books by Bethlehem Books

books by Bethlehem Books

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Hilda van Stockum

Bethlehem Books, 2007

A Skating Holiday in Old-Time Holland (Newbery Runner-Up)
This beautiful new edition of Hilda Van Stockum's picture-book masterpiece was warmly welcomed by my family. You see, until now we owned an old copy from eBay with cracked and brittle pages. But it was still a favorite. A Day on Skates is a simple story of a Dutch ...

Happy Times in Noisy Village

Astrid Lindgren

Bethlehem Books, 2003

Fantasy Village
I received this book from my parents for my 11th birthday (many years ago) and this past Christmas I bought one for my 7 year old son, whose favorite characters are Ninja Turtles and Pokemons. We have read this book together during quiet Christmas time and now he ...

The Miracle of Saint Nicholas (Golden Key Books)

Gloria Whelan

Bethlehem Books, 1997

Best Christmas book I've read
Being a Russian Orthodox Christian and also first-generation born American, it was very touching to me. I loved it. It made me cry. A story of sadness that turns into great joy. Beautiful artwork!!!

Hittite Warrior (Living History Library)

Joanne Williamson

Bethlehem Books, 1999

AMAZING!
This is an amazing book. It almost beats my Harry Potter books it's so good! I finished it yesterday at the DENTIST, of all places. You see.....I had to take it with me everywhere I went. I really like to read about this time era....it interests me so much. I would ...

The Red Keep: A Story of Burgundy in 1165 (Adventure Library (Warsaw, N.D.).)

Allen French

Bethlehem Books, 1997

An excellent adventure story for both boys and girls
The Red Keep has strong positive role models for both boys and girls. It has good historical accuracy. Allen French was a Harvard historian who was interested in the roots of modern government. He wrote a series of children's books each focusing on a different time ...

Galen and the Gateway to Medicine (Living History Library)

Jeanne Bendick

Bethlehem Books, 2002

Grandson fascinated!
Our 10 year old grandson started the book and couldn't put it down. He declared early in his young life that he wants to be a scientist, so this is perfect for him. We are great fans of all that Bethlehem Books publishes. They are very accurate in their judgement ...

Archimedes and the Door of Science (Living History Library)

Jeanne Bendick

Bethlehem Books, 1995

A wonderful read!
This book is about Archimedes' life. He found out how to measure a circle and the principle of buoyancy. ...

The Winged Watchman (Living History Library (Warsaw, N.D.).)

Hilda Van Stockum

Bethlehem Books, 1995

The Winged Watchman
The Winged Watchman is a fictional story about a Dutch family, the Verhagens, who live in a mill in the middle of WWII. They include Mother, Father, Joris, and Dirk Jan. Throughout the process of the book there are many additions to the Verhagen family. They include ...

The Mystery of the Periodic Table (Living History Library)

Benjamin Wiker, Jeanne Bendick

Bethlehem Books, 2003

Everybody CAN understand Science
This terrific book helps make a complex area of science - the field of chemistry and the periodic table - accessible to everyone. Benjamin Wiker skillfully and humorously takes us through the history of theories, experiments, mistakes and successes in understanding the ...

God King: A Story in the Days of King Hezekiah (Living History Library)

Joanne Williamson, Daria M. Sockey

Bethlehem Books, 2002

By a ten year old boy
This was a cool book. It is about an Egyptian prince who was'nt as special as the other princes. But then he becomes a Pharoh and a so called god. But then his brother take's over the kingdom. Then Taharka left for Canaan with his friend Amos. This was no vacation. ...

They Loved to Laugh (Young Adult Bookshelf)

Kathryn Worth

Bethlehem Books, 1996

Seeing this book again makes me feel like a child at Christmas!
Like so many others who've commented, this book was one of my all-time favorite books when I was a teenager in the 60's. The other was another book by Worth, "Sea Change." It was an entirely different setting, but equally charming and moving. The gentle, inspiring ...

Son of Charlemagne (Living History Library (Warsaw, N.D.).)

Barbara Willard

Bethlehem Books, 1998

An insider view of Charles the Great
We enjoyed this story of Charlemagne told by viewing the life of one of his sons, Carl. While not intensely detailed in regards to his historical battles, though they are referenced (and one particularly brutal event is covered intensely), it gives more of an insider ...

Augustine Came to Kent (Living History Library (Warsaw, N.D.).)

Barbara Willard

Bethlehem Books, 1996

A great introduction for children to this time period
This book centres around Wolf, a boy whose father was a Briton, brought to Rome as a slave in the 6th century, and set free by Pope Gregory. Pope Gregory had a concern for the propagation of the Gospel among the "heathen" Saxons in Britain, so he sent a group of ...

The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow (Living History Library)

Allen French

Bethlehem Books, 1995

An excellent saga
The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow is one of the best recrafted narratives I have ever read. Allen French brought to life this story that he originally found as one of the Kolbieters. (The Kolbieters, founded by JRR Tolkien, was a group of friends that read ancient ...

The Hidden Treasure of Glaston (Living History Library)

Eleanore M. Jewett

Bethlehem Books, 2000

A Long-Remembered Treasure
What can I say about this sublime book that blends an exciting mystery with tantalizing folklore and fascinating historical detail? Only what virtually every other reviewer here has said: I read this book as a teen and never, ever forgot it. I became enthralled ...