{"title":"CMCC: Christmas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe Charlotte Mason Cottage Curriculum (CMCC) offers a carefully curated feast of living books and beautiful ideas for students in grade K-12. Following Charlotte Mason's philosophy, CMCC spreads a generous feast before our children and trust them to partake freely, forming living relationships with God, humanity and the world around them. Find out more on their facebook page or purchase the curriculum \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"here\" href=\"http:\/\/www.humbleheartpress.com\/publisherpartner\/p\/cottagecurriculum-39flak\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mr-willowbys-christmas-tree-by-robert-barry","title":"Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree by Robert Barry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGive the gift of holiday spirit with this classic picture book that celebrates how one Christmas tree brings joy to a whole forest of critters!  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChristmas is here and Mr. Willowby's tree has arrived. There's just one big problem: The tree is too tall for his parlor! He cuts off the top so it will fit, and soon the top of that tree is passed along again and again to bring holiday cheer to all the animals in the forest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKids will love watching the tree move from home to home, and families will appreciate the subtle message of conservation and recycling, as the tree top spreads joy to all. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis heartwarming story is the perfect way to start the yuletide season, and a warm addition to any family's festive holiday traditions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eROBERT BARRY \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas the author and illustrator of many prizewinning books for children. A lifelong resident of Newport, Rhode Island, he was a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design and a professor of design at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehas been cherished by readers young and old since 1963.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTarget Age: 3-7\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDoubleday Books for Young Readers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePub Date: October 17, 2000\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9780385327213\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8.63\"W \u003cspan class=\"x-spacer\"\u003ex\u003c\/span\u003e 11.13\"H \u003cspan class=\"x-spacer\"\u003ex\u003c\/span\u003e 0.34\"D\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e32 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131120685242,"sku":"9780385327213","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/products\/MrWillowby_sChristmasTree.jpg?v=1606518275"},{"product_id":"snowflake-bentley-by-jacqueline-briggs-martin-mary-azarian","title":"Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Mary Azarian","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this Caldecott Medal-winning picture book, the true story of Wilson Bentley and his singular fascination with snowflakes is rendered in rich prose and gorgeous artwork, perfect for the holidays, snow days, and everyday.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWilson Bentley was always fascinated by snow. 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The book exhibits a beautiful blend of Azarian's splendid woodcuts, a lyrical text, and factual sidebars. Bentley's dedication to his research is clearly evident, and the ridicule to which he was sometimes subjected is appropriately downplayed for a young audience. The illustrations, tinted with watercolors, depict the people, homes, meadows, and woods of turn-of-the-century Vermont countryside in accurate detail. Sources for the factual material are credited, and a final page features photographs of Bentley at work and three of his actual snowflake slides.    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Horn Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWilson Bentley was fascinated by snow, in childhood and adulthood, and, practically speaking, is the one who 'discovered' snow crystals, by photographing them in all their variation. As a youngster, he was so taken with these little six-sided ice crystals that his parents scraped together their savings to buy him a camera with a microscope. From then on, despite his neighbors' amusement, he took hundreds of portraits of snowflakes. As an adult, he gave slide shows of his work, and when he was 66, a book was published of his photos - a book that is still in use today. Martin chronicles Bentley's life and his obsession in a main, poetic text, but provides additional facts in careful, snowflake-strewn sidebars. . . . This is a lyrical biographical tribute to a farmer, whose love of snow and careful camera work expanded both natural science and photography.                         \u003cstrong\u003e--Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis picture-book biography beautifully captures the essence of the life and passion of Wilson A. Bentely. . . . 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He has a terribly important commission to complete for the Mayor of Gloucester's wedding on Christmas Day but is ill and tired, and before long is running out of food and thread, as well as time! How will he possibly complete the beautiful coat and embroidered waistcoat? Luckily, there lives in the dresser, some very kind and very resourceful mice who set about helping the poor tailor with his work. Not only are they exceedingly helpful, but they are also, luckily, far far too clever for the tailor's sly cat, Simpkin. 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Look closely and you'll see not only the extravagant gifts given by a suitor to his lady, but a love story, a family's busy Christmas preparations, Merry Christmas in eleven languages, and a veritable menagerie of charming creatures.\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/collections\/jan-brett\" title=\"Jan Brett's\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJan Brett's\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e exquisitely detailed illustrations so rich in traditional folk motifs, make this book a visual treat to be enjoyed over and over again.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTarget Age: 1-8\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eG.P. 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His award-winning stories for young readers bring the farmyard world of Herriot's Yorkshire to vibrant life. Featuring a host of adorable animals and colorful townsfolk, each of the stories is narrated by the country vet himself, with all of the warmth, caring, and good humor that have made James Herriot beloved the world over.