BJU Press Excursions in Literature Student Text Grade 8, Third Edition (Updated Copyright)

Discover the joys of literature in the light of biblical truth with Excursions in Literature, Third Edition (updated copyright). Both color and pen-and-ink illustrations lend artistic flourish to the included stories, each of which was chosen to represent the unit themes: friends, choices, heroes, discoveries and adventures. Selections represent a wide variety of cultures and time periods; authors include Louisa May Alcott, Katherine Mansfield, Langston Hughes, O. Henry, Amy Carmichael, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Charles Dickens in addition to traditional folklore tales and the full text of Donnalynn Hess' In Search of Honor. Small textboxes define unfamiliar vocabulary words and provide information about the author; each chapter concludes with Thinking Zone questions designed to test students' interpretive, literal, critical and appreciative responses to the selection. 609 indexed pages, softcover. Grade 8.