Alice Dalgliesh

ISBN: 9780689715402

In 1707, Sarah Noble and her father traveled through the wilderness to build a new home for their family. "Keep up your courage, Sarah Noble," her mother had said, but it wasn't always easy to feel brave inside. Sarah was only eight, and the dark woods were full of animals and strange new sights and sounds.

Based on a true story, Sarah's journey is inspiring. And as she cares for her father and befriends her neighbors, she learns that to be afraid but still be brave is the greatest courage of all.

Elizabeth Yates

ISBN: 9780890847541

That Sunday night, when Sarah heard the rain pattering on the leaves high above her head, she knew that she must find some kind of shelter. It was dark in the forest and everything looked different. Peering around her, she saw something in the distance that looked like a cabin.

Little Sarah wanders away from her family's cabin into the New Hampshire forest, and settlers come from all across the countryside to help her. As the long days pass, the searchers grow desperate, but her father's trust in God holds firm.

"The story is a piece of New Hampshire history," author Elizabeth Yates writes, "and the faith of Sarah's father--his words, 'Trust in the Lord'--has often steadied me."

Laura Ingalls Wilder

ISBN: 9780064400046

The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as they leave their little house on the prairie and travel in their covered wagon to Minnesota. Here they settle in a little house made of sod beside the banks of beautiful Plum Creek. Soon Pa builds a wonderful new little house with real glass windows and a hinged door. Laura and her sister Mary go to school, help with the chores, and fish in the creek. At night everyone listens to the merry music of Pa's fiddle. Misfortunes come in the form of a grasshopper plague and a terrible blizzard, but the pioneer family works hard together to overcome these troubles.

Laura Ingalls Wilder

ISBN: 9780064400039

While Laura Ingalls grows up in a little house on the western prairie, Almanzo Wilder is living on a big farm in New York State. Here Almanzo and his brother and sisters help with the summer planting and fall harvest. In winter there is wood to be chopped and great slabs of ice to be cut from the river and stored. Time for fun comes when the jolly tin peddler visits, or best of all, when the fair comes to town.

This is Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved story of how her husband Almanzo grew up as a farmer boy far from the little house where Laura lived.

Elizabeth Yates

ISBN: 9780890847060

There were boulders at the top and he picked his way carefully among them. Suddenly he stopped still, gripping a rock and flattening himself against it. Not ten paces from him was a gray wolf, and around her four well-grown cubs were playing - prettily, if anything that spelt such horror could be pretty. His hands felt like ice on the rock.

Wolves, weather, a black lamb, a trusty dog - all are part of Peter's life on a mountain farm. His best friend is Benj, a wise old shepherd, and Benj teaches him to care for the sprightly lamb that becomes his own special pet, his cosset. As Biddy grows into her place as leader of the flock, Peter grows too, learning the skills and joys of the shepherd's life.

Arleta Richardson

ISBN: 9780781403795

True Stories of Yesteryear with Timeless Lessons for Today

Remember when you were a child - when all the world was new, and the smallest object a thing of wonder? Arleta Richardson remembers: the funny wearable wire contraption hidden in the dusty attic, the century-old schoolchild's slate that belonged to Grandma, an ancient trunk filled with quilt pieces - each with its own special story - and the button basket, a miracle of mysteries. And best of all was the remarkable grandmother who made magic of all she touched, bringing the past alive as only a born storyteller could.

As a little girl, Arleta never would have guessed what her grandma was up to when she was her age. That is, until she discovered the secrets hidden in her grandma's attic. Everything she found sparked a tale of Grandma's life in simpler times and a life lesson her grandma had learned. A quilt square reminded her grandma to avoid pride. A shoe button inspired a story about honesty. And what was that wire thing Grandma wore?

But the most amazing thing Arleta discovered? Grandma had been a little girl just like she was, trying to be good but often getting into trouble, sometimes without even meaning to! Filled with fun and laughter, Grandma's stories will whisk you away to another time and place.

Margaret B. Pumphrey

ISBN: 9781619991378

In a delightful and interesting account of the Pilgrims, this book explores their religious oppression in England, their escape to Holland and eventual crossing to America on the Mayflower, and their early days in New England. Pilgrim Adventures is soundly founded on historical facts and records, and brings the reader detailed, everyday life of those pioneering Pilgrims and their families as they struggled to survive while maintaining their faith in the New World.