\u003c\/p\u003e\nHere, in James Herriot's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTreasury for Children\u003c\/i\u003e, we find all of his books for children collected in one beautiful volume. From the springtime frolic of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOscar, Cat-About-Town\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto the yuletide warmth of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Christmas Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKitten\u003c\/i\u003e, these stories--radiantly illustrated by Peter Barrett and Ruth Brown--are perennial favorites, and this new complete edition will make a wonderful gift for all readers, great and small.\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\nTaken together, these stories comprise a wondrous Herriot menagerie, a family treasure that will be passed, with joy and affection, from generation to generation.\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"James Herriot found a gentle, wise and often humorous way to write about animals and to evoke a beautiful but fading way of life in those Yorkshire Hills. He showed me how to focus not just on the animals, but on the people who lived with the animals, and their loving, sometimes difficult and very wonderful connections with one another. While he is known for his wonderful writing about animals, I often think of his ability to capture people. From the first, I've tried to capture that feeling, that uplifting and heartwarming style. I can't say that I have ever quite matched the writing of James Herriot, but he has always inspired me and given me something to aim for. He often makes me smile, sometimes makes me cry, you can't really ask more from a writer than that.\" --\u003ci\u003eJ\u003cstrong\u003eon Katz, New York Times bestselling author of Second Chance Dog, A Dog Year, A Good Dog, and many others\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\"I recall reading \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll Creatures Great and Small\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e many years ago, while working as a veterinary technician for a mobile vet in Los Angeles. We worked with cats and dogs, of course, but with farm animals, too, and apes and monkeys and angry pet raccoons, burros, crows, macaws- the variety of pets in Los Angeles was limitless. During that wonderful time, I'd be beaten senseless by a kangaroo, held hostage by a love-struck chimpanzee, chased by angry hogs, and sat on by a miniature horse inside of a well-known celebrity's home. It was a magical time, and it made perfect sense for me to read Herriot in the evenings, a grand fellow who'd roam the English countryside making veterinary house calls, effortlessly moving from draft horses to kittens, healing, telling stories. I felt a kinship with him and his magical world, and marveled at his talent for drawing me into his cast of characters. Later in life, when I too would write of my experiences with animals and their people, I would hearken to Herriot's Yorkshire Dales, and to prose so genuine that it would help inspire my own career as a writer and pet behaviorist. Herriot to me remains a superhero of sorts, who, in visiting home after home like some veterinary Santa, taught me how simple, heartwarming prose about people and their animals could rise above the commonplace, and become art.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eSteve Duno, author of Last Dog on the Hill, The Everything Cat Book and The Amazing Dog Trick Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\"Just the sort of thing you hope will imprint on the memory screen of a young child: fresh, clear, pure, and good.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommonwealth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\"Herriot's well-loved tales of his life as a rural British veterinarian hold the timeless qualities of family affection, humor, loyalty, appreciation for nature, and love of animals.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ipage.ingramcontent.com\/ipage\/servlet\/ibg.common.titledetail.pd1000?selUrl=%2Fipage%2Fcustomer%2Fselectionlist%2For2100.action%3Ftype%3DALL%26pageNumber%3D4%26sortedOrder%3DTITLE%26listID%3D14464781\u0026amp;itemIndex=318\u0026amp;actionType=selList\u0026amp;productType=All%20Products\u0026amp;listID=14464781\u0026amp;sortedOrder=TITLE\u0026amp;detailsellist=Y#contributor_4521673\" data-href=\"#contributor_4521673\" class=\"doContributorSearch\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Herriot\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1916-1995) was the bestselling author of memoirs including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll Creatures Great and Small\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll Things Bright and Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll Things Wise and Wonderful\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lord God Made Them All\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvery Living Thing\u003c\/i\u003e. 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There are some standard-bearers here, including Henry van Dyke's enduring yarn \u003ci\u003eThe Other Wise Man\u003c\/i\u003e and Pearl S. Buck's gentle and touching story \u003ci\u003eChristmas Day in the Morning.\u003c\/i\u003e Some contributions are deeply theological (Madeleine L'Engle's \u003ci\u003eTransfiguration\u003c\/i\u003e) while others offer the dark, discerning cadences of a timeless fable (Selma Lagerlof's \u003ci\u003eThe Christmas Rose\u003c\/i\u003e). The collection has an international flavor, with stories set in Cuba, Germany, Siberia, Palestine, Denmark and Spain, as well as in Vermont and New York City. Readers who crave literary excellence as well as a heartwarming Christmas message will relish this carefully selected and intelligent anthology.-- Publishers Weekly\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eIf you're giving\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e one book for Christmas, make it this one. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Jim Trelease,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eauthor, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Read-Aloud Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrother Robber\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Helene Christaller\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree Young Kings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by George Sumner Albee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransfiguration\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/collections\/madeleine-lengle\" title=\"Madeleine L'Engle\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMadeleine L'Engle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWillibald's Trip to Heaven\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Reimmichl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Guest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Nikolai S. 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