by Avi “Asta’s son” is all he’s ever been called. The lack of name is appropriate, because he and his mother are but poor peasants in fourteenth-century medieval England. When his mother dies this thirteen-year-old boy, who thought he had little to lose, soon...
by Elizabeth George Speare The setting is the Colony of Connecticut in 1687 amid the political and religious conflicts of that day. When sixteen-year-old Kit Tyler unexpectedly arrives at her aunt and uncle's doorstep, she is unprepared for the new world which awaits...
By Mary Daly What a great text and tool for your high schooler’s earth science curriculum!! Instead of debating several difficult issues that are sometimes over our heads, the author presents the facts and then applies them to resolve the debate over such things as...
I wish I had picked up this book years ago. It is a must-have for parents who want to teach their children how to write an academic essay. This is meant for the parent to study and employ in their written assignments for their high school students. Using Mr. Crider’s...
This is the fourth book in the popular Latsch Valley Farm Series that has so far spanned 100 years and four generations of a Polish-American extended family in rural Wisconsin. The story is based on the lively experiences of Betsy Korb, 7th daughter in a family of 10...
Wisconsin farm life in the Latsch Valley of the 1930's comes alive through the eyes of imaginative Anna Rose-a five-year-old girl who can't wait to catch up with her four older siblings. While Anna Rose impatiently waits for the longed-for start of school, her days...
Set in 1908 Wisconsin, life for six-year-old Annie Dorawa on Winding Valley Farm—just down the road from the Pellowskis’ “first farm in the valley”—is busy and happy. Then one day, Annie hears her father speak about not planting that year, but instead moving into...
We came across this series years ago when I read Bethlehem’s monthly journal In Review, the issue Ribbons to Romance from the summer of 1995. In this issue I discovered an author profile of Anne Pellowski, immediately I had to read this master storytellers real life...
The perfect companion to William J. Bennett's number-one bestseller; The Book of Virtues, The Children's Book of Virtues is the ideal storybook for parents and children to enjoy together: With selections from The Book of Virtues, from Aesop and Robert Frost to George...
This was our daughter Anne's all time favorite book when she was little. The hero of the story, Milo, thinks everything—especially learning—is a waste of time and there is nothing worth doing. When a mysterious tollbooth appears in his room and finding nothing better...
4 simple steps to create your best year! 25+ years of homeschool experience compressed into 1 simple guide. Written by Paola Ciskanik
Listen to the Audio Join Paola as she talks with Monica Speach, the author of the beloved PACE program. What is character education and why is it important for our homeschools? If you are interested in teaching the virtues of: SELF-DISCIPLINE WORK PERSEVERANCE...
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Necessity is truly the mother of invention! Here is my story! In an attempt to spice things up a bit in our family homeschooling I was planning on doing all things St. Valentine! So off to the library I went. Only to find that practically EVERYTHING I found was about...
Listen to the Audio Tapping into their 25+ years of homeschool experience, Paola and Maureen share their top tips to end the year strong and do so simply! Top Tips: 1. Love Always Wins. The source of Love is in the person of Jesus. Just as we are experiencing now, I...
God gifted me with grace.The stuff of superheroes. This infusion of grace IS the only answer to becoming the person God is calling me to be!
Listen to the Audio Here is an up close, personal interview with Kendra Tierney. Kendra Tierney Catholic Mother and Blogger Kenrdra is a Catholic wife and mother of many, from little to teenaged. She also dabbles in teaching, reading, writing, cooking, baking, sewing,...