Life in Ancient Greece

May 7th, 2008

a Crabtree Book  $16.00

Ancients Greece is known for its Olympic games but children will learn far more about the everyday lives of the ancient Greeks through full color photographs of Greek architecture and art. The Greeks gave the world democracy, a mythology still studied today, and many great thinkers.
Topics include:
• The Trojan War and its ten year history
• Greek gods and goddesses
• The fighting culture of Sparta and the origins of the word spartan
• The legend of the Minotaur
• Ancient Greek family life

Table of Contents:

Glory of Greece
Greek Way of Life
Rise of the Polis
Farming and Trade
Daily Life in Greece
Gods of Olympus
Words and Wisdom
Cultural Life
Eureka!
Alpha to Omega

Index and Glossary included. Glossy paperback, 32p.  Ages 8-14.

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Glaucia the Greek Slave

December 15th, 2007

glaucia-greek-slave.jpgby Emma Leslie $21.00

Story Setting: Athens in 59 - 64 A.D. A Tale of Athens in the First Century

Read the First Chapter!
Originally published in 1874; 270 pages; For Ages 10 – Adult After the death of her father, Glaucia is sold to a wealthy Roman family to pay his debts. She tries hard to adjust to her new life but longs to find a God who can love even a slave. Meanwhile, her brother, Laon, struggles to find her and to earn enough money to buy her freedom. But what is the mystery that surrounds their mother’s disappearance years earlier and will they Read the rest of this entry »

String, Straight-Edge and Shadow

December 8th, 2007

stringstraightedgeshadow.JPGby Julia Diggins $24.00


This is an excellent reader for all students as they learn about geometry. It has been out-of-print for 34 years. Students and teachers have used photo copies rather than not being able to experience the beautiful illustrations by Corydon Bell and have their own copy to refer to and cherish throughout the years.
Using only three simple tools-the string, the straightedge, and the shadow-men discovered the basic principles and constructions of elementary geometry more than two thousand years ago.

This engrossing book reveals how Read the rest of this entry »

Greenleaf Guide to Old Testament History

November 13th, 2007


$23.00 

Greenleaf’s guide to OT History has 196 lessons placing biblical events in chronological order. Discussion questions are included for each lesson. Using it before or during your studies of Ancient Egypt and Greece will help place biblical history in perspective. This study will enable you to learn all the main bible stories directly from the bible (no dumbed down story books needed) and gain many other interesting insights you probably never considered before, like Adam being alive right up until just before the flood, etc. A great must have for the Christian home educator.

What’s Your Angle, Pythagoras?

October 4th, 2007

What’s Your Angle Pythagoras? $12.00

Explains the concepts of the Pythagorean theorem.