"Character Counts" contains briefs biographical and reflective chapters about four remarkable world figures who not only withstood the extreme adversities of their offices and circumstances but flourished and grew under pressure to become people who made a difference in their times. Concerned citizens and all who eager to raise the level of character in this generation and the next will draw i…
Even as he said this, Robin was aware of armed men wearing the Sheriff's livery who were closing in round the tree, and of the Bishop of Peterborough with his followers riding through the forest towards where he was. 'A trap!' thought Robin, and in a moment he had dropped out of the tree and was running his hardest down the hill while Worman shouted: 'After him, men! It is Robin Hood! This …
In 1957, Theodor Geisel, known to the world as Dr. Seuss, wrote a book called The Cat in the Hat. It was fun to read aloud, easy to read alone, and impossible to put down. From this magically right beginning came the concept of Beginner Books, exacting blends of words and pictures that encourage children to read - all by themselves. Hailed by elementary educators and remedial reading speciali…
The history of America at sea is presented through the travels of Seabird, an ivory gull carved by a cabin boy. The story presents three generations of sailing families in America. Traveling all over the globe, students will delight in this story of sailing, whaling, ships and ship building, while they learn world geography and so much more!
Can learning about punctuation really be fun? You bet--in Elsa Knight Bruno's Punctuation Celebration, featuring illustrations by Jenny Whitehead. Punctuation marks come alive in this clever picture book featuring fourteen playful poems. Periods stop sentences in a baker's shop, commas help a train slow down, quotation marks tell people what to do, and colons stubbornly introduce lists. This…
“You are standing on a narrow quay-side waiting to board a small sailing ship. You are about to make an exciting but dangerous and uncomfortable voyage" So begins the racy and imaginative account of the voyage of The Mayflower which David Gay has written specially for young people. His exciting historical narrative follows the nine week passage of the Pilgrims through the eyes of an imagin…
Tinker Bell bosan! sebagai peri-bakat-kuali-dan-panci yang terbaik di Pixie Hollow, tugas-tugas yang diberikan kepadanya terlalu remeh. Mengganti mata cangkul yang berkarat, apa susahnya? Coba aku bisa mendapat tugas yang menantang! katanya. hati-hati kalau bicara, Tink, harapanmu bakal menjadi kenyataan lho! Peluru meriam Kapten Hook tiba-tiba nyasar ke halaman Home Tree. Nah, Tink, coba piki…
A review of research, Mainly 1930-1960 Now the Modern Language Association adds the Middle Ages to its list to literary areas covered by a bibliographical survey. Surely no other period has undergone such a radical re-examination in recent times as the medieval period-much of the re-examination having been done in the United States. Critics now see subtlety, power, sophistication, and wholenes…
These brief lessons are based on historical people and events, with insightful questions at the end of each. They will encourage families to talk about what God has done in their lives and in the lives of Christians of years gone by.