Given that PMI currently only offers a very limited selection of curriculum materials, we have put together a list of books and other materials we are familiar with and currently recommend. All titles are linked to Amazon et al online book stores, so just click on the title to review and/or purchase from the bookstore. The first items below are books and materials that complement the books currently offered by PMI. The rest are categorized by subject.

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Pre-Civilization Novels

Pre-Civilization History Books and Movies

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The pre-civilization novels below complement PMI's pre-civilization books for grades 4-6.

• Dar and the Spear-Thrower--by Marjorie Cowley


(CLICK HERE for PMI's novel study unit on Dar and the Spear-Thrower.)



• Malu's Wolf--by Ruth Craig


• Boy of the Painted Cave--by Justin Denzel


(CLICK HERE for PMI's novel study unit on Boy of the Painted Cave.)


• Maroo of the Winter Caves--by Ann Turnbull


• Return to the Painted Cave--by Justin Denzel
  (The sequel to "Boy of the Painted Cave"; ages 9-12)


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The history books and movies below complement PMI's pre-civilization books for grades 4-6.

(CLICK HERE for PMI's pre-civilization books.)

• The Usborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of World History--Usborne Publishing
  (briefly summarizes world history; great illustrations; offers useful Internet links; ages 9 and up)



• Walking with Prehistoric Beasts
  (Discovery's DVD on period prior to man's evolution; ages 9 and up)



• Walking with Caveman--Discovery's DVD
  (Discovery's DVD on pre-civilization period; ages 9 and up)


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• The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt--by Elizabeth Payne
  (Ancient Egypt; ages 9-12)



• Famous Men of Greece--by John Haaren
  (Ancient Greece; ages 9-12)



• The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization (PBS's DVD)
  (DVD; Ancient Greece; provides good overview of the periods; ages 11 and up



• Famous Men of Rome--by John Haaren
  (Ancient Rome; ages 9-12)



• The Usborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of the Ancient World--by Usborne Publishing
  (Somewhat light on content but great illustrations; ages 9 and up)



• Famous Men of the Middle Ages--by John Haaren
  (ages 9 and up)



• Famous Men of the Renaissance & Reformation--by Robert G. Shearer
  (ages 9 and up)



• American History Stories You Never Read at School but Should Have (Vol. 1)--by Mara L. Pratt
  (Written in late 1800s; ages 9 and up)



• American History Stories You Never Read at School but Should Have (Vol. 2)--by Mara L. Pratt
  (Written in late 1800s; ages 9 and up)



• A History of the United States and Its People--by Edward Eggleston
  (Written in late 1800s; Ages 11 and up)


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• The Golden Goblet--by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
  (Ancient Egypt; ages 9-12)



• Hittite Warrior--by Joanne Williamson
  (Ancient Middle East--1200 BC; ages 9-12)



• D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths--by Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire
  (Myths of Ancient Greece; ages 9-12)



• Classic Myths to Read Aloud--by William F. Russell
  (Greek Myths and other Ancient Greek Stories; ages 9-12)



• The Children's Homer--by Padraic Colum
  (Ancient Greece; Iliad and Odyssey for children; ages 9-12)



• Greek and Roman Plays (For the Intermediate Grades)--by Dr. Albert Cullum
  (Several Greek/Roman plays rewritten and condensed for grades 4-8; gives students a taste)



• The Oedipus Cycle--by Sophocles
  (Three plays, including "Antigone", which is recommended for ages 9-12)



• Archimedes and the Door of Science--by Jeanne Bendick
  (Ancient Greece; combines history and science; ages 9 and up)



• The Thieves of Ostia--by Caroline Lawrence
  (Ancient Rome; 1st book in Roman Mystery Series; light but enjoyable story; ages 9-12)



2nd in Series of Roman Mystery stories--by Caroline Lawrence
(In case you liked the first one; there are 10 books in series to date)


• The Bronze Bow--by Elizabeth George Speare
  (Ancient Rome; Jesus's time; ages 9 and up)



• Julius Caesar--by William Shakespeare
  (A play set in Ancient Rome; ages 11 and up)



• Detectives in Togas--by Henry Winterfeld
  (Ancient Rome; light but enjoyable story; ages 9 and up)



• Mystery of the Roman Ransom--by Henry Winterfeld
  (Ancient Rome; light but enjoyable story; ages 9 and up)



• Classics to Read Aloud to Your Children--by William F. Russell
  (Ancient Rome; light but enjoyable story; ages 9 and up)



• More Classics to Read Aloud to Your Children--by William F. Russell
  (Ancient Rome; light but enjoyable story; ages 9 and up)



• Stories from Shakespeare--by Geraldine McCaughrean
  (Shakespeare's plays condensed into short stories; ages 9 and up)



• Notre Dame of Paris--by Victor Hugo
  (late 1400s France; ages 13 and up)



• Treasure Island--by Robert Louis Stevenson
  (1700s England; ages 9 and up)



• The Scarlet Pimpernel--by Baroness Orczy
  (Late 1700s France; French Revolution; ages 11 and up)



