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Charlotte's Web by E. B. WhiteAn affectionate, sometimes bashful pig named Wilbur befriends a spider named Charlotte, who lives in the rafters above his pen. A prancing,... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.51 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| A Child's History of the World by V. M. Hillyer V. M. Hillyer is SO readable. My children continue to love reading his books. We have his geography, his art, and history of the world and... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $58.98 | ![]() | Ancient to Modern | Elem | General |
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettGenerations of children have treasured the story of Sara Crewe, the little girl who imagines shes a princess in order to survive hard times... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | General |
Stuart Little by E. B. WhiteNarrator Julie Harris draws upon her extraordinary acting talents to raise this much-loved tale of a teeny, tiny explorer and his oversized... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield FisherAnyone who fondly remembers how the fresh air of the moors puts a blush in the cheeks of sallow young Mary in The Secret Garden will love... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $8.79 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
The Story About Ping by Marjorie FlackThe tale of a little duck alone on the Yangtze River, The Story About Ping is a sweet and funny book with wonderfully rich and colorful... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $3.99 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite HenryOn an island off the coasts of Virginia and Maryland lives a centuries-old band of wild ponies. Among them is the most mysterious of all,... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
Blaze and the Mountain Lion (Billy and Blaze Books) by C.W. AndersonBilly and Blaze head west again in another classic adventure from C. W. Anderson. This time, the loyal friends come face-to-face with a... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.06 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | General |
Hero Tales III by Dave and Neta JacksonThese inspiring true tales and beautiful illustrations make up two powerful treasuries, each featuring forty-five stories from influential... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $13.99 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Biography |
Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara RobinsonThe Herdmans are the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, steal, smoke cigars, swear, and hit little kids. So no one is... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
Cricket in Times Square by George SeldenOne night, the sounds of New York City--the rumbling of subway trains, thrumming of automobile tires, hooting of horns, howling of brakes,... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $6.99 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
The Incredible Journey by Sheila BurnfordInstinct told them that the way home lay to the west. And so the doughty young Labrador retriever, the roguish bull terrier and the... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $10.85 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater More than 60 years have not dated this wonderfully absurd tale--it still makes kids (and parents) laugh out loud. Poor Mr. Popper isn't... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| Rascal by Sterling North Rascal is only a baby when young Sterling brings him home. He and the mischievous raccoon are best friends for a perfect year of... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.74 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski The land was theirs, but so were its hardships Strawberries -- big, ripe, and juicy. Ten-year-old Birdie Boyer can hardly wait to start... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| The Winged Watchman by Hilda Van Stockum The Nazi occupations of neighboring European countries is not a subject that is well addressed in children's literature. Here is a chance... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $8.88 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Historical Fiction |
| White Fang by Jack London With an introduction from award winning K.A. Applegate, White Fang is one of London's classic tales of survival and one of his most popular... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $3.99 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| James Herriot's Treasury for Children by James Herriot James Herriot's Treasury for Children collects all of the beloved veterinarian's delightful tales for young readers. From the springtime... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.38 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| Twenty and Ten by Claire Bishop I read this book to my six year old son this year. Somehow, from the time he first heard about WWII a year ago, he has been fascinated by... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Historical Fiction |
| The Wright Brothers by Quentin Reynolds Young Orville and Wilbur Wright loved building things. From the fastest sled in town to the highest-flying kite, the Wright brothers’... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Biography |
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| Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary Nothing ever happens to Henry Huggins. Nothing, that is, until a stray dog named Ribsy comes into his life. Pretty soon, Henry and Ribsy... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| Homer Price by Robert McCloskey Welcome to Centerburg! Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; where houses are built in a day; and where... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.99 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| Lad: a Dog by Albert Payson Terhune First published in 1919, Albert Payson Terhune's Lad: A Dog is actually a collection of immensely popular magazine stories. The hero is an... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
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| Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright A few hours after nine-year-old Garnet Linden finds a silver thimble in the dried-up riverbed, the rains come and end the long drought on... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $6.99 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six complete the four-volume set of deluxe editions of the Milne and Shepard classic works. Like... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $10.49 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| The Landmark History of the American People by Daniel Boorstin At: Local Library Amazon $13.48 | ![]() | Colonial to Modern | Elem | General |
| The Bravest Dog Ever by Natalie Standiford Illus. in full color. Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $3.99 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | General |
