Level 2A

Every winter, puffins cross the harsh, frigid water and make their way to the rocky coast, where they are greeted by thousands of other puffins. Somehow in the massive colony of puffins, Poppy and Chip reunite each spring. Follow the adventures of this puffin pair as they build their nest, care for their egg, search for food, and teach their new little puffling how to survive on the rocky coast.

• 62 pages
• Full-color illustrations
• Paperback, perfect binding, 5.5″x8.5″

A Puffin on the Rocky Coast is part of the Animal Adventures series. These level 2A books are original publications perfect for children who have just completed The Good and the Beautiful Level 1 Language Arts Course. The books in this series can be read in any order.

Level 2A

A young joey kangaroo named Sunny is always looking for ways to beat the summer heat. One day, when a pack of dingoes come sniffing around, she and her friend Yindy get separated from the rest of the mob. They meet many new mates along the way, but will they find their way back home to their mothers?

• 64 pages
• Full-color illustrations
• Paperback, perfect binding, 5.5″x8.5″

A Joey From Down Under is part of the Animal Adventures series. These level 2A books with full-color illustrations are original publications perfect for children who have just completed The Good and the Beautiful Level 1 Language Arts Course. The books in this series can be read in any order.

For Littles

Introduce your child to the wonders of the ocean and God’s wonderful creation with the Ocean board book. From the sandy shore to the deepest depths, see what makes the ocean a special place to be.

With their charming illustrations and engaging text, The Good and the Beautiful Board Books captivate your young child’s mind. The thick board pages are ideal for little hands to turn. Designed for 2–5 year olds.

16 thick, full-color board pages; 6.5”x8.5”

Find all board books on The Good and the Beautiful Board Books page.

Note: Due to the nature of board book material and other factors such as shipping conditions, slight variations in the board books may occur. These variations do not affect usability.

For Littles

Introduce your child to the wonders of the pond and God’s wonderful creation with the Pond board book. As you read, the child discovers dragonflies, ducks, beavers, bluebirds, and even a green canoe.

With their charming illustrations and engaging text, The Good and the Beautiful Board Books captivate your young child’s mind. The thick board pages are ideal for little hands to turn. Designed for 2–5 year olds.

16 thick, full-color board pages; 6.5”x8.5”

Find all board books on The Good and the Beautiful Board Books page.

Note: Due to the nature of board book material and other factors such as shipping conditions, slight variations in the board books may occur. These variations do not affect usability.

Three full-color, interactive books included in the optional Arthropods Read-Aloud Book Pack expand learning and provide a fun, engaging addition to your Arthropods study.

With vibrant illustrations, The Boy who Loved Bugs tells the inspiring story of one of the greatest naturalists in history. Learn how little Jean-Henri turned into a man whose love of nature, love of God, hard work, and constant curiosity has inspired generations. (31 pages, full-color, 11″x8.5″)

With a sense of wonder for the natural world, timeless drawings, and engaging detail, Fiddler Crab is a “living book” that describes the fascinating life cycle of a fiddler crab as it grows from a small underwater larva into a feisty shoreline-dwelling adult crab. (38 pages, full-color, 5.5″x8.5″)

The Story of Maria Merian is a beautifully illustrated book that tells the story of Maria Merian as she grows from a girl curious and eager to learn about the world around her to a pioneer in science who still inspires people today. (32 pages, full-color, 11″x8.5”)

These books are all published by The Good and the Beautiful Library and are designed to appeal to children in grades K–8. Lessons will prompt students when to read these optional books, but they are not integrated with the lessons.

Do all spiders create webs to catch their food? Why do bees buzz? This book will spark children’s curiosity about crawling creatures of all kinds, from beautiful butterflies and fierce parasitic insects to interesting arachnids and cooperative colony dwellers. Gorgeous illustrations give readers an up-close-and-personal look at the captivating behaviors of bees, spiders, wasps, moths, lice, and many more of God’s creations. Children of all ages will be intrigued by the questions and detailed answers in The Insects & Arachnids Questions & Answers Book.

Written by Anthony Klemm and Sue Stuever Battel

52 pages, full-color, 8.5″x5.5″

The Insects & Arachnids Questions & Answers Book is suggested to accompany our Arthropods science unit as extra reading for students in Grades 7-8.