• The Scarlet Pimpernel--the movie (DVD; 1982)
  (delightful movie; good to watch after reading/analyzing the book)



• Les Miserables--by Victor Hugo
  (Late 1700s France; ages 13 and up)



• The Secret Garden--by Francis Hodgson Burnett
  (Late 1800s England; ages 9-12)



• Little Lord Fauntleroy--by Francis Hodgson Burnett
  (Late 1800s USA/England; ages 9-12)



• A Little Princess--by Francis Hodgson Burnett
  (Late 1800s England; ages 9-12)



• A Little Princess--the movie (DVD; 1995)
  (delightful movie; good to watch after reading/analyzing the book)



• Ragged Dick and Struggling Upward--by Horatio Alger
  (Late 1800s USA; two rags-to-riches stories; ages 10 and up)



• The Miracle Worker--by William Gibson
  (Late 1800s USA; a play based on life of Helen Keller; ages 11 and up)



• The Miracle Worker--the movie (DVD; 1962)
  (great movie; good to watch after reading/analyzing the play)



• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe--by C. S. Lewis
  (Early 1900s England; fantasy; second in Narnia series; ages 9-11)



• The Chronicle of Narnia series of books--by C. S. Lewis
  (Early 1900s England; fantasy; set of seven books; ages 9-11)



• Shane--by Jack Schaefer
  (Late 1800s USA; western novel; ages 11 and up)



• Shane--the movie (DVD; 1953)
  (DVD; not as good as the book but worth viewing after reading/analyzing the book)



• Anne of Green Gables--by L. M. Montgomery
  (Early 1900s Canada; ages 11 and up)



• Anne of Green Gables--the movie (DVD; 1986)
  (DVD; not as good as the book but worth viewing after reading/analyzing the book)



• Complete set of "Anne of Green Gables" book series
  (8-book set)



• To Kill a Mockingbird--by Harper Lee
  (Early 1900s USA; ages 11 and up)



• To Kill a Mockingbird--the movie (DVD; 1962)
  (great movie; good to view after reading/analyzing the book)



• The Count of Monte Cristo--by Alexandre Dumas
  (Early 1800s France; ages 12 and up)



• The Count of Monte Cristo--the Movie (DVD; 2002)
  (The movie has flaws but is worth viewing after reading the book.)



• Cyrano de Bergerac--by Edmond Rostand
  (Middle 1600s France; ages 13 and up)



• Cyrano de Bergerac--the movie (DVD; 1950)
  (The movie is worth viewing after reading/analyzing the play.)



• One Hundred and One Famous Poems--by Roy. J. Cook
  (A great selection of classic poems; grades 5 and up)


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• Archimedes and the Door of Science--by Jeanne Bendick
  (Ancient Greece; combines history and science; ages 9 and up)



• Developing Critical Thinking Through Science: Book Two
  (Helps explain and demonstrate various science concepts; ages 9 and up)



• Conceptual Physics--by Paul G. Hewitt
  (High school text; good teacher's resource; can be selectively used for grades 6 and up)



• The New Way Things Work--by David Macaulay
  (Explains and illustrates how various technologies work; ages 9 and up)



• Science Encyclopedia (DK Pockets)
  (Powerful science reference book in pocketbook size; ages 9 and up)


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For math, I have used Saxon math books which are good but not ideal. You can purchase them directly from Saxon by clicking here: Saxon Publishing website For cheaper deals on Saxon math books, you can search Amazon using the Amazon search box at the bottom of this page.


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• Rex Barks--by Phyllis Davenport (with Intro. by Lisa VanDamme)
  (Excellent grammar text; ages 10 and up)



• Editor in Chief (A1)--by Critical Thinking Publishing
  (About thirty 15-minute editing exercises; do one or two a day; grades 4-5)



• Editor in Chief (A2)
  (About thirty 15-minute editing exercises; do one or two a day; grades 4-5)



• Editor in Chief (B1)
  (About thirty 15-minute editing exercises; do one or two a day; grades 6-7)



• Editor in Chief (B2)
  (About thirty 15-minute editing exercises; do one or two a day; grades 6-7)



• Editor in Chief (C1)
  (About thirty 15-minute editing exercises; do one or two a day; grades 7-9)



• Editor in Chief (C2)
  (About thirty 15-minute editing exercises; do one or two a day; grades 7-9)



• Daily Grams--by Wanda C. Phillips
  (About 180 10-minute daily grammar warmup exercises; do one or two a day; grades 4-5)



• Daily Grams--by Wanda C. Phillips
  (About 180 10-minute daily grammar warmup exercises; do one or two a day; grades 6-7)


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• English from the Roots Up (Vol. I)--by Joegil Lundquist
  (Good learning tool of Latin and Greek roots; grades 4-8)



• English from the Roots Up (Vol. II)--by Joegil Lundquist
  (Good learning tool of Latin and Greek roots; grades 4-8)


Note 1: The Wordly Wise books below are linked to Amazon. In most cases Amazon has no link to the answer booklets. For such cases, you can purchase them from: Educators Publishing Service


