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Monthly Archives: May 2010
"Battle Before Time," Time Benders #1
HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Battle Before Time, Time Benders #1 Author: Jim Denney Publisher: Thomas Nelson, 2002 ISBN-10: 1400300398 ISBN-13: 978-1400300396 Language level: 2 (several euphemisms) Reading level: Ages 10-14 Rating: 4 stars (GOOD) Reviewed by Wayne S. Walker … Continue reading
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"The Swamp Robber," The Sugar Creek Gang #1
HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Swamp Robber, The Sugar Creek Gang #1 Author: Paul Hutchens Publisher: Moody Publishers, revised in 1997 ISBN-13: 9780802470058 ISBN-10: 080247005X Related website: http://www.sugarcreekgang.info Language level: 1 (nothing objectionable) Reading level: Ages 8-12 Rating: 4 … Continue reading
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"Hittite Warrior"
HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Hittite Warrior Author: Joanne Williamson Publisher: Bethlehem Books, republished in 1999 ISBN-13: 9781883937386 ISBN-10: 1883937388 Related website: http://www.bethlehembooks.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (nothing objectionable) Reading level: Ages 10 and up Rating: 5 stars (EXCELLENT) Reviewed … Continue reading
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"On the Way Home"
HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: On the Way Home Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, reissued in 1976 ISBN-13: 9780064400800 ISBN-10: 0064400808 Language level: 1 (nothing objectionable) Reading level: Ages 8012 Rating: 4 stars (GOOD) Reviewed by Wayne S. … Continue reading
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"Little House in the Big Woods"
HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Little House in the Big Woods Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder Illustrator: Garth Williams Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, reissued in 1953 ISBN-13: 9780064400015 ISBN-10: 0064400018 Language level: 1 (nothing objectionable) Reading level: Ages 8-12 Rating: 5 stars … Continue reading
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"The Bronze Bow"
HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Bronze Bow Author: Elizabeth George Speare Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, reissued in 1997 ISBN-13: 9780395137192 ISBN-10: 0395137195 Language level: 1 (nothing objectionable) Reading level: Ages 10 and above if read independently, but for the … Continue reading
"Danger Along the Ohio"
HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Danger Along the Ohio Author: Patricia Willis Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, republished in 1999 ISBN-13: 9780380731510 ISBN-10: 0380731517 Language level: 1 (nothing objectionable) Reading level: Ages 8-12 Rating: 5 stars (EXCELLENT) Reviewed by Wayne S. Walker … Continue reading
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"Rascal: A Memoir of a Better Era"
HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Rascal: A Memoir of a Better Era Author: Sterling North Illustrator: John Schoenherr Publisher: Penguin Group USA, reissued in 1990 ISBN-13: 9780140344455 ISBN-10: 0140344454 Language level: 3 (a couple of curse words) Reading level: Ages … Continue reading
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"The Littles"
HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Littles Author: John Peterson Illustrator: Roberta Carter Clark Publisher: Scholastic Inc., reissued in 1993 ISBN-13: 9780590462259 ISBN-10: 0590462253 Language level: 2 (some common euphemisms) Reading level: Ages 8-10 Rating: 4 stars (GOOD) Reviewed by … Continue reading
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"The Sign of the Beaver"
HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Sign of the Beaver Author: Elizabeth George Speare Publisher: Random House Children’s Books, reprinted in 1994 ISBN-13: 9780440479000 ISBN-10: 0440479002 Language level: 2 (some common euphemisms and veiled “cursing”) Reading level: Grades 5-7 Rating: … Continue reading
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