Amish Frontier Series, Book 4. When education laws begin to make life difficult, some Amish fathers take a stand. Facing persecution, a decision is made to move to Mexico. Pioneering is not easy, and difficulties with the new government and … Read More
Kate Hayden; lower/middle. Amazing buildings, some ancient and some modern, are featured in this book. It has colorful pictures and easy-to-read text. Read it aloud to preschoolers or buy it for those reading on their own. DK Publishing; paperback.
Elizabeth Mann. When construction of the Empire State Building began in 1929, it was planned as the world’s tallest building. This book tells the story of its construction – including how steel rivets were heated in a coal furnace and … Read More
David R. Collins. Young John was restless. By 1792, when he turned eighteen, his feet were itching for travel. His father handed him a parting gift and said, “As long as you carry God’s Word, your path will always be … Read More
Kate and Eric Wiggin. The story of a young girl who lives on a small parcel of the Maine countryside called Sunnybrook Farm. She is an outgoing person and the experiences surrounding her life are adventurous. Paper; Bethel Publication.
Gail Gibbons. How sweet it is! Thousands of bees visited more than one million flowers to gather the nectar that went into that one-pound jar of honey. Here’s the buzz on how these remarkable insects work together to create this … Read More
A biography of the Wright brothers and how they persevered until they built an airplane that flew. After a series of disappointments and incredible hardship, the Wrights succeeded in proving that they were the first ones to provide mankind with … Read More
Lola Rein Kaufman. When Lola’s mother is killed by the Gestapo, she is sent to a Ukrainian woman, who hides her for a time. Then she has to move to another hiding spot, living in a little earthen hole underneath … Read More