• Wordly Wise: Book 1--by Kenneth Hodkinson et al
  (Good vocabulary learning tool with good exercises; grade 4)



• Wordly Wise: Book 2--by Kenneth Hodkinson et al
  (Good vocabulary learning tool with good exercises; grades 4-5)



• Qordly Wise: Book 3--by Kenneth Hodkinson et al
  (Good vocabulary learning tool with good exercises; grades 4-5)



• Wordly Wise: Book 4--by Kenneth Hodkinson et al
  (Good vocabulary learning tool with good exercises; grades 5-6)



• Wordly Wise: Book 5--by Kenneth Hodkinson et al
  (Good vocabulary learning tool with good exercises; grades 5-7)



• Wordly Wise: Book 5 (answer booklet)--by Kenneth Hodkinson et al
  (Answer booklet)


Note 2: The Vocabulary from Classical Roots books below are linked to Amazon. In all cases Amazon has no link to the answer booklets. For such cases, you can purchase them from: Educators Publishing Service


• Vocabulary from Classical Roots A--by Norma Fifer et al
  (About 180 10-minute daily grammar warmup exercises; grades 7 and up)



• Vocabulary from Classical Roots B--by Norma Fifer et al
  (About 180 10-minute daily grammar warmup exercises; grades 7 and up)



• Vocabulary from Classical Roots C--by Norma Fifer et al
  (About 180 10-minute daily grammar warmup exercises; grades 7 and up)



• Vocabulary from Classical Roots D--by Norma Fifer et al
  (About 180 10-minute daily grammar warmup exercises; grades 7 and up)



• Vocabulary from Classical Roots E--by Norma Fifer et al
  (About 180 10-minute daily grammar warmup exercises; grades 7 and up)



• Synonym Finder-- by J. I. Rodale, et al
  (Excellent source of synonyms; great writing/vocabulary resource; grades 5 and up)


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• Easy Writing--by Wanda C. Phillips
  (Teaches students how to write complex sentence from groups of simple sentences; grades 4-8)


Note 1: The best off-the-shelf writing program I found is called Writeshop (I and II), which has some pro-Christian sentiment included in the examples. It's not available at Amazon. To review and/or purchase it, go to: Click here for Writeshop website


Note 2: The Writing Strands books below are highly recommended by many educators. We found them to be okay but not as good as Writeshop. For more information, go to: Click here for Writing Strands website



• Writing Strands Level 2
  (Complete writing course; ages 7-8)



• Writing Strands Level 3
  (Complete writing course; ages 8-11)



• Writing Strands Level 4
  (Complete writing course; ages 11-14)



• Writing Strands Level 5
  (Complete writing course; ages 14-16)



• Writing Strands Level 6
  (Complete writing course; ages 15-16)



• Writing Strands--Teacher's Manual for All Levels
  

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• Liberated Parents, Liberated Children--by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish
  



• How to Talk So Kids Will Listen ... by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish
  



• Siblings Without Rivalry ... by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish
  



• How To Talk So Kids Can Learn--by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish
  



• Between Parent and Child--by Dr. Haim G. Ginott
  



• Between Parent and Teenager--by Dr. Haim G. Ginott
  



• The Seven Laws of Teaching--by John Milton Gregory
  



• How to Tutor--by Samuel L. Blumenfeld
  


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• The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling--by Debra Bell
  



• Why Johnny Can't Read ... by Rudolf Flesch
  



• Why Johnny Still Can't Read ... by Rudolf Franz Flesch
  



• Dumbing Down Our Kids ... by Charles J. Sykes
  



• Study Methods and Motivation--by Edwin A. Locke
  



• Philosophy of Education (audio)--by Leonard Peikoff
  
  


• Ayn Rand Institute Essay Contests
  


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• The Return of the Primitive ... by Ayn Rand
  



• The Art of Fiction ... by Ayn Rand
  



• The Art of Nonfiction ... by Ayn Rand
  



• Anthem--by Ayn Rand
  



• The Fountainhead--by Ayn Rand
  



• Atlas Shrugged--by Ayn Rand
  



• The Early Ayn Rand--by Ayn Rand
  



• Ayn Rand Institute Essay Contests
  


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• The Absorbent Mind--by Maria Montessori
  



• The Discovery of the Child--by Maria Montessori
  



• The Montessori Method--by Maria Montessori
  



• Teaching Montessori in the Home--by Elizabeth G. Hainstock
  


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• The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home-- by Susan Wise Bauer
  (Good resource of K-12 curriculum materials)



• Verbal Advantage--by Charles Harrington Elster
  (Good adult resource for building your vocabulary; audio courses also available)



• The Indispensable Book of Rational Quotations--by Stefanie Fuhrman
  (Good source of rational quotations throughout history)



• Forgotten Delights--by Dianne L. Durante
  (An enjoyable book about Manhattan's outdoor sculpture)



• The Capitalist Manifesto--by Dr. Andrew Bernstein
  (A great book for adults on the history and defence of capitalism)


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