| Resources included in this unit study |
Resources Included with this Unit Study
Here are the resource lists, taken directly from each of the following units. These resources are optional, and not required to complete a Christian Cottage Unit.
Roots & Relations: God's family unit. Make family history books, study genetics, and make a cell-in-a-baggie
Primary Levels
Title; Author, ISBN#
Ox Cart Man; Donald Hall, 0140504419
Josefina Story Quilt; Elanor Coerr, 0064441296
Owl Moon; Jane Yolen, 0399214577
If I Lived Alone (Sesame Street Series); Michaela Muntean, 0895777282
Heredity; Dennis B. Fradin, 0516012339
Me and My Family Tree; Paul Showers, 0690038860
Elementary Levels
Little House in the Big Woods; Laura Ingalls Wilder, 0060885378
Little House on the Prairie; Laura Ingalls Wilder, 0060885394
Sarah, Plain and Tall; Patricia MacLaughlan, 0064402053
DNA is Here to Stay; Frances R. Balkwell, 0876147635
Intermediate Levels
Joni; Joni Ericson Tada, 0310240018
Jacob Have I Loved; Katherine Paterson, 158118073X
Show Me No Mercy: A Compelling Story of Remarkable Courage; Robert Perske, 0687384354
Advanced Levels
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl; Anne Frank, 0553296981
The Swiss Family Robinson; Johann Wyss, 1414282249
The Hiding Place; Corrie Ten Boom, 1577489195
Roots; Alex Haley, 0385037872
The Zion Chronicles; Bodie Theone, 0764283065
Cheaper by the Dozen; Frank Gilbreth, 0060763132
Optional Library Resources
National Archives Branches, http://www.archives.gov
Adam and Eve Family Tree: The Genealogy of Jesus Christ, Good Things Company
The How Book for Genealogists; George B. Evereton, 0685467872
Heraldry; Julian Franklyn, 0498066835
An Heraldric Alphabet; J.P. Brooke, 06680029412
Keeping Family Stories Alive: A Creative Guide to Taping your Family, Life and Love; Vera Rosenbluth, 0881790265
Heredity, A New True Book; Dennis B. Fradin, 0516012339
Videos
Fiddler on the Roof
The Sound of Music
Light & Matter: experiment with physical science
Primary Levels
The Story of Noah and the Flood; Jude Winkler, 0899429610
Science Project Book of Light; Steve Parker, 1403472912
Elementary Levels
The World that Was; Dr. Philip Young, M.D., 1880451034
The New Answers Book; Ken Ham, 0890515093
The Sower Series: Isaac Newton; John Hudson Tiner, 0915134063
Intermediate Levels
Adam and His Kin, The Lost History of Their Lives and Times; Dr. Ruth Beechick, 0940319071
Science and the Bible; Henry Morris, 0802406564
Advanced Levels
Men of Science, Men of God, Great Scientists of the Past Who Believed the Bible; Henry M. Morris, 0890510806
Scientists Who Believe: 21 Tell Their Own Stories; Warren W. Wiersbe, 0802476341
The Flood in the Light of the Bible, Geology, and Archeology; Alfred M. Rehwinkel, 0570031834
Early Civilizations: study Egypt, international temples, and make a model of the wilderness tabernacle
Primary Levels
I, Tut, the Boy Who Became Pharaoh; Miriam Schlein, 0590075713
Tut's Mummy: Lost… and Found; Judy Donnelly, 0394991893
Elementary Levels
Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt; Elizabeth Payne, 0394846990
Cleopatra; Diane Stanley, 0688154808
Life and Times: Cleopatra and the Egyptians; Andrew Langley, 0850785960
Pyramid; David Macaulay, 0395321212
Intermediate Levels
The Golden Goblet; Eloise Jarvis McGraw, 3410303359
Mara, Daughter of the Nile; Eloise Jarvis McGraw, 069820087X
Upper Intermediate and Advanced Levels
Adam and His Kin, The Lost History of Their Lives and Times; Dr. Ruth Beechick, 0940319071
Tales of Ancient Egypt; Roger Lancelyn Green, 0140367160
Legacies of the Ancient River Triology; Angela Elwell Hunt, 0764281941 (boxed set)
Jerusalem, The City of God and Melchizidek; Ellen Gunderson Traylor, 1404186409, 1565075285
