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This is a very simply written first reader. Each chapter is short and repetitive and begins with a list of new words so children know what to expect and can read it well
Rachel lives in the wonderfully wild and mostly white land of Alaska. Her father races in one of the most famous dogsledding races, Iditarod. Rachel likes to watch her dad race, but mostly she wants a dog of her own. One of her dad’s best dogs has a new litter of puppies.
I was searching for some simple first reader chapter books, and I remember reading Olive when I was a child. I decided to see if there were more books in the series. To my delight, I found a few more! Honestly, I’m usually skeptical about this kind of book because they often are boring and have terrible grammar and sentence structure.
Born in years of one room schools and progressing America, Hannah loves to learn. But she is blind. Most people do not think that she can learn. They think that she will never amount to much.
Part of a series based on true stories from the author's childhood, "The Pony Cart Adventure" tells the story of two girls and their plans for the first day of summer vacation.
Part of a series of true stories about the author's life, "Summer on the Farm" focuses on the busyness of summertime. Join the author and she and her family prepare for two sisters to get married in the same summer.
Part of a collection of true story's about the author's childhood, "A Country Girl's Christmas" focuses on their family's Christmas celebration.
Part of a collection of true stories about the author's childhood, "Changing Seasons" focuses on her teenage years. Discover what it's like to be hired out for the first time, work hard before the onslaught of a storm, begin stocking your hope chest
Part of a series of true stories from the author's life, "When School Bells Call" focuses on life at school. How did students in a one room school support their teachers?
Part of a series of true stories from the author's life, "Autumn Days" focuses on life on the farm during the fall season.
"Something for Seymour" is a children's story book written from an Anabaptist perspective. It tells the story of a struggling man who is looked down on by the world and himself but befriended by a caring Christian family. The author attempts to portray the difference between his worth in the eyes of the world and his worth in the eyes of Christ.
"A Single Page" is historical fiction based on the work of the Ephrata Cloister to print the "Martyrs Mirror." The characters are true to life with details added to bring the story to life. This book portrays not only life in this historical time period, but also the struggle of a young boy to love an unfriendly neighbor.
This is the second in the Alvin and Amelia series for new readers. In this book, the children learn what is okay to play in the house and what should be played outside.
Yes! I know some of you have had all your Christmas gifts since August! Some of the rest of us do not quite work that way…. If you need a last minute Christmas gift, what better idea than a book? Amazon is still shipping for Christmas…
A child's struggle with cancer is tremendously difficult to witness. Rarely are their stories written, and when they are it is normally from an adult's perspective. "Violet's Cabin" is a treasure.
Marie Curie - Based on the life of the famous scientist, this book is also packed full of facts.
Robert E. Lee - Exceptionally well written and well illustrated, this book addresses the life of Robert E. Lee. It discusses the conflicts he felt personally during the Civil War.
Children who enjoyed the younger version of "The Impatient Turtle" will love to read the more in-depth version of the story.
"New Kid in Town" was written by Janette Oke, based on characters suggested by fifth graders. Experience the world from the perspective of a skunk and learn about the God-given instincts Fuzzle has despite being separated from his family.
