Illuminations Literature

If you are using Illuminations, the amazing new literature-based unit studies from Bright Ideas Press, then this selection of literature is just for you!  We are excited to partner with Bright Ideas Press to bring you the best in literature for your students!  If you would like to purchase Illuminations, click on the link above or the banner below, and it will take you to our Illuminations affiliate page with Bright Ideas Press.  

Black Horses for the King
$5.95   $3.57
Softcover, 217 pgs, 9780152063788

The story of King Arthur as it has never been told before. Galwyn, the son of a bankrupt and dishonored aristocrat, has always had an ear for languages. So when Lord Artos--later known as King Arthur--needs an interpreter to help him buy large horses to breed a troop strong enough to carry armed warriors against the Saxon invaders, Galwyn gets a chance to redeem his father's honor and make a name for himself. 

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Pompeii...Buried Alive!
$3.99   $2.50
Softcover, 48 pgs, 9780394888668

The drama of natural disasters provides prime material to entice young homeschool readers in this little "Step into Reading" book. In this volume, the account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius describes Roman village life 2,000 years ago, the eruption itself and its aftermath, and the excitement when the buried town was rediscovered centuries later. A lively and factual glimpse of a devastating moment in history.

 


Softcover, 80 pgs, 9780698115804

"In a simple, short biography of Columbus she has been extraordinarily successful in extracting the essence of the man." -- "The Horn Book." "Fritz's unconventional look at the great explorer who accidently discovered the New World reveals the navigator's obstinate as well as his visionary side." -- "School Library Journal"

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