Year 3 Archives - Classical Education Books

The Water-Babies

AWiebe — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 17:56:22 +0000

The beloved Victorian children's tale now available in its original unabridged edition Instantly popular upon its initial publication in 1863, The Water Babies is at once a bewitching childhood fantasy and a skillfully woven moral allegory. Tom, a young chimney sweep, escapes his horrendous job and his cruel boss, Grimes, when fairies plunge him into a fantastical [...]

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Grandfather’s Dance

AWiebe — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 22:48:11 +0000

The fifth book in the series that began with the Newbery Medal–winning Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan. Jack leans back on Grandfather's shoulder. Aunt Mattie's knitting needles click in the dark. The moon rises. The candle flickers in the gentle prairie wind. I close my eyes to keep everything there. Could anything be more perfect [...]

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More Perfect than the Moon

AWiebe — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 22:42:07 +0000

The fourth book in the series that began with the Newbery Medal–winning Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan. I am a watcher. I am a listener, too. I am invisible. I can make myself so small and quiet and hidden that sometimes no one knows I am there to watch and listen. Cassie spends her days [...]

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Caleb’s Story

AWiebe — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 22:37:40 +0000

The third book in the series that began with the Newbery Medal–winning Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan. Anna has done something terrible. She has given me a journal to fill. "It's your job now," Anna says as she hands Caleb her journals, asking him to continue writing the family story. But Sarah, Jacob, Anna, Caleb, [...]

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Skylark

AWiebe — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 22:28:07 +0000

The second book in the series that began with the Newbery Medal–winning Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan. Sarah came to the prairie from Maine to marry Papa. But that summer, a drought turned the land dry and brown. Fires swept across the fields and coyotes came to the well in search of water. So Sarah [...]

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Rabbit Hill

AWiebe — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 21:06:46 +0000

In Lawson's classic tale, new folks are coming to live in the Big House. The animals of Rabbit Hill wonder if they will plant a garden and thus be good providers. Illustrated.

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The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen

AWiebe — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 20:57:28 +0000

Bearing six unusual gifts, young Prince Jen embarks on a perilous quest and emerges triumphantly into manhood. This rich fantasy was named "School Library Journal" Best Book of the Year and a "Booklist" Top of the List Award winner.

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The Little White Horse

AWiebe — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 16:39:03 +0000

In 1842, newly orphaned Maria Merryweather, her governess, and dog arrive at her ancestral home in an enchanted village in England's West Country where the people's bliss is marred by a dark shadow.

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Through the Looking-Glass

AWiebe — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 16:32:29 +0000

This 1872 sequel to Lewis Carroll's beloved Alice's Adventures in Wonderland finds the inquisitive heroine in a fantastic land where everything is reversed. Looking-glass land, a topsy-turvy world lurking just behind the mirror over Alice's mantel, is a fantastic realm of live chessmen, madcap kings and queens, strange mythological creatures, talking flowers and puddings, and rude insects.

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The Heidelberg Catechism: A Study Guide

shipping — Wed, 04 May 2022 01:05:45 +0000

This catechism is well known for its pastoral language and instruction. Faithfully used by millions, it has stood the test of time and remains one of the best tools for learning what it means to be a Christian. This study guide to the Catechism includes all 129 questions and answers, along with clear exposition and [...]

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Tartuffe and Other Plays

shipping — Wed, 04 May 2022 01:01:07 +0000

The Ridiculous Precieuses * The School for Husbands * The School for Wives * The Critique of the School for Wives * The Versailles Impromptu * Tartuffe * Don Juan This memorable collection gathers the plays of the great social satirist and playwright Molière, representing the many facets of his genius and offering a superb [...]

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A Little Princess

AWiebe — Mon, 02 May 2022 21:08:58 +0000

Throughout her long and successful career, Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) had a reputation for delighting readers with stories about people whose desperate situations always seemed to improve by the last chapter. This charming piece of fiction, first published nearly a century ago — and more recently the basis of an acclaimed motion picture — follows [...]

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