Books published by publisher Hillside Education

Reprint of Emma Serl's 1913 classic English text for grades 4, 5, and 6 (three grades covered in one volume). Hillside's version includes color pictures, updated language and conversation lessons, and a revised 6th grade section with more emphasis on writing. Published in an easy-to-use spiral binding so that the book lays flat for copywork. The flavor and style of Serl's method shines through this revision.

Have you ever kept a New Year's Resolution? Elizabeth Benning hasn't, but she's determined that this will be her year. Like Elizabeth Bennet before her, Liz Benning doesn't work, lives at home, and takes pride in her resourcefulness, but when she resolves on a yearlong project to be happier, it looks like her ambition has outrun her abilities...Enter a love interest more conniving than Wickham, a blonde cold enough to freeze out Caroline Bingley, and Elizabeth's paradise project is heading for disaster. She's never been so unhappy, but if she can discover which hero is straight out of her beloved Jane Austen, she might yet take the prize for happiest ever after.

Father Kino’s greatest wish was to be sent from his Italian mountain home to China as a missionary—to follow in the footsteps of his hero St. Francis Xavier. Instead he was sent to Mexico where his great work was the mapping and exploration of Pimeria Alta (now Sonora, Mexico and sourthern Arizona, US). He became father and hero to the Pima nations, building twenty-nine missions. He was tirelessly in pursuit of the kingdom of God, battling the forces of nature and the Spanish colonists for the dignity of the Pima people. His life was devoted to God and to his fellow man—a life, as he described it, full of Heavenly Favors. This edition features the paintings of Sonora Mexico artist José Cirilo Ríos Ramos.

The Mass for Children is a beautiful explanation of the Traditional Catholic Latin Mass for children. In this full color reprint, Father Kelly gives the scriptural and historical background for the parts of the Mass. For example, when the altar boy moves the Missal from the right side of the altar to the left, he is representing the shift from the old law (Jewish religion) to the new law (Christian religion). "The Jewish religion was meant to get people ready for Our Lord. When He came, he gave us our perfect religion," Father explains. A great First Communion prep supplement, this book would be a great gift for any child who wants to understand and follow the Mass.

Have you ever kept a New Year's Resolution? Elizabeth Benning hasn't, but she's determined that this will be her year. Like Elizabeth Bennet before her, Liz Benning doesn't work, lives at home, and takes pride in her resourcefulness, but when she resolves on a yearlong project to be happier, it looks like her ambition has outrun her abilities...Enter a love interest more conniving than Wickham, a blonde cold enough to freeze out Caroline Bingley, and Elizabeth's paradise project is heading for disaster. She's never been so unhappy, but if she can discover which hero is straight out of her beloved Jane Austen, she might yet take the prize for happiest ever after.

A coloring book featuring images of saints and feast days from throughout the Liturgical year: 4 images per month. The drawings are iconic in style and intended to look like stained-glass windows. (Fenestrae Fidei means Windows of Faith.) While this book is intended as a companion for Catholic Mosaic by Cay Gibson, it may be used by anyone wanting beautiful images for coloring. The cover piece was colored by a student.

As a young boy, Miguel Agustin Pro gave no hint that he would someday be revered as a martyr-hero by the people of Mexico. He was a fun-loving practical joker who enjoyed putting on plays and making music for the entertainment of his parents and many brothers and sisters. At 20, he was drawn to the religious life and entered the Society of Jesus. Not long after, Mexico was torn by revolution and upheaval that brought persecution to the Catholic Church and her clergy. Forced to flee, Miguel Pro completed his studies in Spain. He returned to Mexico in 1926, a priest at a time when it meant death or exile to be revealed as one. Disguised in overalls or a chauffeur's uniform, Padre Pro made his unwearied rounds, attending secretly to the spiritual and material needs of his people. With eager glee, he would think up new disguises and escape routes to elude the police who were always on his trail. This gripping story of hide-and-seek played by Padre Pro and his pursuers races to a terrible but glorious climax.

Don Diego de Vargas was determined to reclaim the New Mexico territory for Spain without bloodshed. Twelve years earlier, in 1680, the Pueblos rose up against the Spanish colonists and killed 21 missionary priests, forcing the colonists back to Mexico. When De Vargas returned in 1692, he paid for the entire excursion out of his own money and placed his mission under the protection of Our Lady of the Rosary La Conquistadora. His mission was initially successful, but was fraught with political sabotage and ultimately more bloodshed. Yet, Deigo remains to history The Peaceful Conquistador.

Fray Bartolome de Olmeda was known as "protector of the Indians." This story tells how he accompanied Cortez to Mexico and found his vocation among those that suffered under the new colonization. Written from the prospective of the good padre, Cortez is portrayed as a great leader and zealous Christian, but also as a human man with just as many weaknesses as abilities. Cortez's men are enchanted by Montezuma's city but just as horrified at the human sacrifice upon which it feeds. Although the story is based on true events, it reads like an adventure novel--for it certainly was an adventure.

Belgian Jesuit, Father Pierre-Jean De Smet couldn’t wait to get to the American frontier after arriving from Europe. Setting out for the mountain country of the Flatheads in the early-to-mid 1800s, his heart was set on bringing the Word of God to a people hungry for his teaching. Traveling across the plains, over the Rockies to Oregon and back again—several times—his pioneering exploits rivaled those of Daniel Boone, and his maps and writings guided settlers throughout the western wilderness. As the white man continued to encroach on Indian lands and the government continued to break its promises, De Smet stayed true to the Indians. They trusted him, and he worked as a peacemaker and go-between for the US army. In the end, he had to endure the loss of the missions he had founded and to witness the ultimate betrayal of his Indian friends. But all the while he stayed true to his vocation and the love he had for all native peoples. “I have not come to rule you, or to change the ways of your fathers. Later, perhaps, you may think it wise to settle in one place which suits you and is fertile. If you learn to take your living from the earth, you can escape the hungry times and defend yourselves better against your enemies. I will teach you how to do this if you wish it, but for the present I shall talk to you only of God.” Father De Smet to the Flatheads

Sixteen-year-old Gilbert Chesterton is orphaned and friendless, stuck working a menial job in grimy turn-of-the-century London. Then one night strange lights fill the sky and a hail of giant meteors crashes into a field outside the city. The next day Gilbert is amazed to find himself hired by a newspaper and rushed out to investigate the scene. Is it a harmless natural phenomenon, or the first wave of an alien invasion?Gilbert soon learns he’s not the only one asking that question, and he’s joined by three strangers with their own interest in the fantastic events. Herb Wells, a journalist for rival paper. Affable, streetwise, and self-confident, Herb’s only too happy to teach young Gilbert the ways of the world. But when it comes to getting the story (and the fame), he warns it’s every many for himself. The Doctor, an enigmatic bearded man, is suave, cultured, and friendly—maybe too friendly. And he know things about the cosmic visitors . . . things no ordinary man should know. How much he’s hiding is anybody’s guess. Father Brown, a short, mild, middle-aged priest with an extraordinary talent for solving mysteries. Gilbert doesn’t know much about Christ or the Church, but Father Brown will teach him lessons of faith, love, and courage. As Gilbert is drawn deeper in the threat of the mysterious tripods, he unveils a sinister conspiracy that may hold the key not only to the fate of mankind, but to his parents’ violent and tragic death. And so, with only his friends, his wits, and a tattered holy card to help him, Gilbert must race to save the world—all the while struggling to reconcile his troubling past with his budding faith in God.