Optional Additional Resources for Further Research
How Children Lived; Melanie Rice, 0756618061
Mummies Made in Egypt; Aliki, 0064460118
How Do We Know the Bible is True?; Lynn Waller, 0310538211
Mummies, Tombs and Treasure: Secrets of Ancient Egypt; Lila Perl Yerkow, 0395547962
Ancient Egypt Book/Treasure Chest; George Hart, 1561384623
Pyramid; David Macaulay, 0395321212
Creation Resources
Creation: Facts of Life; Dr. Gary Parker, 0890514925
Noah's Ark and the Ararat Adventure; John D. Morris, 0890511667
The Answers Book and The Lie; Ken Ham, 0890515093, 0890511586
Scientific Creationism; Henry M. Morris, 0890510032
Oceanography: study ocean lands, waves and animals, then set up an aquarium
Primary Levels
Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie; Peter Roop, 0876144547
Elementary Levels
Paddle to the Sea; Holling C. Holling, 0395292034
Seabird; Holling C. Holling, 0395266815
Pagoo; Holling C. Holling, 0395539641
Intermediate Levels
Jacob Have I Loved; Katherine Paterson, 0064403688
Captains Courageous; Rudyard Kipling, 0486407861
Upper Intermediate and Advanced Levels
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea; Jules Verne, 1402725337
The Old Man and the Sea; Ernest Hemingway, 0684801221
Moby Dick; Herman Melville, 1593081669
How to Dissect; William Berman, 0671763423
Greece & Rome: study government, a Greek play, and make Roman Architecture models
Primary Levels
How They Lived, A Roman Centurion; Stewart Ross, 0865921407
Growing Up in Ancient Rome; Mike Corishley, 081672721X
Pompeii…Buried Alive; Edith I. Kunhardt, 0394888669
Eyewitness Books- Ancient Rome; Simon James, 0679807411
I Wonder Why Romans Wore Togas; Fiona MacDonald, 0753450577
Journey Through History – Greek and Roman Eras; Gloria Verges, 0812033884
The Trojan Horse, How the Greeks Won the War; Emily Little, 0394896742
Elementary Levels
Aesop and Company; Barbara Bader, 0395505976
Mystery History of the Roman Coliseum; Rhiannon Ash, 0761306137
What Do We Know About the Romans?; Mike Corbishley, 0872263525
BBC Fact Finders – Roman Britain; Jenny Hall, 0563349999
Detectives in Togas; Henry Winterfield, 0152162801
Beric the Briton – Roman Invasion; G.A. Henty, 1576468690
Aesop for Children; Milo Winter, 0026890224
Book of Virtues for Young People; William J. Bennett, 0689816138
Rome & Romans; Heather Amery, 0794503365
Living in Roman Times; Jan Chisholm, 086020619X
Intermediate Levels
Gladiator; Richard Watkins, 039582656X
Usborne Greeks; Susan Peach, 0794504280
Encyclopedia of the Roman World; Jane Bingham, 0794501176
Bronze Bow; Elizabeth George Speare, 0395137195
Martyr of the Catacombs: A Tale of Ancient Rome; An Anonymous Christian, 0825421438
Children's Homer; Padraic Colum, 0689868839
The Book of Virtues; William J. Bennett, 0671683063
Advanced Levels
The Odyssey; by Homer, 0451527364
The Iliad; Homer, 0753457229
Julius Caesar (Barron's Shakespeare Made Easy); William Shakespeare, 0812035739
Ben Hur; Lew Wallace, 1561797456
Optional Additional Resources by Order of Level
Ancient Rome Discovery Kit; Joseph Farrell, 156138500X
Make this Roman Villa; Ian Ashman, 0746004621
Make this Roman Fort; Ian Ashman, 0746036914
Make this Trojan Horse; Ian Ashman, 0794509525
The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Greece; Robert Morkot, 0140513353
Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome; Christopher Scarre, 0140513299
Weather: build your own weather station
Primary Levels
Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie; Peter Roop, 0876144547
Snow Walker; Margaret K. Wetterer, 087614959X
Storm Chasers – Tracking Twisters; Gail Herman, 0448416247
Thunder Cake; Patricia Polacco, 0698115813
My Side of the Mountain; Jean Craighead George, 0141312424
