Have you been wanting to teach the Constitution but having difficulty knowing where to start? Or have you been wanting to learn more about it for yourself? Look no further. Catherine has put together a wide variety of materials here that make learning and teaching the Constitution more fun. This Topical Study includes four books on the Constitution that sell separately for $45: Understanding (and Teaching) the United States Constitution; The Philadelphia Convention: A Play for Many Readers; The Philadelphia Convention In Their Own Words; and Failure in Philadelphia (historical fiction). The pages of all of these books may be reproduced for use with your students.
Between Dee and Cathy they have 14 children -- and they have traveled throughout the country (and in various parts of the world) with their respective families, logging hundreds of thousands of miles. (Yes, that is accurate!) They like short trips, long trips, and pretty much any kinds of trips...Day trips, multi-week trips...They've traveled in mini vans, big vans, RVs, jeeps...They've camped, they've stayed with friends, and sometimes even sprung for hotels. They enjoy writing about their trips -- see the adventures of Al, Bandit, and Horsey...And in this little booklet they share many of the tips they've learned from the numerous miles they've traveled with their families.
...Or Should There? We take for granted that laws are a necessary part of society. But does everything need to be regulated? Do more laws make us more secure? Happier? Or do they just grow government? This little booklet, clearly written by a fiscal conservative, takes a look at a number of important and economic and governmental topics. It is intentionally brief - serving to make a number of very quick but important points! Whether you are a liberal wondering what makes conservatives tick, or are a conservative looking for a short booklet to give your liberal friends, this may be just the book for you. {This booklet may also be found in Catherine's "Conservative Primer on Government and Economics," along with her "Notes on Notes from Frederick Bastiat's Political Economy Essays."}
After studying Lewis and Clark for over a year, my family and I decided we needed to experience Lewis and Clark. We had roughly three weeks to cover what it had taken the Corps of Discovery almost three years to do! This is a full-color journal of our adventure west along much of the Lewis and Clark trail. Since the original Lewis and Clark Expedition was so well recorded, we thought it appropriate that our own trip be documented, also. We have attempted with cameras and computers to accomplish what they did so well with paper and ink.
This book was written to be an alternative to high school economic textbooks (particularly for homeschoolers). Warning, it is clearly written by a fiscal conservative! This student book includes an optional mid-term exam and final. (The answers and two optional classroom activities are available in the Teachers' Key.) Economics is the study of the choices we make with scare resources. My favorite economics book is Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell. In his book, Sowell asks the very important question, "Do we live in an 'Era of Scarcity' or an 'Era of Abundance'?" While here in the United States we live in an area that has more abundance than most of the rest of the world, and an era that has more abundance than any before us, we still live with "scarcities." There is not enough of anything to please everyone. Choices must always be made as to how to use the resources available. If we all live with scarcity, then does that equal shortage? No, shortages are caused when the free market is tampered with, generally by the government. This economics textbook will help you and your students gain a better understanding of this and other "Austrian" ideas!
Leonardo da Vinci lived at a time when people did not specialize in a particular area, like we tend to do today, and his life showed that trend clearly. May this book introduce you to this incredible "Renaissance man".What makes this book different from others about Leonardo? Catherine has tried to make it interesting for those who may know nothing about Leonardo, and yet still interesting for those who already know quite a bit! She has also attempted to make it interesting enough for a wide range of ages -- from kids of all ages through adults. Here Leonardo is placed in a framework of history and geography, so that we can more easily understand his accomplishments. May we ponder the man, the works, and the accomplishments behind the stories of Leonardo da Vinci. May we be touched in some small way by this "Renaissance Man". And may we gain a better understanding of the times in which he lived.
Here is a rare and fascinating collection of personal letters written by 18 of the thousands of British emigrants who came to North America just prior to the American Revolution. The letters reveal the motivations, characteristics, and emotions of these subjects and also provide new insights into British-American migration of the time, especially personal networks among family and friends.
Antipholus and Dromio keep getting mistaken for somebody else...And recognized by people they don't know...Why are people asking them for money and chains and to dinner? If none of this sounds familiar to you, you're probably not well acquainted with Shakespeare's shortest comedy, Comedy of Errors. Here in novel form Catherine brings you Shakespeare's words in a way that even Shakespeare-novices can understand!
