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The Operation Golden Llama Teaching Guide has comprehension, sequencing, and vocabulary questions, insight into characters, writing assignments, and a theater script.
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The Galaxy Games series stars a Japanese American boy and has a cast of diverse characters. (Plus sports and spaceships!) This series is out of this world!
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In The Well of Sacrifice, a Mayan girl in ninth-century Guatemala rebels against the High Priest who sacrifices anyone challenging his power.
Kirkus Reviews called The Well of Sacrifice, “[An] engrossing first novel….Eboch crafts an exciting narrative with a richly textured depiction of ancient Mayan society….The novel shines not only for a faithful recreation of an unfamiliar, ancient world, but also for the introduction of a brave, likable and determined heroine.”
The homeschool / teaching materials can be downloaded here:
https://chriseboch.com/for-teachers/
The Genie’s Gift is a lighthearted action novel set in the fifteenth-century Middle East, drawing on the mythology of The Arabian Nights. Shy and timid Anise determines to find the Genie Shakayak and claim the Gift of Sweet Speech. But the way is barred by a series of challenges, both ordinary and magical. How will Anise get past a vicious she-ghoul, a sorceress who turns people to stone, and mysterious sea monsters, when she can’t even speak in front of strangers?
The homeschool / teaching materials can be downloaded here:
http://spellboundriver.com/teaching-guides/
The Haunted series for ages 8-12 follows a brother and sister who travel with their parents’ ghost hunter TV show. They try to help the ghosts, while keeping their activities secret from meddling grownups. In The Ghost on the Stairs, an 1880s ghost bride haunts a Colorado hotel, waiting for her missing husband to return. The Riverboat Phantom features a steamboat pilot still trying to prevent a long-ago disaster. In The Knight in the Shadows, a Renaissance French squire protects a sword on display at a New York City museum. During The Ghost Miner’s Treasure, Jon and Tania help a dead man find his lost gold mine—but they’re not the only ones looking for it.
The homeschool / teaching materials can be downloaded here:
https://chriseboch.com/for-teachers/
“The reading level is listed as 8-12 years, but the lessons included are ageless and I believe it would inspire all who love to learn and grow.”
Jesse Owens: Young Record Breaker, for ages 8-12, is an inspiring story, focused on Jesse’s childhood. Through hard work and courage, African-American runner Jesse Owens overcame racism, poverty and poor health. He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics, in Hitler’s Germany, proving that Blacks could compete at the highest level. This is part of Simon & Schuster’s Childhood of Famous Americans series, and is written under the name M. M. Eboch.
“This is an excellent book. My 7 and 10 year old were captivated by it. It has some history and finance and life lessons. It is a great book for kids and adults.”
“My daughter really enjoyed this book. We her parents learned a lot too. GREAT series! A good grade school book report to read.”
Milton Hershey: Young Chocolatier, for ages 8-12, is an inspiring biography focused on Milton’s life as a child and young man. Learn about the many challenges he faced before founding his famous chocolate company. He struggled in school, had a difficult family situation, and went through multiple bankruptcies. Later in life, Mr. Hershey shared his good fortune by founding a school for disadvantaged children. This is part of Simon & Schuster’s Childhood of Famous Americans series.
Jinnie Wishmaker reveals the magic in everyday things. It's a story about overcoming hardship, as Jinnie has dyslexia, and how gathering your friends and family (and the occasional random yard critter) is the key to winning the battles that come her way. Jinnie's dyslexia isn't magically cured, but she learns how to celebrate each success of her own rather than compare herself to others. Families reading this story will enjoy the dynamics between the siblings, the grandmother, and the aunt and uncle who have taken Jinnie and her brother in while their parents are in the Amazon jungle.
Themes in the story: resilience, older sibling responsibility, dyslexia, bullies, kinship placement, moving to a new city and school, making friends, relying on others.
The homeschool / teaching materials can be downloaded at the Spellbound River Press page:
http://spellboundriver.com/teaching-guides/
Get kids excited about reading and learning! The teaching guide for The Sweet Spot includes a character study, projects for research and writing opinion essays, and more resources to learn about girls and baseball.
http://spellboundriver.com/teaching-guides/
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