Unit Change History
Beyond the Page is a literature-based curriculum. When books go out of print, these books are replaced in our curriculum. This page outlines these changes in our curriculum. If you have specific questions about these books or the curriculum, please don't hesitate to reach out to us.
Age 4-5 |
Age 5-7 |
Age 6-8 |
Age 7-9 |
Age 8-10 |
Age 9-11 |
Age 10-12 |
Age 11-13 |
Age 12-14 |
High School 1 |
2023
Age 6-8 - 2 - 3: Balance and Motion

Version 2
Published: 5/18/2023
This is the current version of this unit.
Required Books
Forces Make Things Move by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Move It! Motion, Forces and You by Adrienne Mason
What Is a Balance Scale? by Moving Beyond the Page

removal

You Can Use A Balance
by Linda Bullock
978-0516278995

addition

What Is a Balance Scale
978-1-63851-200-4
2020
Age 6-8 - 1 - 2: Citizenship

Version 2
Published: 12/14/2020
This is the current version of this unit.
Required Books
Home by Jeannie Baker
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes

removal

The Seven Continents
by Will Mara
978-0516225340
2019
Age 6-8 - 4 - 1: Living Things and Their Environment

Version 2
Published: 2/1/2019
This is the current version of this unit.
Required Books
Does the Sun Sleep? by Martha E.H. Rustad
Life Cycles: River by Sean Callery
Sunshine Makes the Seasons by Franklyn M. Branley

addition

Does the Sun Sleep?
by Martha E. H. Rustad
978-1467786119
Age 6-8 - 4 - 3: Connecting with the Past

Version 2
Published: 2/1/2019
This is the current version of this unit.
Required Books
National Geographic Readers: Ellis Island by Elizabeth Carney
O, Say Can You See? America's Symbols, Landmarks, and Important Words by Sheila Keenan
The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles
Your Life as a Settler in Colonial America by Thomas Kingsley Troupe

addition

Ellis Island
978-1426323416

addition

O, Say Can You See?
by Sheila Keenan
978-0439593601
Age 6-8 - 4 - 1: Living Things and Their Environment

Version 2
Published: 2/1/2019
This is the current version of this unit.
Required Books
Does the Sun Sleep? by Martha E.H. Rustad
Life Cycles: River by Sean Callery
Sunshine Makes the Seasons by Franklyn M. Branley

addition

Sunshine Makes the Seasons
978-0062382092

addition

Lifecycles: River
978-0753474259
Age 6-8 - 4 - 2: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Version 2
Published: 2/1/2019
This is the current version of this unit.
Required Books
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo

addition

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
978-0763680909
Age 6-8 - 4 - 3: Connecting with the Past

Version 2
Published: 2/1/2019
This is the current version of this unit.
Required Books
National Geographic Readers: Ellis Island by Elizabeth Carney
O, Say Can You See? America's Symbols, Landmarks, and Important Words by Sheila Keenan
The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles
Your Life as a Settler in Colonial America by Thomas Kingsley Troupe

addition

Your Life as a Settler in Colonial America
978-1404872516

addition

The Story of Ruby Bridges
978-0439472265
Age 6-8 - 4 - 1: Measuring Amounts

Version 1
Published: 1/31/2019
There is a more recent version of this unit.
Required Books

removal

Mission Addition
by Loreen Leedy
978-0823414123

removal

Subtraction Action
by Loreen Leedy
978-0823417643
Age 6-8 - 4 - 2: Data and Probability

Version 1
Published: 1/31/2019
There is a more recent version of this unit.
Required Books

removal

Nate the Great Goes Undercover
by Margarie Sharmat
0440463025

removal

Probably Pistachio
by Stuart J. Murphy and Marsha Winborn
0064467341

removal

Pecos Bill
by Steven Kellog and Laura Robb
0688099246
Age 6-8 - 4 - 3: Measurement In Your World

Version 1
Published: 1/31/2019
There is a more recent version of this unit.
Required Books

removal

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day
by Judith Viorst and Ray Cruz
0689711735

removal

How Big Is a Foot?
by Rolf Myller
0440404959
2010
Age 6-8 - 3 - 2: People Around the World

Version 2
Published: 7/26/2010
This is the current version of this unit.
Required Books
Africa is Not a Country by Margy Burns Knight
Christmas Around the World by Mary D. Lankford
Explore Asia by Bobby Kalman
Explore South America by Bobbie Kalman
The Usborne Children's Picture Atlas by Ruth Brocklehurst and Linda Edwards
Three Young Pilgrims by Cheryl Harness

removal

Greetings, Asia
by April Pulley Sayre
0761319913

removal

Tonight is Carnaval
by Arthur Dorros
014055467X

addition

Explore Asia
by Bobbie Kalman
9780778730866

addition

Explore South America
by Bobbie Kalman
9780778730903
Age 6-8 - 2 - 1: States of Matter

Version 2
Published: 7/26/2010
This is the current version of this unit.
Required Books
Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss
What Is the World Made Of? by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
What's the Matter in Mr. Whisker's Room by Michael Elsohn Ross

removal

Young Discover's Solids and Liquids
by David Glover
0753455137

addition

What's the Matter in Mr. Whiskers' Room?
by Michael Elsohn Ross
9780763635664