Family Friendly Historical Fiction, enjoyed by adults and students of all ages: Join Leonardo in Milan as he works through the deaths of a friend, a collaborator, a patron, and more. In this short period of his life, between 1508 and 1511, Leonardo da Vinci encountered many challenges beyond his usual conflicts between finishing projects he had begun and continuing work on his beloved science experiments. He was faced with major decisions from where to whether to rent his vineyard, to where to live, to avoiding the latest outbreak of the plague, and many more. Throughout it all can family and friends keep his life on an even keel, or will he finally break under the stress of it all
What makes this book different from so many others about Leonardo da Vinci? In these 100 pages, Catherine has worked hard to make it interesting for those who may yet know nothing about him, but also for those who already know quite a bit! It is written in a family-friendly way, with stories and details that appeal to a wide range of ages -- from kids through adults. Here Leonardo is placed in a framework of history and geography, so that his vast accomplishments can more easily be seen and understood. Catherine includes maps, pictures, charts, timelines, and more, to bring the ultimate Renaissance man to life!
Updated to include the recent changes (for the good!) on Amazon's CreateSpace! Self-publishing contains a whole new series of options today that never existed before. From specialized websites like www.CurrClick.com, to a number of other great places like www.Amazon.com and www.Smashwords.com, publishing your own materials is so much easier and cheaper than it used to be! I have been writing books, booklets, and games for 20 years. But until my sister-in-law introduced me to CurrClick last year, I never realized what types of options I had to share my materials with others outside of my little corner of the world. Six months later I was putting my first books on Amazon's CreateSpace as paperbacks and as e-books for Kindle. I was shocked at how easy it was, and could only wonder why I had waited so long! Not everyone has dreams of writing and publishing dozens of books, but it seems that every time I turn around I meet someone who has at least one book that they would like to share with a larger portion of the world. But they don't know where to begin. In this short book, I share with you my journey through a number of self-publsihing options, and tell you how easy and inexpensive (usually free!) it can be for you to get your book published. My hope is to take the mystery out of self-publishing, and help you get started on your own self-publishing journey!
A new book in the "Enjoying Great Art" series:Today candles are generally not part of our everyday lives, often relegated to merely “emergency light” status. But before electric lights, candles and lanterns were an every day occurrence. So we probably should be surprised to see them popping up in our great art.Here is a picture book for adults and students of all ages…A picture book with candlelight in art! Different colors, shapes, and sizes of candles…Some that are only small parts of the painting, some which are the focus of the painting.
Six family-friendly short stories connected by a common theme of Cold War spies and their families. Stories One Through Four take place in East and West Germany, Story Five (Unexpected Trouble) takes place in North America, and Story Six (Passing the Baton) goes back to Germany, but connects the stories together. The characters are all fictional, but the geography and the history are at least loosely based on what happened in real life. Please join me in a view of what things might have been like during the Cold War!
Figuring out how to teach a Shakespeare play can be an overwhelming event whether you have three students or thirty students. Catherine went from being a Shakespeare novice to being an established Shakespeare teacher by diving right in. Right away one of her frustrations was trying to determine which character had the most lines in each play. After counting the lines in each play, she has put together this wonderful resource. It gives you a synopsis for each play, videos to watch or to watch out for, and character-line charts to help you assign the parts when you read a play out loud. If you are only going to have one "teaching Shakespeare" resource, this is the one you need.
Self-Portraits - More than three dozen different self-portraits by artists from around the world and through the ages. Great fun for adults and students of all ages.(As with the other books in the "In Art" series, all the paintings in this book are family-friendly!)
New, full-color, larger size book!When did Leonardo da Vinci paint the Last Supper?Why did Leonardo paint the Last Supper?How did he paint the Last Supper?Was Leonardo's Last Supper the first rendition of the Last Supper? Was it the last?Here in one convenient location you will find the answers to these, and many other, questions - with dozens of beautiful pictures of paintings that came before and after Leonardo's Last Supper - as well as many details about how he painted his mural, and the history of it over the last 500 years.A treat for art and history buffs alike! Note: This book focuses on Leonardo da Vinci's well-known version of the Last Supper, with some of the before and after versions included. For even more versions of the Last Supper (with less text and more pictures), see Catherine's In Art: The Last Supper book.
When we think of the Last Supper and art, we often think immediately of Leonardo da Vinci. But the Last Supper has actually been the subject of paintings by artists for many centuries. Here is a collection of more than three dozen versions of the Last Supper – many by well-known artists (such as Peter Paul Rubens and, of course, Leonardo da Vinci), and many by lesser-known artists. As with the other books in the "Enjoying Great Art" series, this book is a pictorial journey for adults and students of all ages. Words are kept to a minimum - with an introduction to the book, and then artists and dates for each painting. For more details on Leonardo's famous version, you may also be interested in Catherine's "Exploring Da Vinci's Last Supper.
This is the first in our Horsey and Friends series. It is a travel book -- told from the perspective of our stuffed Horse: A look at Panama like you've never seen it before. (For some reason the pictures show up in the preview in color, but the book is currently in black and white...My apologies for any confusion.)
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