Set of three studies for Year 1 of America*:
"Land of the Pilgrims' Pride," "From Every Mountainside," "Let Freedom Ring"....................................................................................................$99.99
Set of three studies for Year 2 of America*:
"May God Thy God Refine," " 'Til All Success Be Nobleness," and "And Every Gain Divine................................................................................$99.99 FREE -- (while supplies last) with purchase of Year 2: Pledge of Allegiance poster; add this FREE item to the order blank
SPECIAL -- Limited Time Offer: Purchase both years of America (blue spiral-bound).....................................................................................$149.99
*CNS offers two binding options:
1) blue, plastic spiral, or
2) hole-punched (ready for you to insert in a binder; binders are available from CNS for $2.00 each). Specify on the order blank: SPIRAL or HOLE.
Notes for America users: Most of the reading books and the magazine should be available in public libraries or through an interlibrary loan. I suggest that you purchase the Marshall/Manuel children's books (Year 1) and Great Stories in American History (Year 2) because you will use each of them for many weeks.
As you scan the book list, you will see that at times students in all reading levels are reading the same books; at other times they are reading different books.
Some of the books are out of print and are available only to America purchasers. E-mail or call CNS before placing an order to check on availability.
CNS has received numerous requests for individual guides for books used in the America program, so guides have been created for many of the titles. As you scroll through the book list, you will see that many books have links; a guide is available for each book for which a link is provided. If you are interested in a guide that isn’t currently available, contact CNS -- we may be able to put a title higher on our list of priorities when we receive requests.
If the title you request isn’t a book for which CNS has plans to create a mini-guide, we can “pull out” from America the questions and activities related to that book (the price for doing this is $2.00). At this point, a “pull-out guide” has been created -- and is now available -- for one book (Soft Rain -- A Story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears). Note: Allow at least two weeks for a new “pull-out” to be created.
Another item people often request from the America curriculum is the extended reading list. The list (plus more resources) is now available as a Basic Booklet: A Treasure Chest of American History Resources.
Note: Some used copies of books used in America: An Integrated Curriculum are found on the Used Books page.
Books used in “Land of the Pilgrims’ Pride”:
HISTORY:
The Light and the Glory for Children, by Peter Marshall & D. Manuel................$14.99
Soft Rain-A Story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears, C. Cornelissen(L. 3/4) -- "pull-out" guide available for $2.00 -- see the paragraphs printed in blue (above)
Beneath the Sky of an Angry God, John Jenkins/Mark Weaver (Levels 5/6)
Moccasin Trail, Eloise Jarvis McGraw(Levels 5/6)
The charts printed below divide the reading by levels, weeks, and provide price information: LEVELS 3 and 4:
Ben and Me
1-2
$6.99
The Story of Sacajawea
3-4
$4.99
Abandoned on the Wild Frontier
5-6
$6.99
Library book about a frontier person
7-8
Soft Rain -- A Story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears
9-10
$5.99
LEVELS 5 and 6:
Ben and Me
1-2
$6.99
The Story of Sacajawea
3-4
$4.99
Abandoned on the Wild Frontier
5-6
$6.99
Library book about a frontier person
7-8
Beneath the Sky of an Angry God
9-10
$4.95
Moccasin Trail
10-11
$6.99
Books used in “Let Freedom Ring”: HISTORY:
Sounding Forth the Trumpet, by Peter Marshall and David Manuel..................$14.99
READING: What Are You Figuring Now? A Story About B. Banneker, J. Ferris (L. 3/4)
The charts printed below divide the reading by levels, weeks, and provide price information: LEVELS 3 and 4:
What Are You Figuring Now?
1-2
$8.95
Trouble for Lucy
3-4
$6.99
Dame Shirley and the Gold Rush
5
$9.00
Listen for the Whippoorwill
6-7
$6.99
Little Pilgrim's Progress
8-9
$7.99
Cobblestone Magazine "Pony Express"
10-11
$5.95
LEVELS 5 and 6:
Amos Fortune Free Man
1-2
$6.99
Bound for Oregon
3-4
$5.99
Dame Shirley and the Gold Rush
5
$9.99
Listen for the Whippoorwill
6-7
$6.99
Little Pilgrim's Progress
8-9
$7.99
Cobblestone Magazine "Pony Express"
10-11
$5.95
Book Sets:
Level 3/4 without Peter Marshall Books.....................................$95.00
Level 3/4 with Peter Marshall Books........................................$140.00
Level 5/6 without Peter Marshall Books...................................$105.00
Levels 5/6 with Peter Marshall Books.......................................$150.00
All Levels without Peter Marshall Books....................................$140.00
All Levels with Peter Marshall Books........................................$185.00
Optional materials forYear 1 of ofAmerica:
Grammar Cards (students make them, but some prefer to purchase) -- $5.00 set
Extra sheets-Yr. 1 for using the program with more than one student
(eliminatesthe need for photocopying) -- $5.00 set
Student Workbook-Yr. 1 -- The original America program instructs students to complete their daily work in a spiral notebook; this workbook replaces the spiral notebook and it contains all the material offered in the Extra Sheet packet) -- $25.00
Other materials for younger and older students:
Children’s Activity Books for Marshall books (specify title/s on order blank) -- $12.99 each
Stuck On the Presidents (a sticker book for pre-school-2nd graders) -- $6.99
Materials Used in the Second Year of America
Notes: 1) Most books used for reading are found in public libraries or can be ordered on interlibrary loan. 2) Two levels of reading* are prodvided; sometimes students in both levels read the same books, but at other times they read different books.
