Monthly Archives: November 2011

"Jazzbo Goes to School"

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Jazzbo Goes to School Author and Illustrator: Matt Novak Publisher: Hyperion, 1999 ISBN-13: 978-0786803873 ISBN-10: 0786803878 Language level: 1 (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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"Mary Tudor: 'Bloody Mary'"

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Mary Tudor: “Bloody Mary” Author: Gretchen Maurer Illustrator: Peter Malone Publisher: Goosebottom Books, 2011 ISBN-13: 978-0-9834256-2-5 Related website: http://www.goosebottombooks.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing or profanity; … Continue reading →

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"L Is for Loving: An ABC for the Way You Feel"

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: L is for Loving: An ABC for the Way You Feel Author and Illustrator: Ken Wilson-Max  Publisher: Chrysalis Children’s Books, 1999 ISBN-13: 9781856023009 (hardcover) ISBN-10: 1856023001 (hardcover) ISBN-13: 978-0439265720 (paperback) ISBN-10: 043926572X (paperback) Language level: … Continue reading →

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"Talk About Air"

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Talk About Air Author: Angela Webb Illustrator: Chris Fairclough Publisher: Franklin Watts Ltd., republished in 1997 ISBN-13: 978-0863134753 (hardcover) ISBN-10: 0863134750 (hardcover) ISBN-13: 978-0749627393 (paperback) ISBN-10: 0749627395 (paperback) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms … Continue reading →

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"The Barber Who Wanted to Pray"

Posted on November 26, 2011 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Barber Who Wanted to Pray Author: R. C. Sproul Illustrator: T. Lively Fluharty Publisher: Crossway, 2011 ISBN-13: 978-1-4335-2703-6 ISBN-10: 1-4335-2703-0 Related website: http://www.crossway.org (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang … Continue reading →

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"Elsie Dinsmore"

Posted on November 25, 2011 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Elsie Dinsmore Author: Martha Finley Cover Photographer: Dean Dixon Publisher: Cumberland House, republished in 2000 ISBN-13: 978-1-58182-064-5 ISBN-10L 1058182-064-X 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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"One Bean"

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: One Bean Author: Anne Rockwell Illustrator: Megan Halsey Publisher: Walker Children’s Books, 1999 ISBN-13: 978-0802775726 ISBN-10: 0802775721 Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing or profanity; 4=a lot of … Continue reading →

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"Pete's Puddles"

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Pete’s Puddles Authors: Harriet and Hannah Roche Illustrator: Pierre Pratt Publisher: Larousse Kingfisher Chambers, 1998 ISBN-13: 978-1840890310 (hardcover) ISBN-10: 1840890312 (hardcover) ISBN-13: 978-1840890730 (paperback) ISBN-10: 1840890738 (paperback) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or … Continue reading →

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"Cixi: 'The Dragon Empress'"

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Cixi: “The Dragon Empress” Author: Natasha Yim Illustrator: Peter Malone Publisher: Goosebottom Books, 2011 ISBN-13: 978-0-9834256-5-6 Related website: http://www.goosebottombooks.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing or profanity; … Continue reading →

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"Secrets of the Magic Ring"

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Secrets of the Magic Ring Author: Karen McQuestion Illustrator: Vincent Desjardins Publisher: Amazon Encore, 2011 ISBN-13: 978-1-612181424 ISBN-10: 1-612181422 Language level: 2 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing or profanity; 4=a … Continue reading →

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