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10 best books like Buffalo Bill (Ingri d'Aulaire): The King of the Golden River, Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia, George Washington's World, The Burgess Bird Book for Children, Tree in the Trail, The Little Duke, Parables from Nature, Fifty Famous Stories Retold, Viking Tales, Trial and Triumph: Stories from Church History

The King of the Golden River
AuthorJohn Ruskin
ISBN1599151251
There are many starting points within the fantasy genre. J. R. R. Tolkien is often, with good reason, regarded as the father of fantasy, despite the fact that there was a vast expanse of stories before his time. Going further back, one can find the early 20th century classics that inspired the master,...
Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia
AuthorMargaret Cousins
ISBN0394849280
I read this biography aloud to my children.

Until I read this book, I had no idea how brilliant Ben Franklin was! When I think of Franklin, I think about how he had flown a kite in a thunderstorm with a metal key attached to the string and felt the electric shock in his hand. I knew he invented the lightning...
George Washington's World
AuthorGenevieve Foster
This Newbury Honor book will not only deepen your fondness and respect for the Father Of Our Nation, but will aquaint you with the great contemporaries of Washington from around the world. Learn about the fascinating lives of the great philosophers, musicians and inventors of the 1700 s. Recommended...
The Burgess Bird Book for Children
AuthorThornton W. Burgess
ISBN0486428400
Parents, teachers, and young readers all over the world have enthusiastically welcomed the Dover reprints of Thornton Burgess's classic nature books, including the perennial bestseller, The Adventures of Peter Cottontail. In the present volume, the author's goal of introducing children to the...
Tree in the Trail
AuthorHolling Clancy Holling
This was one of our geography books for my second grader this past year (see Ambleside Online 2nd grade curriculum). We loved reading one chapter a week but near the end we didn't want to stop and finished reading it all at once.

The illustrations are beautifully detailed with colors true to the...
The Little Duke
AuthorCharlotte Mary Yonge
ISBN1406955302
On a bright autumn day, as long ago as the year 943, there was a great bustle in the Castle of Bayeux in Normandy. The hall was large and low, the roof arched, and supported on thick short columns, almost like the crypt of a Cathedral; the walls were thick, and the windows, which had no glass, were very small,...
Parables from Nature
AuthorMrs. Alfred Gatty
ISBN1599150050
I cannot say enough about Parables from Nature by Margaret Scott Gatty. What a treasure! Mrs. Gatty wrote with a wonderful prose style, and included many encouraging morals which are a joy to share with children. The stories , which seek to uncover God’s craftsmanship in the natural world, are challenging,...
Fifty Famous Stories Retold
AuthorJames Baldwin
ISBN1599150069
No book is better for introducing children ages 6 to 9 to legendary historical figures than this collection of stories admirably retold by James Baldwin at the beginning of the last century. Selecting the best of our literary heritage, Baldwin cast it into a form that delights children of all ages. Beginning...
Viking Tales
AuthorJennie Hall
ISBN1599150042
Nights were long in Iceland winters of long ago. A whole family sat for hours around the fire in the middle of the room. That fire gave the only light. Shadows flitted in the dark corners. Smoke curled along the high beams of the ceiling. The children sat on the dirt floor close by the fire. The grown people...
Trial and Triumph: Stories from Church History
AuthorRichard M. Hannula
ISBN1885767544
"Thus says the LORD: Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; then you will find rest for your souls" (Jer. 6:16).

Christianity is a faith in love with history. God took on human flesh and dwelt among us. The Spirit carried that divine work over the...
The Fourth of July Story
AuthorAlice Dalgliesh
ISBN0689718764
An accessible story of America’s birthday brings alive the history and spirit of the Fourth of July, with an introduction to the fight for independence and the events and people that shaped American tradition.

What happened on the Fourth of July long before there were fireworks and parades?...
Joan of Arc
AuthorDiane Stanley
ISBN0064437485
Against the fascinating tapestry of France's history during the Hundred Years War, Diane Stanley unfolds the story of the simple thirteen-year-old village girl who would lead France to independence from English rule, and thus become a symbol of France's national pride. It is a story of vision and...
Our Island Story
AuthorH.E. Marshall
ISBN1599150093
A child's history of England from earliest legendary times delightfully retold. Beginning with the stories of Albion and Brutus, it relates all the interesting legends and hero tales in which the history of England abounds through the end of the reign of Queen Victoria. Suitable for children ages...
Around the World in a Hundred Years
AuthorJean Fritz
ISBN0698116380
The first chapter very briefly describes the history of exploration before Prince Henry of Portugal financed expeditions to sail down the west coast of Africa. He was angling for a trade route to Asia that Portugal could control and profit from. Progress was slow, but as the title informs you, it set...
Blaze Shows the Way
AuthorC.W. Anderson
ISBN0689717768
Billy and Blaze are back in another exciting tale of their adventures. This time they're showing their friends Tommy and Dusty how to be as great a team as they are. Tommy and Dusty are eager learners, for they know that Billy and Blaze are the best teachers anybody (or any pony) could ever ask for.
Soon,...
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