For Littles

Why do honey bees make honey? What is that insect that looks like a stick? Young children will love learning about insects and spiders as they complete these wipe-clean mazes. Simply wipe the ink away to use again and again!

24 laminated, wipe-clean pages

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For Littles

Uh-oh! These beetles and butterflies are mixed up! Are you able to put them back together?

Two Butterflies and Beetles Flip Books are a hands-on, independent activity perfect for preschoolers to explore as they match up different insects or make silly creature combinations.

Six beautiful, engaging insects included in each flip book. Not sold separately.

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An inquisitive girl in 17th-century Germany, Maria Merian, greatly wondered about the natural world beyond the walls of her home. She was especially curious about the tiny creatures crawling around in the garden. Her curiosity only grew greater when an uncle surprised her with a box of worms. However, these weren’t like the worms digging about in the soil of her mother’s chamomile; these were the larvae of Bombyx mori —silk moths—and they would change the trajectory of Maria’s life. This beautifully illustrated book tells Maria’s story as she becomes a pioneer in science and still inspires people today.

32 pages, full color, 11″x8.5″

This book is an optional read-aloud book for our Arthropods science unit and is included in the optional Read-Aloud Book Pack which is suggested to accompany that unit.

Nearly 200 years ago, a curious little boy named Jean-Henri wandered the hills around his cottage in the French countryside, fascinated with the wonderful world of insects around him. With vibrant illustrations, this book tells the inspiring story of one of the greatest naturalists in history. Learn how little Jean-Henri turned into a man whose love of nature, love of God, hard work, and constant curiosity has inspired generations.

31 pages, full-color, 11″x8.5″

This book is an optional read-aloud book for our Arthropods science unit and is included in the optional Read-Aloud Book Pack which is suggested to accompany that unit.

Level 4

With a sense of wonder for the natural world, timeless drawings, and engaging detail, this “living book” describes the fascinating life cycle of a fiddler crab as it grows from a small underwater larva into a feisty shoreline-dwelling adult crab. You’ll find yourself cheering along for young fiddler crab to beat the odds–to transition to land, to escape a hungry bird, to win a mate, and to survive a battle against a larger crab. Fiddler Crab is a delightful introduction to nature study for all ages!

Written by Mary Adrian

38 pages, full color, 5.5″x8.5″

Fiddler Crab is an optional read-aloud book for our Arthropods science unit and is included in the optional Read-Aloud Book Pack which is suggested to accompany that unit.

Each student grades 3–6 needs his or her own copy of the 32-page Safety Student Journal which includes interactive activities, games, and worksheets the child will complete during the lessons. The parent-led lessons in the Course Book will direct the student regarding when to complete the Student Journal activities.

• 32 pages
• Full-color
• Saddle stitched; three-hole punched; perforated; 8.5″x11″

Each student grades 7–8 needs his or her own copy of the 32-page Safety Student Journal which includes interactive activities, games, and worksheets the child will complete during the lessons. The parent-led lessons in the Course Book will direct the student regarding when to complete the Student Journal activities. The grades 7–8  journal also includes a student-directed Lesson Extension for each lesson. These allow your older students to dive deeper into the lesson concepts.

• 32 pages
• Full-color
• Saddle stitched; three-hole punched; perforated; 8.5″x11″

Doodles & Pre-writing for Littles is designed for children between the ages of 2 1/2 and 5 years old who are ready to develop the dexterity and coordination of small muscles as well as the mental focus needed to write.

This level focuses on the strokes and forms used to create letters and common shapes and is designed to help small children develop the fine motor skills necessary for writing. The course is divided into three sections:

1. Continuous motions of curves, loops, waves, and spirals. Shapes: circle, oval, ellipse, quatrefoil, and curved triangle.
2. Changing directions with straight lines, angles, and zigzags. Shapes: triangle, square, rhombus, parallelogram, trapezoid, pentagon, and hexagon.
3. Combining different forms and shapes from sections one and two to create letters or more complex shapes, such as hearts and stars, and finding shapes in nature.

This workbook includes 100 sheets, which is 3–4 sheets per week for a normal school year. Each sheet provides an opportunity for the child to color, improving both coloring and motor skills. The doodles, forms, and shapes the child practices are all connected to nature or other common objects in a child’s world.

• Wire Bound
• Black and White with One Color
• 8.5”x5.5″

Doodles & Pre-writing for Littles: Part 2 is designed for children between the ages of 2 1/2 and 5 years old who are ready to develop the dexterity and coordination of small muscles as well as the mental focus needed to write.

