Hamid, a poor north African boy who saves his little blind sister from being sold as a beggar, and Jenny, a rich English girl, search for the true light. 167 pgs, pb.
The man watched Kinza as a snake might watch a baby rabbit at play, waiting for the moment to strike. And for one breathless moment Hamid was sure that he would reach out and snatch her away. Hamid does not want his little blind sister, Kinza, to be sold to a beggar by their stepfather, so he decides to rescue her. Together they escape from their mountain village to a town where there may be a new home for Kinza. But this is only the start of their adventures.
Will Kinza be safe? What will happen to Hamid, who dares not go back home? Set in North Africa, readers will be delighted by yet another of Patricia St. John's exciting, freshly edited novels.
Covers grammar (parts of speech, punctuation, modifiers, diagramming, participle phrases, possessives, prepositional phrases, sentences, quotations, titles, verb tenses and much more), vocabulary, reading skills (book reports, character development, comedy/tragedy, comprehension, figurative language, historical fiction, metaphors, similes, poetry), spelling skills, penmanship, composition (analogies, bibliography, topic sentences, persuasive writing, outlining, note-taking, theme and much more), poetry, research, and higher order thinking skills. Includes excerpts from literature and the Psalms as well as three full-length book studies. Passages from: Black Beauty, Borrowers, Devil in Print, Around the World in Eighty Days, Eight Cousins, Psalm 1, and Story of the Treasure Seekers.
The three full-length books studied in this level include: Star of Light, The Mysterious Benedict Society, and Much Ado About Nothing. You can purchase these novels as part of the Complete Package with the Teacher and Student books, buy them separately, or source them from a local library.
Changes to the 3rd edition include: The Mysterious Benedict Society has replaced Adam and His Kin book study; several lessons have been replaced and reading comprehension and writing activities have been added to many lessons.
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