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Who Was Ulysses S. Grant? (Megan Stine)
Ulysses S. Grant certainly does not have the typical war hero “back story.” Although a graduate of West Point, he never wanted to be a soldier and was terrified when he first saw battle. However, during the Civil War, after many Northern generals failed to deliver decisive victories, U.S. Grant rose to what the times required. He took command of Union forces, helped bring the war to an end in 1865, and went on to serve two terms as president.
Recommended for:
Ages: 8-12
Grades: 2-6
Accelerated Reading
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Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers? (James Buckley Jr.)
A group of Native American men who used their complex and little-known language to communicate secretly during World War II
US Marines who used their specialized skill at the Battle of Iwo Jima
The brave men who spoke an unbreakable codeLearn how this heroic group of American Indian men created a secret, unbreakable code and helped the US win major battles during World War II.
By the time the United States joined the Second World War in 1941, the fight against Nazi and Axis powers had already been under way for two years. In order to win the war and protect its soldiers, the US Marines recruited twenty-nine Navajo men to create a secret code that could be used to send military messages quickly and safely across battlefields. In this new book within the #1 New York Times bestselling series, author James Buckley Jr. explains how these brave and intelligent men developed their amazing code, recounts some of their riskiest missions, and discusses how the country treated them before, during, and after the war.
Recommended for:
Ages: 8-12
Grades: 2-6
Accelerated Reading
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Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen? (Sherri L. Smith)
African-American military pilots who fought in World War II Brave heroes who overcame racial prejudice. Their nickname was “the Red Tails.”
It’s up, up, and away with the Tuskegee Airmen, a heroic group of African American military pilots who helped the United States win World War II.
During World War II, black Americans were fighting for their country and for freedom in Europe, yet they had to endure a totally segregated military in the United States, where they weren’t considered smart enough to become military pilots. After acquiring government funding for aviation training, civil rights activists were able to kickstart the first African American military flight program in the US at Tuskegee University in Alabama. While this book details thrilling flight missions and the grueling training sessions the Tuskegee Airmen underwent, it also shines a light on the lives of these brave men who helped pave the way for the integration of the US armed forces.
Recommended for:
Ages: 8-12
Grades: 2-6
Accelerated Reading
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Who Were the Wright Brothers? (James Buckley Jr.)
As young boys, Orville and Wilbur Wright loved all things mechanical. As young men, they gained invaluable skills essential for their success by working with printing presses, bicycles, motors, and any sort of machinery they could get their hands on. As adults, the brothers worked together to invent, build, and fly the world’s first successful airplane. This is the fascinating story of the two inventors and aviation pioneers who never lost sight of their dream: to fly, and to soar higher!
Recommended for:
Ages: 8-12
Grades: 2-6
Accelerated Reading
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William Wilberforce: His Unpublished Spiritual Journals
William Wilberforce (1759–1833) is best remembered as a leading figure in the movement to have the slave trade abolished throughout the British Empire. He was a Member of Parliament from the age of 21 until he retired due to ill health at the age of 66. His conversion in 1785 caused him to change his lifestyle and to commit his future life and work to the service of God.
He wrote a series of spiritual journals as a record of his spiritual pilgrimage. These journals are an honest record of Wilberforce’s spiritual life: the Scriptures and Christian books he read; people he met; people he witnessed to; his spiritual and physical struggles; and many other fascinating insights.
Throughout his writings his constant desire to be a better Christian is striking. This man, admired by many, saw himself as a sinner, and his diaries are filled with his striving to put this sin to death. He follows a Puritan pattern of self–introspection and his journals are form of spiritual confession.
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Anselm of Canterbury: Christian Biographies for Young Readers (Simonetta Carr)
While he would have preferred the simple, quiet life of the monastery—teaching, reading, thinking, and writing about God — Anselm of Canterbury spent much of his life dealing with powerful kings, consulting with popes, and serving reluctantly as archbishop of Canterbury.
Through Anselm’s story, Simonetta Carr teaches what life was like in medieval Western Europe. Young readers will learn of the tempestuous relationship between church and state during this era and the significance of Anselm’s writings about why God became man and the relationship between faith and reason.
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Little Lights Box Set 1
These five beautifully illustrated hardback books are perfect introductions to the lives of famous Christians from the past – Amy Carmichael, Hudson Taylor, Corrie ten Boom, George Muller and Helen Roseveare. Learn about God’s plans for people’s lives and His amazing provision.
Read for Myself! – Ages 7-11
Read to Me! – Ages 3-6
About the Author:
Catherine Mackenzie has written several biographies for young teens in the Trailblazers series as well as other titles for younger children. She lives in Scotland and has several nieces and nephews – a perfect practice audience!$37.99 -
What Is the Truth? The True Story of John Calvin and the Reformation
What do you do when you want to find out if something is true or not? Is there someone you can trust to tell you the truth? When John Calvin was a young boy he was taught many things that weren’t true, but then he discovered the truth about God and Jesus Christ.
This was a very exciting time for him. It was so exciting he could not keep this amazing truth to himself – he just had to tell other people. God helped John Calvin to teach the truth. He was one of the men who started what we now call the Reformation.
A wonderful introduction to the life of John Calvin for children 4 to 12 years of age.
(Read-aloud: 4-8. Read on my own: 8-12)Get all 15 volumes in the Little Lights Series!
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The Golden Chariot True Stories of God at Work (Jen Kallimer)
These are exciting, true stories, written by modern day kids whose parents are part of a missionary organisation that is now 100 years old. These young writers reflect the multinational identity of WEC: they come from Australia, Peru, Brazil, South Africa, Germany, Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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Lilias Trotter: Daring in the Desert (Irene Howat)
You could become the greatest living painter. Your paintings would be treasured for ever.’ Those were the words Lilias Trotter heard from John Ruskin, one of the world’s most established art critics. She had to make a choice between her talent and her calling. Both were gifts from God.
In May 1879 Lilias knew what she should do. God’s work for Lilias was in the desert land of Algeria. Palm trees and camels replaced lampposts and horse drawn carriages. The desert was her home, its people her friends and its Creator her reason for life.
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George Whitefield: The Evangelist (John Pollock)
John Pollock vividly portrays George Whitefield and his times – George’s long search for peace with God, his joy at being forgiven and justified through Christ’s atoning death and then his enthusiastic sharing of the Gospel. Often facing misunderstanding and even opposition from the established Church, he started to preach in the open air, beginning among the mining community and those who normally wouldn’t come into Church.
The story is told of how God worked in a remarkable way through George in Britain and also in the Colonies of America. Travelling many miles by horseback, crossing the Atlantic on countless occasions, sometimes experiencing illness and fatigue, countless people were drawn to Christ through this man – the “Billy Graham” of his time. Come and catch the drama and also the passion and commitment George Whitefield had for the Gospel.
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A Fistful of Heroes: Weak People Made Strong (John Pollock)
God’s ways are not our ways. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the lives of some of his servants; to change a man like John Newton from slave-trader to abolitionist, R. A. Torrey, the great bible teacher was on the verge of suicide, the polished Earl of Shaftesbury became someone who changed the fortunes of the less well off. We shouldn’t be surprised when we have the examples in the Bible of David and Paul of Tarsus!
John Pollock’s deft biographical pen sweeps over the lives of 28 individuals whom God used in striking ways, including great reformers, liberators and evangelists of the 18th & 19th centuries. He shows their spiritual development, often from unpromising beginnings, and encourages us to believe that God can use us too.
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