This level focuses on the strokes and forms used to create letters and common shapes and is designed to help small children develop the fine motor skills necessary for writing. The course is divided into four sections:

1. Shapes & Strokes: provides a comprehensive review of the shapes and strokes learned in Doodles & Pre-writing for Littles: Part 1.
2. Letters: Familiarize children with letters and the kinds of strokes used for letters.
3. Trace & Try: allows children to trace shapes and strokes, then draw the same shape or stroke freehand.
4. Bonus Section—Find the Image: provides images hidden within a picture that children find and circle or color.

This workbook includes 115 sheets, which is 4–5 sheets per week for a normal school year. Each sheet provides an opportunity for the child to color, improving both coloring and motor skills. The doodles, forms, and shapes the child practices are all connected to nature or other common objects in a child’s world.

• Wire Bound
• Black and White with One Color
• 8.5”x5.5″

For Littles

Poetry Parties for Littles is an easy guide to planning a special time of celebrating poetry and nature with our preschool-aged child. Each themed party has been carefully created to include poetry, supply lists, and crafts with photographs and directions so that you can enjoy the party with your child or together with your child and his or her friends.

Oh, how beautiful it is to see,

A spotted ladybug on my tree,

A yellow bee on a flower white,

A firefly shining in the night.

• 46 pages
• Full-color illustrations
• Paperback, perfect bound, 8.5″x5.5″

The type of music children listen to at a young age can greatly impact their minds and their characters. The eight songs included in the Bedtime Songs album will lull children to sleep as beautiful musical and language patterns fill their minds and messages about the love of God and family and the wonders of nature fill their hearts.

Please note: these songs are available for free on our Kids YouTube Channel. As a convenience and for those who would like an alternative to YouTube, we have also made these songs available as purchasable MP3s.

You will receive a link to download 8 songs created by Jenny Phillips including:

• Child’s Lullaby
• Mr. Owl
• The Nesting Hour
• Thou God Seest Me
• Song at Dusk
• Meadow of the Night
• Tender Shepherd
• Goodnight

Click here to view our Quiet Time Learning Songs music album.

Please note: these songs are not available in physical format or on a CD. You may burn a CD for your own family’s use using the downloaded MP3s. Files may not be shared with those outside of your household. *NOTE: downloads are final sale and may not be refunded, returned, credited, or exchanged.

Bring the peacefulness and power of good music into your child’s day! Our new Quiet Time Learning Songs album features twelve new songs about counting, sharing, nature, saying thank you, the alphabet, imagination, the wonders of God, and so much more—perfect for bringing calm to your home or your car. Available only on our website as a download, these songs feature original lyrics and music by Jenny Phillips as well as classic songs and poetry.

You will receive a link to download 12 songs including:

• Where is God?
• Who Has Seen the Wind?
• The Alphabet Song
• Snowflake World
• Say Thank You
• My Gift
• Morning, Afternoon, Evening, Night
• Little Raindrops
• I’d Like to be a Lighthouse
• Fifteen Sheep on the Hillside
• I Can Count by Tens
• I Can Share

Click here to see our other music album, Bedtime Songs.

Please note: these songs are not available in physical format or on a CD. You may burn a CD for your own family’s use using the downloaded MP3s. Files may not be shared with those outside of your household. *NOTE: downloads are final sale and may not be refunded, returned, credited, or exchanged.

Poetry Collection

The name Edgar Guest has been associated with beautiful and uplifting poetry for nearly 100 years. Guest’s poetry about home, family, and nature touched the hearts of readers since his first book was published in 1910. This collection includes poetry on family, homelife, friendship, character, and nature. Also included are some of Guest’s lesser-known essays that tug at the heartstrings just as much as his poetry with his reflections on his own life and experiences. Through his poetry and prose in this collection, Edgar Guest is sure to continue being a household name for generations to come.

149 pages

This book is integrated with the High School 3 Language Arts Course.

This 216-page course book guides the parent and child through the course and requires no prep time other than glancing at future lessons to see if there are any extra items to gather. Only one course book needed per family. Includes access to Audio Dramatizations and the Student Explorers.

•  Full-color cover
• Black & white inside
• 215 pages
• 8.5×11
• PDF for self-printing

The Big Book of History Stories is also needed to complete this course.