Connecting with History Shop Our Categories www.rchistory.com ABOUT About Connecting with History Catalog Discount Program Samples FAQ About Us Contact Us Raves & Reviews Register Your Program Community Copyright Policy SHOP HOMESCHOOL EDITION Year 1 - Ancient History & Old Testament Year 2 - Early Church & Early Medieval Year 3 - High Medieval - Post-Reformation Year 4 - American History Starter Guide for Connecting with History STUDENT BOOKS Year 1 - Ancient History & Old Testament Year 2 - Early Church & Early Medieval Year 3 - High Medieval - Post-Reformation Year 4 - American History Companion Readers & Core Texts ADDITIONAL MATERIAL Hands-On History Literature Guides and Language Arts History Sing-Along CDs Timelines Geography In the Footsteps of the Saints series Hillside Education Complete Book List CYBER WEEK SALE CO-OP EDITION Co-op Edition Classroom Guides Co-op Edition Family Lesson Plans CYBER WEEK SALE CO-OP INFO SHOP Connecting with History Program Student Books Co-op Curriculum & Books Home > SHOP > ADDITIONAL MATERIAL > CYBER WEEK SALE > First Farm in the Valley Price: $14.95 Sale Price: $8.95 Savings: $6.00 Description Six-year-old Anna Pellowski’s older siblings, Jacob, Franciszek, Barney, Mary and Pauline are exposed to English at school, but only Polish is spoken at home. The younger children—Anna, Julian, Anton barely know a word of their new country’s language, but then neither do many of their neighbors. When the family goes to town to celebrate the 100th birthday of the United States, the speaker gives his speech in a mix of German, Polish, Bohemian and Norwegian! Some years before, in the mid 1800’s, Anna’s mother, father and brother Baby Jacob had come from Poland to live in a tiny sod house in Western Wisconsin and establish the very first farm in the entire Latsch Valley. Now the growing family lives in a real house, with neighbors on every side, and the world for quietly curious Anna is filled with fascinating possibilities—as well as lots of hard work. Sometimes she dreams of going back to the Poland she is always hearing about, but increasingly she realizes that life in Latsch Valley, with its rich cultural rhythm of work, play and religious faith, holds everything she could possibly want. Share your knowledge of this product. Be the first to write a review »