John Muir loved the land. Born in 1838, he was a writer, a scholar, an inventor, a shepherd, a farmer, and an explorer. But above all, he was a naturalist.
This is the story of a new country-of the days when Captain Arthur Phillip was made first Governor of New South Wales and began to build the town of Sydney, It is a sequel to ‘John of the Sirius’, wherein John traveled with his family to Botany Bay.
This story brings to life one of the most important voyages of history, the sailing of the First Fleet, under Captain Phillip, to Botany Bay. With John and his sister, Sue, we share the excitements and hopes of the long sea-way, the sights and sounds of strange ports, the adventures of a little family following Papa, an officer of the Marines, to the then-unknown end of the earth. John gets into many a scrape with his dog, Gyp; he goes on exploring expeditions with Captain Phillip; he sees the ‘hopping animal’ of which he has heard so much, and manages to be in the midst of everything interesting as any boy would. The story is skillfully woven of true facts and incidents which might have happened to a boy lucky enough to sail as John sailed with Captain Arthur Phillip.
John Phillips had come to America from Portugal, and he was working at the U.S. Army’s Fort Phil Kearney as a woodcutter when Native Americans attacked the soldiers guarding the fort, putting the lives of everyone inside the fort at risk.
California was the land of promise, and John Sutter dreamed of building a colony there that would become a thriving, prosperous settlement that he himself would govern.
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From the Publisher: The Bibletime series by Carine Mackenzie has been praised for the accurate retelling of great Bible stories. This timeless collection has been printed in many languages throughout the world and sold in their millions. They can be read over and over again.
Rhymed text and illustrations relate the life of John Chapman, whose distribution of apple seeds and trees across the Midwest made him a legend and left a legacy still enjoyed today.
The great events of Revolutionary Boston as seen through the shrewd eyes of an observant fourteen-year-old boy.
As compelling today as it was seventy years ago, to read this riveting novel is to live through the defining events leading up to the American Revolutionary War.
Susanna Clarke's brilliant first novel is an utterly compelling epic tale of nineteenth-century England and the two magicians who, first as teacher and pupil and then as rivals, emerge to change its history.
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This is an inspiring children’s biography of the great musician Haydn. The story winds its way into the hearts of all music loving children: for it is told with all the understanding, sympathy and appreciation that its two inspired authors have to give. Be inspired by the musical beginning of the boy who later played before kings in palaces, and who has left us some of the most beautiful music ever written.
Much like an unexpected buried treasure, this narrative of a young Huron man has come to light again today. “Chiwatenwa’s” story, recaptured by author Antoinette Bosco from the records of the earliest Jesuit missionaries in Canada, portrays the man (who would one day be christened “Joseph”) in the fascinating details of his tribal culture. In Joseph Chiwatenwa the life of faith is on trial before his family and native people, with the verdict in the balance. Joseph’s story witnesses dramatically to the contest within human souls and even nations; it points to a goal beyond the limits of one’s own culture: the encounter of man with the fullness of truth.
An award-winning translation and condensation of The Jewish Antiquities and The Jewish War of Josephus.
The historical events take on a brilliant new dimension in this revised edition now with photographs, charts, and maps.
Study history, geography, and Bible together as a family!
This year of lesson plans features the accounts of Joshua to Malachi, including a study of Ancient Greece and its interactions with Persia—especially her kings who are mentioned in the Old Testament: Darius, Xerxes, Artaxerxes, Cyrus—along with Italy, Sicily, Macedonia, Syria, Judea and Jerusalem, Babylon, Libya, and Egypt. Geography centers around the Middle East, where so much of the Old Testament took place. Older students add more history and geography books, plus a timeless study of Proverbs.
The Charlotte Mason-style lesson plans
Make the ancient world come alive through living books and Bible readings.
Help your students listen attentively and recall what was read by narrating.
Let you teach the whole family together by sharing some books as family read-alouds, then challenging older students with additional reading and writing assignments from other books on the same topic.
Help all your students, grades 1–12, see how Bible events fit into history.
Connect geography to the people who lived there—both past and present.
Keep things simple by providing helpful reminders of upcoming resources, teaching tips, and Book of Centuries entries.
High School Credit
For the completion of grades 7–9 or 10–12 assignments in this Joshua through Malachi & Ancient Greecestudy, we suggest that students should be awarded 1⁄2 credit for History/Geography and 1⁄2 credit for Bible.
If you find yourself wanting to love nature study but not quite sure how to go about it, Journaling a Year in Nature is for you. This guided nature journal will take you by the hand and walk you through the seasons of the year, giving you gentle prompts and timely encouragement every week.
With Journaling a Year in Nature, you will receive
Simple seasonal prompts to give you ideas of what you might look for in nature around you. Thirteen prompts for each of the four seasons of the year (one per week). Complete the prompts in any order within each season.
Inspiring quotes to spark a naturalist’s enthusiasm in your own heart.
Helpful tips to encourage you to feel at home in nature.
Lovely, heavy paper for drawing or painting and plenty of room to record your observations.
A durable laminated cover that can stand up to weekly treks in the out-of-doors.
A spiral binding so your notebook will conveniently lay flat as you record your nature finds.
Order one for each child and one for yourself. Make it a habit to complete this beautiful journal every year, and you may discover that nature is not the only thing that grows!