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 |
2025
Age 11-13 - 1 - 2: The Atmosphere
Science
Version 5
Published: 7/1/2025
This is the current version of this unit.
Required Books
Air: The Story of the Atmosphere by Lynne Z. Petkovic, M.Ed., J.D.
removal
Painless Earth Science
9781506273228
addition
Air -- The Story of the Atmosphere
9781638512073
Age 11-13 - 1 - 1: The Hydrosphere
Science
Version 4
Published: 7/1/2025
This is the current version of this unit.
Required Books
Protecting Earth's Water Supply by Ron Fridell
Water: The Story of the Hydrosphere by Lynne Z. Petkovic, M.Ed., J.D.
removal
Painless Earth Science
9781506273228
addition
Water - The Story of the Hydrosphere
978-1-63851-208-0
Age 11-13 - 1 - 3: The Lithosphere
Science
Version 4
Published: 7/1/2025
This is the current version of this unit.
Required Books
Earth: The Story of the Lithosphere by Lynne Z. Petkovic, M.Ed., J.D.
removal
Painless Earth Science
9781506273228
addition
Earth - The Story of the Lithosphere
978-1-63851-209-7
2022
Age 11-13 - 2 - 1: Greek Myths
Language Arts
Version 4
Published: 7/20/2022
This is the current version of this unit.
Required Books
D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths by Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
Handy Guide to Writing by Beyond the Page
Icarus at the Edge of Time by Brian Greene
addition
Icarus At the Edge of Time
by Brian Greene
978-0307268884
Age 11-13 - 1 - 2: The Atmosphere
Science
Version 4
Published: 3/1/2022
There is a more recent version of this unit.
Required Books
removal
Painless Earth Science
by Edward J. Denecke Jr.
978-0764146015
addition
Painless Earth Science
9781506273228
Age 11-13 - 1 - 3: The Lithosphere
Science
Version 3
Published: 3/1/2022
There is a more recent version of this unit.
Required Books
removal
Painless Earth Science
by Edward J. Denecke Jr.
978-0764146015
addition
Painless Earth Science
9781506273228
2021
Age 11-13 - 1 - 1: The Hydrosphere
Science
Version 3
Published: 8/10/2021
There is a more recent version of this unit.
Required Books
removal
Painless Earth Science
by Edward J. Denecke Jr.
978-0764146015
addition
Painless Earth Science
9781506273228
Age 11-13 - 2 - 1: Greek Myths
Language Arts
Version 3
Published: 7/14/2021
There is a more recent version of this unit.
Required Books
removal
More Roots
More Roots
addition
Beyond Roots II
BRII
2020
Age 11-13 - 2 - 1: Force and Motion
Science
Version 4
Published: 7/23/2020
This is the current version of this unit.
Required Books
Why Things Move by Lance Bledsoe and Merry Dankanich
addition
by Lance Bledsoe and Merry Dankanich
978-1734153811
Age 11-13 - 1 - 1: Egypt and Mesopotamia
Social Studies
Version 2
Published: 5/5/2020
This is the current version of this unit.
Required Books
Ancient Civilizations by Joseph Fullman (DK Eyewitness)
removal
The Usborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of the Ancient World
by Jane Bingham, Fiona Chandler, et al.
978-0794511418
addition
DK Eyewitness Books: Ancient Civilizations
by Joseph Fullman
978-1465408877
Age 11-13 - 2 - 1: Greece and Rome
Social Studies
Version 2
Published: 5/5/2020
This is the current version of this unit.
Required Books
Ancient Civilizations by Joseph Fullman (DK Eyewitness)
removal
The Usborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of the Ancient World
by Jane Bingham, Fiona Chandler, et al.
978-0794511418
addition
DK Eyewitness Books: Ancient Civilizations
by Joseph Fullman
978-1465408877
2018
Age 11-13 - 2 - 1: Greek Myths
Language Arts
Version 2
Published: 4/4/2018
There is a more recent version of this unit.
Required Books
removal
Icarus At the Edge of Time
by Brian Greene
978-0307268884
2017
Age 11-13 - 1 - 4: Ecosystems and Ecology
Science
Version 4
Published: 6/20/2017
This is the current version of this unit.
