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Imagine hanging from a large rainforest tree in a makeshift harness made from seat-belt straps! Nobody has ever ventured into the rainforest canopy, so you have no idea what you will face. You don’t even know if the harness that you made yourself will hold!
The life of John Bunyan, the famed preacher and author, is outlined in this book. John Bunyan’s early life is riddled with misbehavior, willfulness, bad language and drinking. At sixteen, he joins the Parliamentary army and narrowly escapes with his life.
A long time ago, Emily married Washington Roebling. Washington Roebling was an engineer and his father, John A. Roebling also was an engineer. He built bridges and he had a new idea. He wanted to build a bridge across the East River in New York City using towers and steel cables.
Have you ever wondered where C.S. Lewis found inspiration for The Chronicles of Narnia? Look no further than this book. This book features favorite characters like Reepicheep, Aslan, Peter, Susan, Edmond and Lucy.
This book highlights the life of Mrs. Cleary and her love for books and desire to have interesting books for young children, especially boys to read. I would highly recommend this book!
Katherine Johnson loved Math. She showed unusual talent in Math and Science even as a young girl, and continue to shine during school. However, Katherine lived in the segregated South where she was not allowed to attend the white High School.
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.
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.
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.
God's word is powerful and He will see that it gets into the right hands. Nicu has learned this first hand. Nicu was raised in Romania.
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
Marie Curie - Based on the life of the famous scientist, this book is also packed full of facts.
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.
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.
An informative and kid-friendly biography of Jacques Cousteau. The story starts with Mr. Cousteau’s childhood and continues throughout his life. It focuses on his love of the ocean and the journey he and his friends took to inform the general public about ocean life.
