a Crabtree Book  $16.00

With a history that stretches back over 6,000 years, ancient Mesopotamia was home to many great cultures and empires. Illustrative maps and timelines will teach children the complex history of the area that is now modern-day Iraq. Also a good accompaniment to studies of Ancient Israel.
Topics include:
• The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and the cradle of civilization
• The great cities of Ur and Babylon
• The Sumerians, Akkadians, Assyrians and many other ancient peoples
• The eye for an eye system of ancient justice
• Ancient cuneiform writing

Index and Glossary included. Glossy paperback, 32p.  Ages8-14.

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by 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.

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$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.