Monthly Archives: September 2011

"Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Play Rhyme"

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Play Rhyme Author and Illustrator: Nadine Bernard Westcott  Publisher: Puffin, republished in 1992 ISBN-13: 978-0833589903 (Hardback) ISBN-10: 0833589903 (Hardback) ISBN-13: 978-0140548525 (Paperback) ISBN-10: 0140548521 (Paperback) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; … Continue reading →

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"Baby Alligator"

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Baby Alligator Author: Ginjer L. Clarke  Illustrator: Neecy Twinem Publisher: Grosset and Dunlap, 2000 ISBN-13: 978-0448418513 (hardback) ISBN-10: 0448418517 (hardback) ISBN-13: 978-0448420950 (paperback) ISBN-10: 0448420953 (paperback) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish … Continue reading →

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"Prairie School"

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Prairie School Author: Avi (Edward Irving Wortis) Illustrator: Bill Farnsworth Publisher: HarperCollins, republished in 2003 ISBN-13: 978-0060513184 ISBN-10: 0060513187 Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing or profanity; 4=a … Continue reading →

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"The Tree Monkeys"

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Tree Monkeys Author: Wynne Marshall Illustrator: Cynthia G. Hale Publisher: Tate Publishing and Enterprises, 2011 ISBN-13: 978-1-61777-298-6 ISBN-10: 1-61777-298-4 Related website: http://www.tatepublishing.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; … Continue reading →

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"First Graders From Mars, Episode #1: Horus's Horrible Day"

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: First Graders From Mars, Episode #1: Horus’s Horrible Day Author: Shana Corey  Illustrator: Mark Teague Publisher: Scholastic Press, 2001 ISBN-13: 978-0439319553 ISBN-10: 0439319552 Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some … Continue reading →

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"Understood Betsy"

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Understood Betsy Author: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Publisher: Wilder Publications, republished in 2008 ISBN-13: 978-1604595215 ISBN-10: 1604595213 Language level: 2 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing or profanity; 4=a lot of cursing … Continue reading →

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"The Elf's Hat"

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Elf’s Hat Author: Brigitte Weninger  Illustrator: John A. Rowe Publisher: North-South/Night Sky Books, 2000 ISBN-13: 978-0735812543 ISBN-10: 0735812543 Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing or profanity; 4=a … Continue reading →

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