Recent reviews:
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No Ocean Too Wide
When her brother and sisters were sent to Canada with other orphans, without her mother's permission, Laura followed them and discovered that not everything was as good as it sounded. -
Charlotte
When she defied her Patriot father to say goodbye to her Loyalist cousins, Charlotte was banished with them. -
Season of Change
Charlea sees her mother and daughter making decisions that appear foolish—what can she do to stop them? -
Benjamin Franklin, Young Printer
The story of Ben Franklin's life is told for children, focusing on his childhood in Boston. -
Paddle-to-the-Sea
A tiny, hand-carved canoe makes the long voyage from Lake Superior to the Atlantic Ocean in this story lavishly illustrated with full-color paintings. -
Can't You Make Them Behave, King George?
King George knew how to be king—you treat your subjects as a father would his children! -
On Wings of Devotion
After all the men in his squadron spiraled into the channel in flames, Camden took the brunt of the blame—but will he ever truly be free of the guilt and grief he’s carried with him ever since? -
Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin's life as an inventor, scientist and statesman is told in a very interesting way. -
What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?
Comical drawings and a text with a dry sense of humor tell the story of a famous American in a fresh way. -
Beyond the Orphan Train series
This series of four books tells the wonderful, true story of a boy who rode the orphan trains with his siblings in the early 1900s. -
Across the Border
A few years after he moves his family, including Ethan and his brothers and sister, to South Dakota, Chad Rush moves them to Mexico for a year! -
God’s Hostage
After being a missionary in Turkey for 23 years, Andrew Brunson was suddenly arrested in 2016 on trumped-up charges. Can his faith in God stand firm through the following years of incarceration? -
Audrey of the Outback series
This fascinating trilogy describes a family's life in the Outback of Australia through the eyes of an imaginative, fiesty girl. -
How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning
Fun pictures and engaging text tell the story of Franklin's inventions and studies of electricity -
The Many Lives of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin's busy life is perfectly captured in this picture book. -
Prairie Homestead
After adopting the four Cooper children, Chad Rush announced that he was going to be moving his family to South Dakota to homestead new land! -
Pack Up & Leave
What things will make it easier to travel with children? -
Abigail Adams: First Lady of Faith and Courage
Abigail Adams tells the story of her life, her faith in God, and her support of her husband through everything he was called to do. -
Whistle-Stop West
The four Cooper children, with 21 other orphans, travel west on the train to find new families and new lives. -
Wonderfully Made
In a very discrete and God-honoring way, the story of life from conception to birth is told for young children. -
The Great Brain
As three brothers grow up in a small town in Utah around 1900, the middle brother uses his great brain to make a profit for himself in every way possible. -
Cinnabar, the One O'Clock Fox
This fun story describes a fox that George Washington supposedly hunted. -
George Washington's Breakfast
A boy who loves learning about George Washington suddenly realizes that he doesn't know what the great man ate for breakfast! -
George Washington
Engaging text and beautiful oil paintings tell the story of George Washington and the American Revolution. -
George Washington
With easy text and beautiful pictures, the story of the most famous leader of the United States is told for children. -
Pagoo
The life of a hermit crab makes marine biology into high adventure. -
Meet George Washington
With short chapters and easy vocabulary, this book tells the story of George Washington's life. -
George Washington, Our First Leader
What was George Washington's life like as a child? -
Ben Franklin and the Magic Squares
What should Ben Franklin do when he was bored to tears while listening to people arguing about laws? -
Thirty Days Hath…
What happens when 12 different women, each with a chaperone, move into a bachelor's house for a month at a time? -
Moriah's Wings
This short chapter book retells the story of the slave girl who helped Naaman recover from his leprosy. -
Dead Letter
Madeline's skills as a detective have now led to her being hired by the Pinkertons to investigate a problem at a bank—can she juggle this job along with her personal life? -
Cathedral
Over a span of nearly a hundred years, the people of a town in Europe work together to build a cathedral to give glory to God. -
Kayaks Down the Nile
In 1950-51, three men paddle kayaks down the length of the Nile River, exploring and having adventures along the way. -
Laura
How was Laura Ingalls Wilder's real life different from the books she wrote for children about her life? -
Pyramid
Very soon after the pharoah began his reign, he also began his plans for the afterlife—read this book to see how his pyramid grew. -
A Pig for Pablo
When he helps rescue a runt piglet, Pablo wants to own it—can he earn the money to buy it for himself? -
Nobody's Boy
As a little boy, Obando could not understand why he was so different from the other children around him—could he find out why, as an adult? -
Traitor: The Case of Benedict Arnold
All his life, Benedict Arnold wanted to be a hero, with everyone admiring him—had he finally found the perfect thing to do to get attention? -
90 Days to Live
After being diagnosed with cancer, Rodney had to decide quickly what he was going to do for treatment, whether he would use chemo, or find some other way to handle his health. -
I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist
How can you know what is truth, and what to believe? -
School Daze Series
Various forms of autism are revealed in interesting stories, and techniques for helping autistic children are described. -
The Heart Changer
When she is taken captive by Syrian raiders, the Israelite girl Miriam must decide whether to allow bitterness to take over her life, or to forgive and allow Jehovah to rule her life. -
Saving the Liberty Bell
What could 11-year-old John Jacob Mickley and his father do to help the Revolutionary cause when they were in Philadelphia as the British approached? -
Buttons for General Washington
When a young Quaker man joins Washington's army, his family devises an ingenious way to get information to the General. -
Exploring Creation With Botany
This beautiful, full-color hardcover science textbook is wonderful for teaching elementary-age students about plants. -
Some Kind of Crazy
After enduring major trauma as a child, Terry Wardle can testify to God's healing power as an older man. -
The Escape of Robert Smalls
During the American Civil War, a slave gets the idea to sail a Confederate warship out of Charleston Harbor with many other escaping slaves on board—will they make it past the blockade? -
The Incredible yet True Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt
This picture book describes the life of an amazing explorer and scientist who we had never even heard of before! -
They Slay Me
A mother shares about life with triplets in this fun collection of stories of her children.
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