Elementary Levels
Stormy, Misty's Foal; Marguerite Henry, 0689714874
Tornadoes; Seymour Simon, 0064437914
Little House in the Big Woods; Laura Ingalls Wilder, 0060581808
Abbie Burgess, Lighthouse Heroine; Dorothy H. Jones, 0892720182
Intermediate Levels
Island of the Blue Dolphins; Scott O'Dell, 0440439884
Intermediate/Advanced
The Swiss Family Robinson; Johann David Wyss, 0486416607
Advanced Levels
Robinson Crusoe; Daniel Defoe, 0486404277
Tempest (Barron's Shakespeare Made Easy); William Shakespeare, 0812036034
Lord Jim; Joseph Conrad, 0486406504
Middle Ages: castles, cathedrals, and a Renaissance feast
Dark Ages
Long Ago in a Castle; Marie R. Farre (Primary & Elementary), 0944589065
Knights; Carole Lynn Corbin (Primary & Elementary), 0531106926
Castle; David Macaulay (Elementary), 0395329205
All About Knights; Michael Gibson (Elementary & Intermediate), 0821900161
Knights and Castles; Will and Ma Osborne (Primary & Elementary), 0375802975
Medieval Knights; Trevor Cairns (Advanced text, great pictures), 0521389534
Middle Ages
Cathedrals: Stone Upon Stone; Brigitte Gandiol-Coppin (all levels), 0944589243
Cathedral; David Macaulay (Elementary), 0395316685
Medieval Warfare; Koch (all levels), 1566198844
Pictorial History of Music; Paul Henry Lang (all levels), 0758175698
Medieval Military Dress, 1066-1500; Christopher Rothero, 0713709332
The Renaissance
The Renaissance and the New World; Giovanni Caselli (all levels), 0613110692
Renaissance Places; Sarah Howarth (all levels), 1562940899
The Reformation
Foxe's Christian Martyrs of the World; John Foxe (all levels), 1557480524
This Was John Calvin; Thea B. Van Halsema (Upper levels), 0801092833
Literature
Michael the Angel; Laura Fischetto (Primary), 0385308442
Gutenberg; Leonard Everett Fisher (Elementary), 0027352382
Tales from Shakespeare; Charles & Mary Lamb (Elementary), 0140366776
Ivanhoe; Sir Walter Scott (Advanced), 0553213261
The Black Arrow; Robert Louis Stevenson (Advanced), 0812565622
When Knighthood was in Flower; Charles Major, Edwin Caskoden (Advanced), 1557425418
Brother Cadfael Mysteries; Ellis Peters (Advanced), series, look for individual titles
Videos
Princess Bride
Lion in Winter
Hamlet
Camelot (Rogers & Hammerstein's Musical)
Henry V
Lady Hawke
Robin Hood (Disney Cartoon), or Robin Hood with Errol Flynn
The Saracen Blade
Bread of Life: "Biomes, Birds, Bugs & Bodies" life science activities for the whole family
All Levels
Creative, Hands-on Science Experiments; Jerry DeBruin, 0916456870
The Atlas of the Living World; David Attenborough, 0395494818
Science in the Creation Week; David Unfred, 1568570066
Backyard Scientist; Jane Hoffman, 0961866306
Personal Fitness; Boy Scouts of America, 0839532865
Experiences in Biology; Kathleen Julicher, 1888717289
Feasting…Naturally; Mary A. Pickard, 0934474052
Birds of North America: A Guide to Field Identification; Chandler S. Robbins, 1582380902
National Audobon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers (eastern and western); John W. Thieret, 0375402322 (e), 0375402330 (w)
Videos
A Bug's Life (Disney/Pixar)
Astronomy: activities, information and experiments
Levels will vary
Astronomy for Every Kid; Janice Van Cleave, 0471542857
Earth Science for Every Kid; Janice Van Cleave, 0471530107
The Trained Eye; Leon Palmer, 0030013674
Whitney's Star Finder; Charles Whitney, 0679725822
Astronomy merit badge book; Boy Scouts of America Staff, 0839533039
Burnham's Celestial Handbook: An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System; Robert Burnham Jr., 048623567X (vol 1), 0486235688 (vol 2), 0486236730 (vol 3)
The Stars: A New Way to See Them; H.A. Rey, 0395248302
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