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Thinkers Book List

Loop 2 - Ancient History

The book list provided on this page corresponds with the content provided in your daily lesson plans. You are welcome to add or skip any of the books based on your preference and your students needs and interests. Depending on the time and financial resources that you have available, we have provided suggestions on how to find and purchase the reading materials that you will need for this school year.  

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Many books in the Portals curriculum are classics that can be found in your church or public library. There are a few open source texts that can be found for free on websites such as Project Gutenberg. These resources will significantly reduce the cost of materials needed to educate your children, but they may require more time and effort to find. Portals has created a downloadable book list with full detail, including ISBN #, in order to make it as easy as possible for you to access the resources you need without spending a bunch of money

Bible

BBC Manual: Bedroom into Bible College

-Johnson

Favorite Poems Old and New

-Ferris

History

Story of the World: Ancient Times

-Bauer

Mission to Cathay

-Polland

Story of the World: Middle Ages

-Bauer

David and Goliath

-Gladwell

The Art of War

-Tzu

The Trojan War

-Coolidge

Literature

Just So Stories

-Kipling

The Eagle of the Ninth

-Sutcliff

I Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade

-Wilson

God King

-Williamson

A Single Shard

-Park

Black Horses for the King

-McCaffrey

Adam of the Road

-Gray

Out of the Silent Planet

-Lewis

Seven Daughters and Seven Sons

-Cohen

Case for a Creator: Student Edition

-Strobel

The Golden Goblet

-McGraw

The Ides of April

-Ray

Shadow Spinner

-Fletcher

Island of the Blue Dolphin

-O'Dell

Pilgrim's Progress

-Bunyan

Fellowship of the Ring

-Tolkien

Tales from Shakespeare: Student Edition

-Lamb

A Wrinkle in Time

-L'Engle

The Book of Three

-Alexander

Kingdom's Dawn

-Black

The Second Mrs. Gioconda

-Konigsburg

Beyond the Desert Gate

-Ray

The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn

-Hoobler

Bruchko

-Olson

Arash the Archer

-Bourbour

Flame Over Tara

-Polland

The Outlaws of Sherwood

-McKinley

The Shakespeare Stealer

-Blackwood

Math

Math-U-See

  • Universal Set of materials (includes instruction manual, instruction DVD, student workbook, integer block kit, digital pack, and test booklet

  • Math-U-See placement resources can help ensure students start at the level best suited for them.

Science

Apologia: Health and Nutrition

  • Textbook Only

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