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Planes and Helicopters
Clive Gifford. Colorful and informative. This book will help children learn terms for some of the parts of airplanes and helicopters. They can learn what develops the lift essential to flight. And many pictures demonstrate the different types of aircraft and the different jobs they are used for. Boys will enjoy this one! Ages 7-12; 24 pages; paperback; CrabTree Publishing.
Poor Mrs. Quack
One of Thornton Burgess’s delightful children’s stories, written in the early 1900s. There are 32 titles available. These books are good reading for children, and adults will also enjoy them! They may be ordered individually, or the full set may be purchased at a discount. This book has 87 pages. Paper.
Prairie Child
Rilla loved her home! She lived with the rest of her family in a small farming community on the windblown Alberta prairies. Going to public school tested her intellect and her character. Read this book to hear about warm family times, an angry bull, a hailstorm, a night raider, and a runaway ’56 jalopy! 231 pages; paperback.
Prairie Homestead (Beyond the Orphan Train Book 3)
Beyond the Orphan Train series, book 3. Are we home now? The kids soon discover that life on the farm with their new family is full of challenges. Ethan is faced with saving a man from a snake bite. Alice learns to slop hogs. And Simon disappears again. Then comes another threat to their home – the move to South Dakota. Ages 9-14; 179 pages; paper.
Praise and Practice
A book of 338 short music drills and practices that aim for basic mastery of musical notation and vocal control. Drills range from simple scale practice to more complex chord exercises. Rhythm and accidental practices are included as well. This is an old-fashioned music reader. Many drills do not include words; some of the songs are more sober than we are accustomed to using in a school setting, but still useful. This book is relevant to school music teachers or anyone wanting to practice sight reading of shape-note music. 256 pages; hardcover.
Prickly Porky
One of Thornton Burgess’s delightful children’s stories, written in the early 1900s. There are 32 titles available. These books are good reading for children, and adults will also enjoy them! They may be ordered individually, or the full set may be purchased at a discount. This book has 74 pages. Paper.
Pulling Together
It was a heartbreaking loss! The Brigg’s barn had burned down. The neighbors would help them rebuild, but with the loss of feed and extra expenses Father felt he would need to sell one of the horses. But Matthew can’t stand the thought of parting with either Ben or Dolly. Then he thinks of a plan! Will it work? 135 pages; paperback.
Race for Freedom
Freedom Seekers series, book 2. A shadowy figure lurks on the dark riverfront near the Christina. Libby is sure that it must be the cruel slave trader Riggs. Does he suspect that the runaway Jordon is hiding on her pa’s steamboat? Follow the Freedom Seekers as they race to keep Jordon free from the clutches of slavery. Ages 10-14. 247 pages; Paperback.
Ransom’s Mark
This is a true story from a harsh and different era. Thirteen-year-old Olive is traveling with her family down the Santa Fe Trail to California. One day, most of her family are killed by Yavapai Indians. Olive and her sister are eventually rescued by the more peaceful Mohaves. Olive receives a Mohave tattoo on her chin, which gives her protection from other tribes. She sees this as a mark of ransom and a sign of God’s love and deliverance.
Read with Dick and Jane: Who Can Help?
Here are the classic Dick and Jane stories which many adults remember from their own childhood. These are delightful books for your first graders to start with. Titles available include Away We Go; Fun with Dick and Jane; Go Away Spot; Go, Go, Go; Guess Who; Jump and Run; Something Funny; We Look; We Play; We Work; and Who Can Help? Grosset and Dunlap.
Reclaimed
This book tells, in story form, the history of Mennonites from Holland who moved to Polish Prussia to escape persecution. Their knowledge of dikes, canals, and draining land was put to good use “reclaiming” the swampy land along the Vistula River for agriculture. But this book is also about souls “reclaimed” out of the swamp of this world into the sunshine of His love! 128 pages; paperback.