| Cheaper By the Dozen by Frank Gilbreth What do you get when you put twelve lively kids together with a father -- a famous efficiency expert -- who believes families can run like... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| Helen Keller by Margaret Davidson The bestselling biography of Helen Keller and how, with the commitment and lifelong friendship of Anne Sullivan, she learned to talk, read,... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Biography |
| Blaze and the Forest Fire (Billy and Blaze Books) by C.W. Anderson Billy and Blaze are more than just friends -- they're heroes! When they spot smoke in the brush, they race through the woods to sound the... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.18 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | General |
| Blaze Shows the Way (Billy and Blaze Books) by C.W. Anderson 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... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.99 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | General |
| The Borrowers by Mary Norton Anyone who has ever entertained the notion of "little people" living furtively among us will adore this artfully spun classic. The... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry Long ago, a lone little burro roamed the high cliffs of the Grand Canyon and touched the hearts of all who knew him: a grizzled old miner,... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Historical Fiction |
| Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming Ian Fleming, best known for his James Bond novels, wrote only one children’s book—and it is a classic! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | General |
| Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl In the tradition of The Adventures of Peter Rabbit, this is a "garden tale" of farmer versus vermin, or vice versa. The farmers in this... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.99 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | General |
| Five Children and It by Edith Nesbit The Enchanted Castle and Five Children and It, by Edith Nesbit, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $6.32 Read Online | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | General |
| Exploring Planet Earth by John Hudson Tiner A wonderful supplement to any homeschool curriculum, this book emphasizes the history of civilization from a biblical perspective with... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $6.24 | ![]() | Ancient to Modern | Elem | General |
| Gentle Ben by Walt Morey The Alaskan wilderness is a lonely place for Mark Andersen, especially after the death of his brother. But Mark finds a friend named Ben,... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $6.99 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | General |
| Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes Meet Ginger Pye, the smartest dog you'll ever know. Jerry Pye and his sister, Rachel, feel pretty smart themselves for buying Ginger. It... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | General |
| Miracles on Maple Hill by Virginia Sorensen Marly's father came back from the war a different man. Something inside him seems as cold and dead as the winter world outside. But when... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | General |
| Mrs. Piggle Wiggle by Betty MacDonald Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle has been wildly popular with children and adults for over 50 years. Children adore her because she understands them--and... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | General |
| Star of Light by Patricia St. John Hamid rubbed the light from his eyes and looked again. He was not dreaming. It was his stepfather! The man watched Kinza as a snake might... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $6.99 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| Dr. Doolittle by Hugh Lofting Doctor Dolittle doesn't understand people, but he can talk to animals. His very best friends include a duck, a dog, a pig, and a parrot,... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $3.99 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | General |
| Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White Although he lacks a voice in the traditional "Ko-hoh!" sense, trumpeter swan Louis learns to speak to the world with a trumpet stolen from... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $6.23 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | General |
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| History of Medicine by John Hudson Tiner The highly-anticipated follow-up book to Exploring Planet Earth, this Christian and homeschool hit takes a look at medical practices from... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $11.19 | ![]() | Ancient to Modern | Elem | General |
| When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne In all likelihood, your mother or father read you these poems and remember their parents reading the same. This collection of poetry by... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Literature |
| George Washington Carver by David Collins Overcoming prejudice, he became an outstanding scientist for God and country. Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $7.99 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Biography |
| Billy And Blaze: A Boy And His Horse by C.W. Anderson Billy was a little boy who "loved horses more than anything else in the world." Imagine how happy he was when he got his very own pony for... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.14 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | General |
| Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler by William L. Shirer At daybreak on September 1, 1939, the German army poured across the Polish border while German bombers rained destruction from the skies,... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | Biography |
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| Blaze and the Lost Quarry (Billy and Blaze Books) by C.W. Anderson Billy and Blaze are looking for adventure as they set out to explore the countryside. But when they find an abandoned quarry, they're in... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.99 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | General |
| Child's Geography of the World by V. M. Hillyer Hillyer's geography is a bit outdated for today, OK maybe a lot outdated for today. My children were amused when we read that "one day man... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $38.97 | ![]() | Ancient to Modern | Elem | General |
| Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl Charlie and Willy Wonka are back, this time in a fantastic journey to outer space in their glass elevator. Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.51 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | General |
| Henry Reed Inc. by Keith Robertson Henry Reed is an unforgettable character, a strange mix of can-do entrepreneurialism and good-hearted goofiness who would make any parent... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.57 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Elem | General |
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