series by E.D. Hirsch. What Your Kindergardner Needs to Know, Fundamentals of a Good Kindergarten Education is the first volume in the Core Knowledge Series by E.D. Hirsch. Designed for use by parents and teachers, this groundbreaking first volume in the Core Knowledge Series provides kindergartners with the fundamentals they need to prepare them for a lifetime of learning. It sets out the elements a parent or educator should look for in a good kindergarten program and introduces activities that help a child take the first steps in learning to read and write. This revised and updated edition of What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know features a new Introduction and filled with age-appropriate questions and suggestions that stimulate thinking and build vocabulary. Learn More

What Your First Grader Needs to Know, Fundamentals of a Good First-Grade Education is the second volume in the Core Knowledge Series by E.D. Hirsch. What Your First Grader Needs to Know, Fundamentals of a Good First-Grade Education is the second volume in the Core Knowledge Series by E.D. Hirsch. What will your child be expected to learn in the first grade? How can you help him or her at home? How can teachers foster active, successful learning in the classroom? This book answers these all-important questions and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that hundreds of parents and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for American first graders. Featuring a new Introduction, filled with opportunities for reading aloud and fostering discussion, this first-grade volume of the acclaimed Core Knowledge Series presents the sort of knowledge and skills that should be at the core of a challenging first-grade education. Learn More

What Your Second Grader Needs to Know, Fundamentals of a Good Second-Grade Education is the third volume in the Core Knowledge Series by E.D. Hirsch. What Your Second Grader Needs to Know, Fundamentals of a Good Second-Grade Education is the third volume in the Core Knowledge Series by E.D. Hirsch. What will your child be expected to learn in the second grade? How can you help him or her at home? This book answers these all-important questions and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that hundreds of parents and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for American second graders. Designed for parents and teachers to enjoy with children, featuring a new Introduction, this second-grade volume of the Core Knowledge Series presents the knowledge and skills that should be at the core of a challenging second-grade education. . Learn More

What Your Third Grader Needs to Know, Fundamentals of a Good Third-Grade Education is the fourth volume in the Core Knowledge Series by E.D. Hirsch. What Your Third Grader Needs to Know, Fundamentals of a Good Third-Grade Education is the fourth volume in the Core Knowledge Series by E.D. Hirsch. What should your child learn in the third grade? How can you help him or her at home? This book answers these important questions and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that thousands of parents and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for American third graders. Featuring sixteen pages of full-color illustrations, a bolder, easier-to-follow format, and a thoroughly updated curriculum, What Your Third Grader Needs to Know is designed for parents and teachers to enjoy with children. Hundreds of thousands of children have benefited from the Core Knowledge Series. This edition, featuring a new Introduction, gives today’s generation of third graders the advantage they need to make progress in school and to establish an approach to learning that will last a lifetime. Learn More

What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know, Fundamentals of a Good Fourth-Grade Education is the fifth volume in the Core Knowledge Series by E.D. Hirsch. What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know, Fundamentals of a Good Fourth-Grade Education is the fifth volume in the Core Knowledge Series by E.D. Hirsch. How can you help your child at home? This book answers that important question and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that thousands of parents and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for American fourth graders. Featuring sixteen pages of full-color illustrations, a bolder, easier-to-follow format, and a thoroughly updated curriculum, What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know is designed for parents and teachers to enjoy with children. Hundreds of thousands of students have benefited from the Core Knowledge Series. This edition, featuring a new Introduction, gives today’s generation of fourth graders the advantage they need to make progress in school and establish an approach to learning that will last a lifetime. Learn More

First published in 1851, Herman Melville’s masterpiece is, in Elizabeth Hardwick’s words, “the greatest novel in American literature.” The saga of Captain Ahab and his monomaniacal pursuit of the white whale remains a peerless adventure story but one full of mythic grandeur, poetic majesty, and symbolic power. Filtered through the consciousness of the novel’s narrator, Ishmael, Moby-Dick draws us into a universe full of fascinating characters and stories, from the noble cannibal Queequeg to the natural history of whales, while reaching existential depths that excite debate and contemplation to this day. Learn More

George Eliot's Victorian masterpiece: a magnificent portrait of a provincial town and its inhabitants

George Eliot’s novel, Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life, explores a fictional nineteenth-century Midlands town in the midst of modern changes.

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Fully updated for the twenty-first century, The New First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy lists essential facts in twenty-one subject areas to promote successful learning in kids. Child education expert E. D. Hirsch Jr. cuts through the wealth of information available today to highlight terms that a child should be familiar with by the end of sixth grade. With nearly 3,000 concise definitions and including 250 new entries, this popular sourcebook makes it easy for children to become literate in mythology, literature, U.S. history, science and technology, and more. 320 pages. Softbound. Learn More

A picture book that illustrates the Gettysburg Address. This powerful, somber book gloriously introduces the most famous speech in American history to a new generation and gives fresh meaning to those who have read and heard it before. Read Aloud to younger readers, softcover 30 pages. Learn More

