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All in Picture Books
Another book in the A True Story About Who Jesus Really Is series. This one takes the well-known story of when Jesus took the disciples on a boat ride across the Sea of Galilee. This story helps children understand that Jesus helps people when they are scared, and He is trustworthy
I’ve never seen a children’s book like this one! It starts at Creation and clearly explains how sin entered the world. Then comes the part that sets this book apart from others. It does not go straight to Jesus’s life, death and resurrection. Instead, it highlights the tabernacle and the part it played in the journey for redemption.
A children’s book that helps children write books. What a winner! This book follows a small girl as she writes and illustrators her own book.
In this book Patricia Polacco tells the story of her great-great-grandmother, Fiona. Fiona and her family lived in Ireland, but they dreamed of greater things than their small village. They decided to go to America.
Bullying. A tough subject, but Trudy Ludwig handles it with skill and precision. This book is about a boy, D.J., who has a friend who says mean things, but then he always says that he is “just kidding.”
There are a plethora of books on the sad subject of slavery. Some are remarkable. Others are just good. Some are outstanding. This an outstanding book! Now, the reason that I say its outstanding is because I have never seen a book that approaching the subject of slavery like this one does.
If bugs intrigue you this book is for you! Even if bugs gross you out, this book is still for you. The picture capture children’s attention even from a young age. The writing and research that this book holds will capture the attention of older children as they view the bugs then learn the facts surrounding the bugs.
This book is about a boy and his Grandma. It’s the companion book to Grandma’s Records. It’s Christmas time and Grandma comes to pick up Eric. They are going to spend Christmas Vacation together. The only assignment that Eric must do during Christmas Vacation is to go the Metropolitan Museum of Art and look at a specific painting.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to lose your eyesight? What would you still be able to do? "Blind Martha" is the autobiography of a woman who doesn't let blindness stop her.
The heartwarming prairie story of a dog and his master. This dog came to this family. Mama, Papa, Lily and the boy all called the dog different names.
Irenaeus was an early church father who focused particularly on clarifying the beliefs of the church in order to counteract the influence of the Gnostics. Little is known of his background besides the fact that he studied under Polycarp and wrote theologically.
The book is about Brian. Brian is an invisible boy. Not many people notice him or are interested in the things that he does. Most of the time, he spends time by himself drawing until the new boy joined class. The rest of the kids laughed at the new boy’s lunch.
Babushka lives alone in far north of Russia. During the winter months, she is very lonely. She tries to keep busy by painting beautiful eggs to take the Festival.
This is a wonderful biography of the life of Temple Grandin. Written in poem form, the rhyming words make it fun to read aloud. It highlights how different she was from other children while she was growing up. But it also highlights how similar she was too.
A little Seed and a little Fox become friends because they both do not like change and big scary things. Throughout this story they go through thick and thin side by side. Through each change they remember that “the Farmer was good,
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…
"Destination Africa" is mainly a photography book. Marcellus Beachy often enjoyed the safari animals in Kenya. This book is a compilation of his photos of many, many African animals.
From the Good Mountain follows each part of a book printed by Johannes Gutenberg. It starts with the paper and follows the parts of a book all the way through to the printing press and the actual man who printed the books
This book features the childhood of Albert Einstein. It focuses on Mr. Einstein’s trouble childhood and his difficulties with speech and social relationships.
Potatoes! What a lovely topic! This book highlights the life of Junius G. Groves. Mr. Groves was born into slavery, but was given his freedom at the end of the Civil War.