*The reading levels have been changed for the second year.
America: An Integrated Curriculum Yr. 2 (3 studies)......................$99.99
SPECIAL Limited Time Offer: Year 1 + 2 (blue-spiral bound)...........$149.99
(Two binding options: PLASTIC SPIRAL or 3-HOLE PUNCHED)
Books used in “May God Thy Gold Refine”:
HISTORY: Great Stories in American History, Rebecca Price Janey.
Notes: 1)This book is used throughout the year (it is used in Reading in Week 1).
2) Out-of-print – only available to America users......................................$13.99
Civil War, Martin Sandler (Out-of-Print – only available to America users)....12.99
READING: Whistle-Stop West, Arleta Richardson (Level 4) (OP–only avail to America users)
A Family Apart, Joan Lowry Nixon (Levels 5-7)
Rifles for Watie(Levels 4 & 5-7— this is a read-aloud book for level 4 students; titles for reading books
that can be obtained from a library are listed in America
Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule, Harriett Gillem Robinet (Levels 4 & 5-7)
Joni Eareckson Tada, Gregg & Deborah Shaw Lewis (Level 4) (Out-of-Print)
Charles Colson, Stella Wiseman (Levels. 5-7) Out-of-Print; only available as a used
book for purchasers of the America curriculum
The Grand Escape, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Levels 4 & 5-7)
LEVEL 4:
Journey to America
1
Snow Treasure
2-3
$5.99
Fate of the Yellow Woodbee
4-5
$6.99
Neil Armstrong and In His Steps (Abridged)
6-7
$5.99/1.00
Joni Eareckson Tada
8-9
$4.99
The Grand Escape
10-11
$5.50
LEVELS 5-7:
Journey to America
1
The Hiding Place (Levels 6-7)
2-3
$5.99
Fate of the Yellow Woodbee and Gentle Ben
4-5
$6.99/6.99
In His Steps
6-7
$5.99
Charles Colson
8-9
$4.99
The Grand Escape
10-11
$5.50
Optional materials forYear 2 ofAmerica:
Extra sheets-Yr. 2 for using the program with more than one student (eliminates
the need for photocopying) -- $5.00 set
Student Workbook-Yr. 2 --The original America program instructs students to complete their daily work in a spiral notebook; this workbook replaces the spiral notebook and it contains all the material offered in the Extra Sheet packet -- $25.00
Other materials:
Great Women in American History, Rebecca Price Janey -- $13.99
Book Sets:
Level 4 (history and reading books).......................................$130.00
Levels 5-7*(history and reading books)................................$130.00
Levels 5-7 ST/NA*(history and reading books).....................$130.00
All Levels (history and reading books)...................................$165.00
*Notes: 1) If you are teaching only a 5th grader, you will want to get the Levels
5-7 ST/NA book set, because it contains the books Snow Treasure, Neil
Armstrong, and In His Steps (ER) instead of the books The Hiding Place &
In His Steps (Lev. 6-7 content).
2) If you are teaching a 5th grader and a 6th or 7th grader, purchase the Lev. 5-7
set and buy Snow Treasure, Neil Armstrong, & the Easy Reader In His Steps separately. Looking for Home Book* (the prequel to Whistle-Stop West -- a levels 4-5 book in the 4th study) -- $7.99
A study guide for Looking for Home is available on the study guides page.
The Orphans’ Journey Set* -- $23.96
*Note: A summary of Looking for Home is available in “May God Thy Gold Refine,” so students are not required to read it. One of the features, however, of the second year of America is that sequels have been written for many of the reading books. If your student enjoys a book by an author or in a series, more are
available to read.
Set of 111 U.S. Time Line Figures...................................................$10.00 (Note: Do not order the set of time line figures if you are purchasing the America curriculum; it is included in America.)
complete their daily work in a spiral notebook; this workbook replaces the spiral notebook and it contains all the material offered in the Extra Sheet packet) -- $25.00
