BJU Press Reading 6 Student Text, 2nd Edition

Engage students with a variety of character-building stories as well as classical literature selections from which biblical principles are drawn. An emphasis on literary elements, higher-level thinking skills, and vocabulary enrichment is a bridge to the traditional literature classes that begin in junior high. This 6th grade Reading Student Text (2nd ed.), As Full as the World, includes samples from classic authors Charles Dickens, Kenneth Grahame, Emily Dickinson, and Robert Browning. The text is broken down into six units containing various stories and poems. Perspectives Jake Sparks and the Case of the Missing Monkey A Visit with a Humorist: Sharon Hambrick The Squire's Bride The Scullery Boy Skill Lesson: The Dewey Decimal System Listening to Katey The Apple of Contentment A Tree for the Wilderness Aunt Mazey Ain't Crazy The Greater God Wind-Wolves Mowgli's Brothers Literature Lesson: Character. Victories The Granddaddy of All Frogs The Nisei Brethren Nisei Skill Lesson: Atlas A Ride to Honor Stickball The Secret Pitch America's Favorite Pastime Rest in Hope: The Michael Weathers Story The Proud-Minded Princess Literature Lesson: Setting Ventures Antarctica Sunrise Weaver of Light Ornan the Jebusite Skill Lesson Shipwrecked! The Quisling Hunt A Visit with a Mystery Writer: Gloria Repp Yeoman Knight Literature Lesson: Plot Extravaganzas Six Hot Buns The Christmas Story The Adventures of Tom Sawyer There is a Fountain Literature Lesson: Devices of Style The Adventures of Alexander Selkirk The Unintentional Hero Call it Courage Sir Alexander Fleming: Master of His Craft The Pied Piper of Hamelin The Peterkins Celebrate the Fourth of July Feathers in the Wind Skill Lesson: Almanacs Distant Realms Blotto The Medieval Knight Champion of Truth Oliver Twist The Open Road The Sparrow Hawk Worth More Than Sparrows Skill Lesson: Nonprint Media Dream of Light Literature Lesson: Theme Overcomers The Room Secrets in the Walls The Important Part The Redheaded League Olympian A Visit with a Poet: Dawn L. Watkins The Winner Skill Lesson: Periodical Literature Laura Brigman Literature Lesson: Moral Tone The Three Mosquiteers It Must Not Fail! Sons of a Mighty Father Glossary Index Softcover, 655 pages. ISBN - 9781606820605