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Understood Betsy
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Paperback (Avyx, Dec. 1, 1996)The insightful story of how an over-protected girl becomes a self-confident young woman.
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The Secret Valley
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The Story of Eli Whitney
Jean Lee Latham
Paperback (Avyx, Jan. 1, 2003)Newbery Award-winning author tells the story of the man whose inventive genius made cotton king in America and in the world. Eli Whitney transformed the textile industry with his invention of the cotton gin; and he revolutionized the manufacturing process around the world with his creation of standardized parts. Fascinating!
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I Can Read It! Book 3
John Holzmann
Paperback (Avyx, Jan. 1, 2005)Book three controlled-vocabulary stories, with real plot, action, and humor, engage your child's attention and interest. Reading lessons move your child through a natural progression of phonetic and spelling patterns. One volume of word lists shows spelling patterns. Easy to use. Includes "I Did Read It!" diplomas. Fun!
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The Great and Terrible Quest
Margaret Lovett
Paperback (Avyx, June 1, 2001)Set in the late Middle Ages, a quick-witted orphan, abused by his grandfather, risks his life to care for a wounded knight who is on a quest but can't remember what he is searching for. Exciting, engrossing, enchanting! Reading Level: Ages 11-13.
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Viking Adventure
Clyde Robert Bulla, Douglas Gorsline
Paperback (Avyx, Jan. 1, 2000)Sigurd, a Viking boy, cannot see the value of learning to read and write. All he can think of is adventure. But then he has an adventure that he cannot help but tell. And to do that, he decides, he must learn to write. A fine story for young readers.
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Walk the Worlds Rim
Betty Baker
Paperback (Avyx, Jan. 1, 2005)A 14-year old Indian joins Cabeza de Vaca's 16th-century expedition through the Southwest. A vivid portrait of Mexican life and the harsh conditions of a primitive Indian tribe.
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Primary Mathematics Home Instructor's Guide 4B
Jennifer Hoerst
Paperback (Avyx, March 15, 2003)The Home Instructor's Guide bridges the gaps between the textbook and workbooks in the Primary Math program, walking you through them in a logical, step-by-step fashion. The Home Instructor's Guide lays everything out for you: what concepts you will cover in each of the units in the Primary Math program, what pages you will reference in the textbook and workbooks, exercises for your child that will reinforce the concepts s/he learns, answers to all of the math problems, and more. The guide coordinates everything and assists you in such a way that you will need to invest far less energy to give your children the top-notch math education for which you purchased Singapore Math in the first place.
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Riding the Pony Express
Clyde Robert Bulla
Paperback (Avyx, Jan. 1, 2007)Dick Park is the son of a Pony Express rider, Katy Kelly is the daughter of a way station master, and Little Bear is an Indian boy who lives nearby. How three friends keep the mail moving is just part of this fast-moving tale about the great experiment in transcontinental communication.
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Eric the Red and Leif the Lucky
Barbara Schiller
Paperback (Avyx, Jan. 1, 2006)The story of Lief Ericson's discovery of North America. Very well done.
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I Can Read It! Book 1
John Holzmann, Dave Lilly
Paperback (Avyx, Jan. 1, 2005)Controlled-vocabulary stories, with real plot, action, and humor, engage your childs attention and interest. Reading lessons move your child through a natural progression of phonetic and spelling patterns. Easy to use. Includes I Did Read It! diplomas. Fun!
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The Iron Peacock
Mary Stetson Clarke
Paperback (Avyx, Dec. 1, 2008)Joanna Sprague's life is upended when her father dies on the voyage that was to take them to a new life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Poor and alone, 16-year-old Joanna must summon uncommon courage to survive life as a bond servant in a strange new world. An unforgettable, captivating story. Great for ages 12 - 14.