ADAM AND HIS KIN: The Lost History of Their Lives and Times by Ruth Beechick. A rare blending of the Bible account with information from sciences, archeology, ancient traditions and other sources. Reads as easily as a story, yet teaches actual history. Narrates from creation to Abram, encompassing the whole period usually called "prehistoric". Charts, maps and illustrations help to give a clear picture of times and places. Gives insights into the world before the great flood and into the rebuilding of civilization afterward. Shows the sources of all pagan beliefs. For the whole family. 176 pages, Paperback. Learn More

The Language Wars: and Other Writings for Homeschoolers A collection of 25 favorite homeschooling articles by Ruth Beechick. Sample topics covered are: thinking, creativity, math, memory, ancient history, achievement testing, cures for dyslexia, and early childhood. This supplements information given in the homeschooling books above, rather than being repetitive. 252 pages, Paperback Learn More

Begins with one- and two-syllable words and progresses to more difficult words - covering about third grade through fifth grade reading levels. Contains stories on the Bible, American history, manners, animals, courage, honesty, God, and the love of reading. Mott Media's McGuffey's Readers are the 1830's version and are printed with Gold Embossed Bindings and the Original Woodcut Artwork. 242 pages, Hardbound Learn More

The book that started it all! Little House in the Big Woods is the first book in Laura Ingalls Wilder's treasured Little House series, which was based on her life growing up as an American pioneer. This edition features Garth Williams' interior art in vibrant full color. Told from four-year-old Laura's point of view, this story begins in 1871 in a little log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Laura lives in the little house with her Pa, her Ma, her sisters Mary and Carrie, and their trusty dog, Jack. Pioneer life is sometimes hard for the family, since they must grow or catch all their own food as they get ready for the cold winter. But it is also exciting as Laura and her family celebrate Christmas with homemade toys and treats, do the spring planting, bring in the harvest, and make their first trip into town. And every night they are safe and warm in their little house, with the happy sound of Pa's fiddle sending Laura and her sisters off to sleep. And so begins Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved story of a pioneer girl and her family. The nine Little House books have been cherished by generations of readers as both a unique glimpse into America's frontier history and a heartwarming, unforgettable story. Ages 8-12. 256 pages. Learn More

For the first time in the history of the Little House books, this new edition features Garth Williams’ interior art in vibrant, full color, as well as a beautifully redesigned cover. Laura Ingalls Wilder is beginning life with her new husband, Almanzo, in their own little house. Laura is a young pioneer wife now, and must work hard with Almanzo, farming the land around their home on the South Dakota prairie. Soon their baby daughter, Rose, is born, and the young family must face the hardships and triumphs encountered by so many American pioneers. And so Laura Ingalls Wilder's adventure as a little pioneer girl ends, and her new life as a pioneer wife and mother begins. The nine Little House books have been cherished by generations of readers as both a unique glimpse into America's frontier past and a heartwarming, unforgettable story. 160 pages. Ages 8-12. Learn More

For the first time in the history of the Little House books, this new edition features Garth Williams’ interior art in vibrant, full color, as well as a beautifully redesigned cover. The little settlement that weathered the long, hard winter of 1880-81 is now a growing town. Laura is growing up, and she goes to her first evening social. Mary is at last able to go to a college for the blind. Best of all, Almanzo Wilder asks permission to walk home from church with Laura. And Laura, now fifteen years old, receives her certificate to teach school.320 pages. Ages 8-12. Learn More

For the first time in the history of the Little House books, this new edition features Garth Williams’ interior art in vibrant, full color, as well as a beautifully redesigned cover. Fifteen-year-old Laura lives apart from her family for the first time, teaching school in a claim shanty twelve miles from home. She is very homesick, but keeps at it so that she can help pay for her sister Mary's tuition at the college for the blind. During school vacations Laura has fun with her singing lessons, going on sleigh rides, and best of all, helping Almanzo Wilder drive his new buggy. Friendship soon turns to love for Laura and Almanzo in the romantic conclusion of this Little House book. 304 pages. Ages 8-12. Learn More

For the first time in the history of the Little House books, this new edition features Garth Williams’ interior art in vibrant, full color, as well as beautifully redesigned covers. The adventures continue for Laura Ingalls and her family as they leave their little house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin and set out for Kansas. They travel for many days in their covered wagon until they find the best spot to build their little house on the prairie. Soon they are planting and plowing, hunting wild ducks and turkeys, and gathering grass for their cows. Sometimes pioneer life is hard, but Laura and her folks are always busy and happy in their new little house. 352 pages. Ages 8-12. Learn More

For the first time in the history of the Little House books, this new edition features Garth Williams’ interior art in vibrant, full color, as well as a beautifully redesigned cover. The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as they move from their little house on the banks of Plum Creek to the wilderness of the unsettled Dakota Territory. Here Pa works on the new railroad until he finds a homestead claim that is perfect for their new little house. Laura takes her first train ride as she, her sisters, and their mother come out to live with Pa on the shores of Silver Lake. After a lonely winter in the surveyors' house, Pa puts up the first building in what will soon be a brand-new town on the beautiful shores of Silver Lake. The Ingallses' covered-wagon travels are finally over. 304 pages. Ages 8-12 Learn More