Teacher's Guide for Erik, Carver of Greenland
Teacher's Guide for Erik, Carver of Greenland

Author: Alice Lockmiller

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2010-05-15

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 0557430585

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A complementary resource for the historical fiction novel, this guide is for experienced teachers of tweens age 10-12. Learn more about the history, geography, culture, religion, lifestyle, heroes, government, language, alphabet, writings, art, and music of this place and time. Guides include age-appropriate curriculum elements such as historical reading material, worksheets, writing projects, puzzles, arts & crafts, tests and timeline events.

Erik, Carver of Greenland
Erik, Carver of Greenland

Author: Alice Lockmiller

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2010-05-15

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 0557430577

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A brave group of Norse Vikings founded a colony on Greenland in the tenth century. After almost four hundred years the settlement is struggling to survive. Erik is a thirteen year old carver whose life is about to change. Can he trust an old story and a set of runes? Does he have the courage to follow a dream?

Basanti, Dancer of Ancient India
Basanti, Dancer of Ancient India

Author: Alice Lockmiller

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2010-09-10

Total Pages: 157

ISBN-13: 0557640326

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In 376 AD, Chandra Gupta II will soon be king of Ancient India. He was blessed by the Hindu gods. Thirteen year old Basanti has trained since early childhood as a dancer. As the day of her first solo dance approaches, tragedy strikes her family. Can she win a competition and dance in the Hindu temples or for the new emperor?

Hathor, Artist of Ancient Egypt
Hathor, Artist of Ancient Egypt

Author: Alice Lockmiller

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2010-04-23

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 0557384214

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It is 1300 BC and Ramesses the Great has become the king of ancient Egypt. Twelve year old Hathor dreams of being a painter in the royal tombs. In the workmen’s village of Deir el Medina, Hathor learns painting and hieroglyphics. Can a young girl overcome obstacles and earn a position as a painter in the tomb of Queen Nefertari?

Beau, Doctor of France
Beau, Doctor of France

Author: Alice Lockmiller

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2012-05-07

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 1105735990

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In 1793 AD, Paris is the center of the French Revolution. The citizens of France live in fear of arrest, imprisonment and death at the guillotine. Beau is a fourteen year-old student in the school of surgery. Can he help save the young dauphin? Will his secret plan be discovered?

Akshat, Boy of Tibet
Akshat, Boy of Tibet

Author: Alice Lockmiller

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2010-04-23

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 0557393140

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In 1625, Tibet is a land of nomads, monasteries and farmers. Nine year old Akshat herds sheep and yaks in the pastures of the western plateau. The death of his father begins a chain of events that will change his life forever. Can Akshat find his place in a world of monks, lamas and the world’s largest monastery?

Rasmus, Craftsman of Constantinople
Rasmus, Craftsman of Constantinople

Author: Alice Lockmiller

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2010-05-15

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 0557419662

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Emperor Justinian ordered rebuilding throughout the magnificent 6th century capital of Constantinople. Craftsmen from across the Byzantine Empire will create beautiful buildings and mosaics. Rasmus is a thirteen year old mosaic apprentice. Opportunity and danger await him in the imperial palace. Can Rasmus solve the puzzle and save the emperor?

Tiago, Explorer of Brazil
Tiago, Explorer of Brazil

Author: Alice Lockmiller

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2010-04-12

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 0557367352

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In 1638, Tiago is the thirteen year old son of a Portuguese explorer. Following an Indian tradition, the family ventures into the inhospitable tropical rainforest of Brazil to take his young brother to his grandfather. Can they survive the many dangers of this forest to reach the settlement of the Kalapalo Indians? When tragedy strikes, will Tiago remain with is brother and find acceptance among the nations?

Zari, Girl of Ancient Persia
Zari, Girl of Ancient Persia

Author: Alice Lockmiller

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2010-05-15

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 0557423686

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In 520 BC, Babylon is just one of many conquered cities in the great Persian Empire. Zari is the thirteen year old daughter of an asu, a trained physician. Taught from early childhood to love and use hundreds of plants, she helps Papa prepare herbal remedies to cure disease. Can she use some of her plants to save lives and stop an evil plan?