What did Noah’s Ark really look like? Who was David and whom did he fight? What would it look like if you lived in Jerusalem in the 1st century? Get up close and personal with everyday life during Bible times through photos, maps, and illustrations of the people, places, and buildings of the Bible. 

From ancient customs and photos of ancient artifacts, to major festivals, customs, and 1^st century food—each two-page spread is filled with images and drawings that help bring life to the people and places we could once only read about. With fascinating but brief text and full-color captivating images, this is a reference kids will come back to again and again because it is truly a one-of-a-kind Bible experience.

Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds, places and tastes of Bible times … it’s a journey you will never forget!

The Bible Explorer’s Guide:

• Is packed full of 1,000 amazing facts and fascinating photos showing everyday life during Bible times
• Features gorgeous full-color photography of people, places, and artifacts in 1st century Jerusalem
• Includes a Bible timeline and a who's who section with mini-biographies of people from both the Old and New Testaments
• Contains sections such as "Problems and Plagues in Egypt", "Trumpets, Feasts, and Holy Days", and "Enter the Gates of the Holy City”
• Is a great addition to any home or school library

Throughout the Bible, God controlled the wind and waters, using them to demonstrate His power. In this Arch Book, children will learn that Jesus is more powerful than any storm. He will comfort and love them!

Readers Theatre for African American History features a collection of twenty scripts covering a comprehensive span of history from Africa before the transatlantic slave trade through current events in our nation. In participating in these scripts, students will listen to storytellers from Africa and share the rich oral tradition about wealthy explorers who came to the Americas from Africa before Columbus. They'll experience such events as Emancipation Day on the South Carolina Sea Islands, the founding of the North Star by Frederick Douglass, and the extraordinary 1939 Lincoln Memorial concert by Marian Anderson. They'll attend an imaginary political convention where they'll meet our nation's first five African American U.S. Senators, including Senator Barack Obama. African American history is rich with opportunities for creative learning. This book brings them alive. Grades 4-8

Incorporating leveled reading within each script, readers theatre plays offer teachers the flexibility to include readers of every ability in the same read-aloud play.

• 15 plays with staging illustrations and activities for three different grade levels of readability: 4th grade and lower, 5th-6th grade, and 7th-8th grade

• A readability-level chart broken down by character, based on vocabulary and the Flesh-Kincaid scale, as well as by word lists for graded readability