Rachel Firth

ISBN: 9780794530433

• Why do things float?
• What happens to the food you eat?
• Why is it warm in the summer?

These and hundreds of other questions about science are answered in this charming book. Simple, easy-to-read text and lively, detailed illustrations introduce the basic concepts of science to young readers.

Rebecca Heddle

ISBN: 9780794514051

This colorful book is packed with exciting scientific activities, from blowing bubbles to making soft drinks and invisible ink. The experiments are safe and easy to carry out, using ordinary household equipment. They are all carefully designed to help young children explore the fascinating world of the kitchen.

Usborne Science Activities is an innovative series which responds to the growing emphasis on scientific exploration for young children. The text and illustrations are simple and clear so children can enjoy using the books by themselves. Further notes give fuller scientific explanations for adults who wish to work with their children.

Helen Edom and Moira Butterfield

ISBN: 9780794523312

This colorful book is packed with exciting scientific activities, such as steering a model glider, finding the direction of the wind and making an air-powered rocket balloon. These experiments and tricks are all carefully designed to help young scientists explore the intriguing properties of air, using only household equipment.

Usborne Science Activities is an innovative series which responds to the growing emphasis on scientific exploration for young children. The text and illustrations are simple and clear so children can enjoy using the books by themselves. Further notes give fuller scientific explanations for adults who wish to work with their children.

Mel Boring

ISBN: 9781559716246

Learning takes flight as you explore the world of birds.

Birds, Nests and Eggs is a fun, informative Take-Along Guide that helps you identify 15 birds. You'll also learn how and where they build their homes and all about their young.

From cover to cover, this amazing book is full of fascinating facts:

• The American robin can pull up and eat as much as 14 feet of earthworms from a lawn in a single day.
• A barn swallow makes its nests out of mud. It takes 6 to 8 days, as many as 4,000 trips for supplies and 125 miles of flying.
• Hummingbirds lay only two white eggs. And each one is smaller than a dime!

Plus Birds, Nests and Eggs features some awesome activities that are easy to do, like making a "blind" for bird watching and how to give birds a shower-bath. There's also a 7-page scrapbook for drawings, notes or anything else.

Included with the Adventures in U.S. History Basic and Deluxe Packages.

Magnets have always intrigued people because of the invisible force field around them. Kids and adults wonder, "how do they work?" Well, with this kit, you can learn about magnets, how they work, and how to make things with them. The kit is full of simple, yet eye-opening, experiments and magnetic fun!

Includes 13 experiments, plus fascinating facts about magnets!

Contents: Magnet Wand, Horseshoe Magnet, Bar Magnet, 2 Ring Magnets, 3 Magnetic Balls, 8 Nuts, 5 Washers, Wire, Metal Rod, 3 Crepe Rubber Shapes, Activity Cards

The feeder part is a plastic tray that screws onto a 2-liter plastic bottle. Fill the bottle with bird seed, turn it upside down, and hang from a tree branch using the included hanger.

ISBN: 9781619380189

Your child will love this sing-along CD of everyone's favorite patriotic songs. Includes printable files of lyric pages and sheet music for even more fun. The CD contains both full-track and split-track selections.

Track List:

1. God Bless America
2. America
3. Yankee Doodle / Yankee Doodle Dandy
4. America the Beautiful
5. There Are Many Flags
6. The Star-Spangled Banner
7. You're a Grand Old flag
8. The Stars and Stripes Forever
9. Columbia the Gem of the Ocean
10. The Battle Hymn of the Republic
11. Armed Services Medley

Included with the Adventures in U.S. History Basic and Deluxe Packages (Replaced Celebrate America CD).

From the opening Christmas Eve party scene to the closing scene in which Marie and her Nutcracker prince bid farewell to the Land of the Sweets, this trio will introduce children to the famous Nutcracker Ballet and the life and music of its composer, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Caroline D. Emerson

ISBN: 9781932971514

This text presents fictional but realistic adventure stories of seventeenth-to-nineteenth century pioneer children in America. The text is divided into twelve units, each of which begins with a short synopsis of the period being studied. The history of that period is then told over several chapters in first-person narratives from the perspective of children who were living during that time. Each unit concludes with an interesting fact on how things were done in the past (such as "how the pioneers made cloth" or "how the blacksmith worked"), unit review questions, and suggested projects.

