Rich Linville

The 1960s or Sixties is referred to as a Social Revolution. It was a time of the Vietnam War, civil rights movements, assassinations, and the beginning of a generation gap. A slogan used during this time was "Flower Power" which was a symbol of...

Let's go back thousands of years to the Ice Age and prehistoric times before written history. We hear music coming from inside the prehistoric hut. What do you think is the oldest musical instrument in human history? Did prehistoric people have other musical instruments....

Abram was the tenth descendant of Noah. God called Abram to leave his home and go to a new land that God would show Him.Author: Rich LinvilleISBN-10: 8588198754ISBN-13: 9798588198752Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/29/2020Pages: 30Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.15lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.08d

This is a colorfully illustrated, interactive story for kids about Ancient Egypt from 50,000 BC to 653 BC It can be used as a preview or review of Ancient Egypt."It is 50,000 BC during the Stone Age. I am wandering around with a group...

Ants are an important part of our world. Their nests turn and aerate the soil, allowing water and oxygen to reach plant roots. Ants take seeds down into their tunnels. These seeds can sprout and grow new plants. We need ants even though some...

Why are bees so important? What is the life cycle of bees? What is causing lots of bees to die? What can you do to help bees? Read and find out.Author: Rich LinvilleISBN-10: 1795162872ISBN-13: 9781795162876Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/26/2019Pages: 30Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.15lbsSize: 9.00h x...

High up in a temple within the clouds of Mount Olympus, a voice bellows, scaring the birds into flight. It is Zeus (ZOOSE), the Greek god of sky, thunder, and lightning. He says, "I challenge the gods to a contest to prove once and...

If you like cowboy and cowgirl jokes, then have fun reading this book. You don't have to understand every joke. Just laugh and pretend that you get the joke. You will figure it out later. What do cowgirls and cowboys put on their salads?...

Around 1,000 years before Jesus Christ, there was a child sheepherder name Saul who would later meet David. As a youth, David herded sheep for his father. He played the lyre or harp to calm the sheep. Later, David would fight a giant named...

Endangered animals are groups that are very likely to die out or become extinct in the near future. There are over 7,000 endangered animal species. What can you do about the endangered animals?Author: Rich LinvilleISBN-10: 8454905014ISBN-13: 9798454905019Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/12/2021Pages: 36Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.18lbsSize:...

What could you learn from the Bible story of Esther? This Bible story shows us that Esther becomes someone who takes an important role in her own future and that of her people. She stands with courage against evil.Author: Rich LinvilleISBN-10: 8577671674ISBN-13: 9798577671679Publisher: Independently...

Hidden deep in the middle of the South Pole at the bottom of the earth is a land that is forever covered in snow. It is called Gingerbread Land. Walking home from school, Ginger and Gino enjoy the green dancing curtain of the Southern...

I'm a baby groundhog living underground in a den. Snow is above me. Living in a cold place, I grow two coats of hair. One is gray-white and the other layer is thick brownish. I'm grown up now. My name is Phil because I...

For children and adults, read this interactive book to learn why kids need to learn about a Growth Mindset. Research shows that success and a growth mindset go hand in hand. People can change their mindset no matter what their age.Author: Rich LinvilleISBN-10: 0692997113ISBN-13:...

A book about the life of Harriet Tubman. Around 1820, I am born into slavery in the state of Maryland with the name of Araminta Ross. My nickname is Minty. Maybe my name will change later. I am now 5 years old. My slave...

There are many reasons why some people make friends easily and others do not have many friends. What is a friend? A friend is someone you respect and care about. People who help and talk to each other can be friends. What do you...

Humpty Dumpty is a nonsense rhyme and riddle. The egg cycle and chicken jokes are also included.Author: Rich LinvilleISBN-10: 1700164155ISBN-13: 9781700164155Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/16/2019Pages: 34Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.17lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.09d

Jesus went to the Judean Desert that is west of the Dead Sea. Far away, Jesus saw a dark figure approaching him.Author: Rich LinvilleISBN-10: 8362973331ISBN-13: 9798362973339Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/10/2022Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.16lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.08d

It is 1792. I am now grown up and 18 years old. I talk my 11 year-old brother Nathaniel Cooley Chapman into going west with me. Ours is a roaming life, walking in bare feet and wearing raggedy clothes. We live off the land...

What can we learn from Joshua? Against all odds, Joshua showed great courage. Joshua prospered because he trusted God with every part of his life.Author: Rich LinvilleISBN-10: 8440492057ISBN-13: 9798440492059Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/26/2022Pages: 26Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.14lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.07d

Machines can make our life easier. A simple machine is something that can change the direction or strength of a force. All complicated machines are made of one or more simple machines. Simple machines can reduce the effort needed for you to run them....

The rhyme Mary, Mary, quite contrary How does your garden grow? is included with steps for sprouting your own seeds indoors. A bonus of the apple cycle from seed to apple is also included.Author: Rich LinvilleISBN-10: 1696808847ISBN-13: 9781696808842Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2019Pages: 38Format: PaperbackWeight:...

Visiting the train museum, Miles and Louis say at the same time, "Wouldn't it be neat to ride on these model trains!" Suddenly, they shrink smaller and find themselves on the platform of the model train station. Around them are plastic models of people.Author:...

One version of Murphy's Laws says: If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong. If you've stepped on bubble gum or if you've ever dropped an ice cream cone, you learned one of Murphy's Laws. Crying over dropped ice cream does not help...

Let's go back thousands of years to a time called the Ice Age. The earth is colder than today. Part of the earth has been covered with ice and snow for a long while. How can you survive? "I'm soooo cooooold I work with...

