Realms of Gold - Volume 3 Author:Core Knowledge Foundation The Three-Volume Realms of gold series brings together all the shorter literary works taught in the Core Knowledge Sequence for the middle school grades. Volume Three includes those for grade eight. Each volume also offers additional classic works in every genre for teachers and students interested in supplementary readings. Speeches and autobio... more »graphical excerpts were selected partly for their pertinence to historical topics taught in the Sequence at each grade level.