Biblical Selections with Illustrations from Around the World
A Christmas Reader promises to become a new Christmas classic for the entire family. It is excerpts from King James Version of Gospels that are woven together in an easy-to-follow story of Jesus' birth and infancy, including Annunciation, the Visitation, the adoration of the Magi, the presentation of Jesus in the temple, and the flight into Egypt.
Children of the Tipi brings to life the experiences of American Indian children growing up on the great plains of North America before the coming of the white settlers. In a world without computers, fast-food, and television, how did these children live, learn, and play?
Red Hawk's Account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn
When 700 men commanded by General Custer faced the combined forces of the Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes led by Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull at the Little Bighorn, the massacre became the stuff of legend. This title retells this story of honor and bravery through the eyes of Red Hawk, a fictional young Lakota warrior.
Young Esther has earned a special gragger (whirling noisemaker) by delivering charitable gifts on Purim, a Jewish holiday based on the story of Queen Esther. The creators of the award-winning "The Dreidel That Wouldn't Spin" present a new toyshop tale, and when an older bully tries to steal her gragger, Esther, like the legendary Queen, displays ......
Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was one of the most remarkable and influential women of her time. Blessed with an astonishing array of talents, she was at once a mystic, theologian, scientist, doctor, nutritionist, composer, writer, linguist, and artist. Born to a noble family in Mainz, Germany, Hildegard entered a Benedictine monastery and went ......
Young Lone Bull dreamed of becoming a warrior. For the tribes of the American plains in the Buffalo Days of pre-reservation life, horse raiding was a chance for men to show their courage and bravery in battle. But Lone Bull's father had just refused to let him join the horse raid! How could he become a warrior if he remained at home?
If you were climbing a tree, just what might you see? Birds or animals or insects? Would you swing like a monkey? No matter if you are in Africa, Asia, Europe, or America, trees offer unlimited possibilities to play and learn.
"Make sure Hamza never says a mean word to you again," ordered Samuel's father, the grand vizier. As the most important advisor in the royal court in medieval Spain, Samuel could hardly disobey him. But, what could he do to stop Hamza being mean to him?
Can an act of kindness change you? According to an ancient legend attributed to the Cherokee Indians, pine trees stay green throughout the winter because of the generosity they showed towards an injured little sparrow.