Required Books
Changing Ecosystems by Alicia Hemphill
Exploring Ecology by Anna Engelke
removal
Eyewitness: Ecology
by Brian Lane and Steve Pollock
978-0756613877
2016
Age 11-13 - 2 - 1: Force and Motion
Science
Version 2
Published: 10/25/2016
There is a more recent version of this unit.
Required Books
removal
Forces and Motion
by Casey Rand
978-1410932648
Age 11-13 - 1 - 5: Earth Cycles and Systems
Science
Version 4
Published: 9/26/2016
There is a more recent version of this unit.
Required Books
removal
The Water Cycle: Evaporation, Condensation, and Erosion
by Rebecca Harman
978-1403470669
Age 11-13 - 1 - 4: Ecosystems and Ecology
Science
Version 3
Published: 9/8/2016
There is a more recent version of this unit.
Required Books
removal
Ecology
by Donna Latham
978-1410933362
Age 11-13 - 1 - 3: The Lithosphere
Science
Version 2
Published: 8/4/2016
There is a more recent version of this unit.
Required Books
removal
Earth's Shifting Surface
by Robert Snedden
978-1410933591
addition
Painless Earth Science
by Edward J. Denecke Jr.
978-0764146015
2015
Age 11-13 - 1 - 4: Ecosystems and Ecology
Science
Version 2
Published: 3/31/2015
There is a more recent version of this unit.
Required Books
removal
Changing Ecosystems
by Michael Bright
978-1432916527
addition
Changing Ecosystems
by Alicia Hemphill
9780692349021
2014
Age 11-13 - 1 - 5: Earth Cycles and Systems
Science
Version 3
Published: 3/12/2014
There is a more recent version of this unit.
Required Books
removal
Carbon-Oxygen and Nitrogen Cycles
by Rebecca Harman
978-1403470676
Age 11-13 - 2 - 2: Light and the Eye
Science
Version 3
Published: 3/12/2014
There is a more recent version of this unit.
Required Books
removal
Light and Color
by Peter Riley
978-0531153710
addition
The Science of Light
by Steve Parker
978-0486492643
2012
Age 11-13 - 2 - 2: Light and the Eye
Science
Version 2
Published: 10/25/2012
There is a more recent version of this unit.
Required Books
removal
Awesome Experiments in Light and Sound
by Michael A. DiSpezio
978-1402723728
Age 11-13 - 1 - 5: Earth Cycles and Systems
Science
Version 2
Published: 7/3/2012
There is a more recent version of this unit.
Required Books
removal
The Sun
by Raman K. Prinja
978-1403406187
Age 11-13 - 1 - 1: The Hydrosphere
Science
Version 2
Published: 1/20/2012
There is a more recent version of this unit.
Required Books
removal
The Water Planet
by Ralph M. Feather Jr., Ph.D.
978-0078778261
addition
Protecting Earth's Water Supply
by Ron Fridell
978-1580138550
addition
Painless Earth Science
by Edward J. Denecke Jr.
978-0764146015
Age 11-13 - 1 - 2: The Atmosphere
Science
Version 2
Published: 1/20/2012
There is a more recent version of this unit.
Required Books
removal
The Air Around You
by Susan Leach Snyder
978-0078617584
removal
Predicting the Effects of Climate Change
by John Townsend
978-1432918521
addition
Exploring the Sky by Day
by Terence Dickinson
9780920656716
addition
Painless Earth Science
by Edward J. Denecke Jr.
978-0764146015
Age 11-13 - 1 - 4: Ancient Asia
Social Studies
Version 2
Published: 1/13/2012
This is the current version of this unit.
Required Books
Geography of the World: The Essential Family Guide to Geography and Culture by Jayne Parsons
Life in Ancient China by Paul Challen
Life in Ancient Japan by Hazel Richardson
Life in the Ancient Indus River Valley by Hazel Richardson
removal
The Ancient Chinese
by Virginia Schomp
978-0531167373
removal
Ancient India
by Virginia Schomp
978-0531168462
addition
Life in Ancient China
by Paul Challen
978-0778720676
addition
Life in the Ancient Indus River Valley
by Hazel Richardson
978-0778720706