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Nicole Mortillaro; middle. With easy-to-understand explanations and thrilling true stories of major weather events, Sun and Storms provides an entertaining and informative introduction to Canadian summer weather. Scholastic Canada. Paperback.
These stories are for the lower grades and each story has either a Thinking Exercise or a Look and See Exercise. A few of the titles are The Fast Sled Ride, Tears in the Dishpan, A Hard Lesson for Esther, Mother’s Good Helpers, and many other stories to read. Pathway.
The second book in the Hammond Cousins series. The Hammond cousins are closely knit, lively, and quite normal. They dearly love their Uncle Jerry, but his boy Ricky is a different story. He is mean, loud, and makes trouble at every turn. The cousins are at first bewildered, then exasperated, and finally compassionate as they learn to relate to a boy with a hyperactive disorder. Christian Light Publ. $5.95, paper.
The main character in this book is Caroline Quiner, the little girl who would grow up to be Ma Ingalls in the Little House books. Caroline is five years old and living with her family and widowed mother in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Times are hard without their father, but the family works together and pulls through the first year with courage and love. Paperback. Proofreader’s note: Some language may be objectionable.
This book gives a detailed account of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Seaman, a large, black Newfoundland is Lewis’ dog and a valuable member of the expedition. Actual excerpts from the explorer’s journals are included. As the main characters are not nonresistant Christians, there is an instance of swearing, some drinking, one killing, and Lewis’ sad end. See pp. 120, 125, 130, and 138 for these objectionable parts. This book is, however, based on the true historical account.
This old classic was originally printed in 1870. It gives a picture of how many people in Liverpool and other cities were caught in the grip of drunkenness and poverty. Nelly’s father is a hopeless drunkard, whose negligence cost the life of his wife, and Nelly almost died as well. Through God’s grace the father experienced forgiveness and a change of heart, and the book ends happily. 99 pages; hardcover.
This book follows At the Little Brown House and continues the ad-ventures of Peace Greenfield and her sisters. Under the firm guidance of Grandpa Campbell, Peace becomes more mature, although there is enough of the “old” Peace to keep the story interesting. Her dear friend, the Lilac Lady, finds healing of soul and spirit as Peace spreads sunshine and happiness by doing what “just comes of itself.” 204 pages; paper.
A book of stories that teach children the meaning of different verses in the book of Proverbs. Follow the Miller children as they learn great truths of life and wisdom through their parents’ stories and sometimes the hard way! Will a father’s prayer keep his family safe from the burglar? Why did Timmy get a bloody nose at the family reunion? What is the sad story behind their mother’s wooden stool? Amish Mennonite life is the setting for these 25 stories. 160 pages; paperback.
Written by a nature-loving missionary in Central America, this book contains interesting descriptions and striking photos of many amazing plants and animals of the jungle. The wonders of creation point us to the Creator who planned it all. This book will delight any nature lover. 147 pages; hardcover.
Benuel M. Fisher. Get a glimpse of the primitive and exhausting life of a country doctor in the early 1900s. Doctor Benner faced the challenges of typhoid fever, lockjaw, broken bones, appendicitis, and many other ailments with little more than the instruments carried in his satchel. Read of his practice on the Kansas prairie near the town of Peabody. 184 pages; paperback.