Marie and Douglas Gorsline

ISBN: 9780394837024

Learn about the history, cultures, and traditions of over 12 Native American peoples!

This classic, easy-to-read picture book is the perfect introduction to the first Americans, including the Seminole, Iroquois, Sioux, Hopi, and many more.

Illustrations accompany each page, showing the different attire and houses of each nation. A map is also included, naming the portions of land that originally belonged to each tribe.

John Herman

ISBN: 9780448412702

Some people call the American flag Stars and Stripes or Old Glory. But did you know that it hasn't always looked the same? Read this book to find out all about the history of the American flag.

Alice Dalgliesh

ISBN: 9780689710537

In this festive Caldecott Honor winning picture book, Alice Dalgiesh brings to life the origin of the Thanksgiving holiday for readers of all ages.

Giles, Constance and Damaris Hopkins are all passengers aboard the crowded Mayflower, journeying to the New World to start a new life. Things get a little more cramped when their baby brother Oceanus is born during the passage. However, when they arrive, there are even worse challenges to face as the Pilgrims are subjected to hunger, cold, and sickness that put their small colony in great danger. With the help of the Native Americans though, they might just be able to survive their first year in this strange land and have a November harvest to celebrate for generations!

Alice Dalgliesh

ISBN: 9780689718762

What happened on the Fourth of July long before there were fireworks and parades? Alice Dalgliesh takes young readers back to revolutionary times, back to the colonists' desire for freedom and the creation of the Declaration of Independence.

Simple text captures the excitement of the era, telling how word of Independence traveled up and down the thirteen colonies, touching the lives of everyday people throughout the land. Like all of Alice Dalgliesh's work, The Fourth of July Story remains an American classic.

D.H. Montgomery

ISBN: 9781619990326

From Leif Ericsson to the present, learn about the lives of important people and their accomplishments in American history.

The object of this volume is to present clearly and accurately those facts and principles in the lives of some of the chief founders and builders of America which would be of interest and value to pupils beginning the study of our history.

Pat Stewart

ISBN: 9780486296708

Learn to identify and locate all 50 of the United States with this entertaining and educational activity book. Simply apply 44 stickers of the states (in a few instances, smaller adjoining states appear on one sticker) to appropriately marked areas on the laminated outline map located on the inside covers.

To help you apply the stickers in the correct places, the shape and color of each sticker corresponds to the shape and outline color on the background map.

A challenging activity for preschoolers, this sticker picture book will also be a useful learning tool for elementary school students of all ages.

ISBN: 9780310743736

The NIrV Discoverer's Bible: A Large Print Bible for Early Readers uses the full text of the New International Reader's Version® (NIrV - the NIV for kids!), written at a third grade reading level. It's the perfect chance for early readers to embark on their first exploration of the Bible on their own.

Special features include:

• Large print for easier reading
• Thirty full-color pages help kids experience key Bible stories and themes in a fresh new way
• Dictionary to key Bible words for quick reference
• Reading plan for the great stories of the Bible
• Eight color maps for easy visualization of key Bible places
• Presentation page for personalizing and gift giving

Specifically designed to help early readers discover the Bible for themselves.

Included with the Adventures in U.S. History Basic and Deluxe Packages.

Purchase one per addtional student. 

Free WORLDkids magazine membership and Weekend to Remember discount voucher are included with the purchase of a Teacher's Manual.

Travel back in time and explore U.S. history from a Christian perspective with fascinating stories, hands-on activities, a timeline, and a student-created history notebook. Study the names of Jesus, learning about His character while reading from a grade-level Bible. Science lessons correlate with the names of Jesus, and U.S. history spotlights the biblical character of America's forefathers.

Travel back in time and explore U.S. history from a Christian perspective with fascinating stories, hands-on activities, a timeline, and a student-created history notebook. Study the names of Jesus, learning about His character while reading from a grade-level Bible. Science lessons correlate with the names of Jesus, and U.S. history spotlights the biblical character of America's forefathers.