While hiking, I am daydreaming about what it would be like to live in the Middle Ages with castles, knights, queens, and kings. Suddenly, I slip into a river of icy cold water. I'm spinning around and around. What's that ahead?Author: Rich LinvilleISBN-10: 1722249919ISBN-13:...

Because Noah walked with God, God found favor with Noah and his family. God commanded Noah to build an Ark. Noah faithfully labored to build the Ark for God. After completing the Ark, God told Noah to gather two of every animal.Author: Rich LinvilleISBN-10:...

It is January 29, 1954. I am born in the heart of Mississippi in a place called Kosciusko, (KAW-zee-ESS-koh). My mother is a housemaid who broke up with my father. She raises me on her own. My name is Orpah (OR-pah) Gail Winfrey but...

A tessellation is an arrangement of shapes closely fitted together. There are many examples of tessellations found around us in nature, outer space, hobbies, architecture, and the arts. How do you use tessellations in your life?Author: Rich LinvilleISBN-10: 8728107861ISBN-13: 9798728107866Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/25/2021Pages:...

A pattern is a repeated design that is found everywhere in our world and even in outer space. All around you are both simple patterns and complicated patterns. The spiral of a seashell is very complex. But, there are patterns more complicated than a...

Rocky is a hopping penguin who never quits. He goes on an adventure from the ocean to his rocky island and back again.Author: Rich LinvilleISBN-10: 8802940134ISBN-13: 9798802940136Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/15/2022Pages: 44Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.21lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.11d

Why are Spring Flowers valued? It may be their beauty, colors or smells. Learning about flowers lets you recognize them around you. You might try to grow them inside. Know your plant zone to help you grow them outside. Spring Flowers mean hope and...

Stone Soup is a folk tale for you to find the meaning. A recipe for homemade soup is included.Author: Rich LinvilleISBN-10: 1797990748ISBN-13: 9781797990743Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/25/2019Pages: 38Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.10d

Because the air is thin and unbreathable on the surface of Mars, we Martians live beneath the ground where oxygen occurs naturally from chemical reactions. We live in huge underground caverns with many water canals. We have fusion plants that are like miniature suns....

Learn the shape and name of each of the 13 colonies using puns that have more than one meaning. For example: This colony looks like a new leg of ham hung on the wall, for sure What's it called? Look inside to find the...

With the help of God, Deborah became a leader and prophetess who could foretell the future. People would line up for Deborah to judge and rule on problems while she was under the shade of a palm tree.Author: Rich LinvilleISBN-10: 8357799973ISBN-13: 9798357799975Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage:...

Long ago, God created the heavens and the earth in seven days. He created humans in his own image.Author: Rich LinvilleISBN-10: 884871451XISBN-13: 9798848714517Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/27/2022Pages: 40Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.10d

Elijah prayed to the true God. God said that because of the Kingdom of Israel's wickedness, there would not be any rain for the next few years. Elijah told Ahab that there will be no rain in the future. The drought was punishment for...

Jesus was born over 2,000 years ago near the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea.What can you learn from the Christmas story of Jesus?Author: Rich LinvilleISBN-10: 8840258825ISBN-13: 9798840258828Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/11/2022Pages: 34Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.17lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.09d

Here are two Aesop Fables about a crow and a pitcher plus a crow and a fox. You can say what you think is the meaning or moral of each one.Author: Rich LinvilleISBN-10: 1721699112ISBN-13: 9781721699117Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/19/2018Pages: 30Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.15lbsSize:...

This is an Aesop Fable about a mean dog who wanders onto a farm where he does not belong. He sees the farmer in the dell driving his tractor. The farmer and an ox are pulling out an old tree stump. The mean dog...

Easter celebrates Jesus rising from the dead with the promise of new hope and a new life.Author: Rich LinvilleISBN-10: 8839654402ISBN-13: 9798839654402Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/05/2022Pages: 40Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.10d

A colorfully illustrated retelling of a Grimm's Fairy Tale about a wife and husband who are both poor shoemakers. In a time of need, they are helped by the kindness of strangers.Author: Rich LinvilleISBN-10: 1724849263ISBN-13: 9781724849267Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/06/2018Pages: 34Format: PaperbackWeight:...

A retelling of an Aesop Fable to guess the moral. "A woman and her husband lived at the top of Gooseberry Hill. (Have you ever tasted gooseberries?) They went to their goose pen and were greatly surprised It was the surprise of all surprises,...

This is an ancient fable about a lion, a wild boar pig, and vultures. Try to guess the meaning of this fable and how it applies to your life. Several morals are given at the end of this story.Author: Rich LinvilleISBN-10: 1725833530ISBN-13: 9781725833531Publisher: Createspace...

A Miller and his family live in a wind mill on top of a hill. The miller, his son, and their donkey are going into town to buy supplies. Along the way they meet many people who give them advice that is confusing. Who...

This is an ancient fable about a peacock who is so vain and a crane who thinks what you do is more important than how you look. Try to guess the meaning of this Aesop fable and how it applies to your life. Several...

Suddenly, we travel over 300 years back in time to a room with a pirate who has a black beard! It is the year 1717.Author: Rich LinvilleISBN-10: 8847617766ISBN-13: 9798847617765Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/21/2022Pages: 34Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.17lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.09d

Over 3,000 years ago, Moses freed the people of Israel from slavery under the Egyptian Pharaoh. Moses lead the Israelites to an area near Mount Sinai. Then, Moses went to the top of Mount Sinai and received the Ten Commandments from God. Moses went...

Abe has no friends. At the Monday morning circle meeting, the teacher was the first to notice Abe playing with something. "Abe, please put that away before I take it away " Abe shoved it in the secret part of his coat pocket that...