Monthly Archives: November 2012

By the Way

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

          HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: By the Way Author: Paul Devantier Publisher: By the Way, 2007 Related website: http://www.bythewaytoday.org/ (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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Orphan Train West Collection

Posted on November 29, 2012 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Orphan Train West Collection Author: Jane Peart Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Co., republished in 1991 ISBN-13: 978-0800754174 ISBN-10: 0800754174 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 Hatmaker's Sign: A Story by Benjamin Franklin

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Hatmaker’s Sign: A Story by Benjamin Franklin Author: Candace Fleming Illustrator: Robert Andrew Parker Publisher: Scholastic, republished in 2000 ISBN-13: 978-0329216894 (Hardcover) ISBN-10: 0329216899 (Hardcover) ISBN-13: 978-0531071748 (Paperback) ISBN-10: 053107174X (Paperback) Language level: 1 … Continue reading →

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A Drake A. Halifax Chronicle: When Darkness Falls

Posted on November 27, 2012 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: A Drake A. Halifax Chronicle: When Darkness Falls Author: Murasaki Hideki Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012 ISBN-13: 978-1477635933 ISBN-10: 1477635939 Language level: 3 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing or … Continue reading →

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The Giver

Posted on November 26, 2012 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Giver Author: Lois Lowry Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, reissued in 2012 ISBN-13: 978-0547995663 ISBN-10: 0547995660 Related website: http://www.randomhouse.com/teens (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing … Continue reading →

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Knights of the Round Table

Posted on November 25, 2012 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Knights of the Round Table Author: Gwen Gross Illustrator: Norman Green Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers, reissued in 1985 ISBN-13: 978-0590402316 ISBN-10: 0394875796 Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang … Continue reading →

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Snakes

Posted on November 24, 2012 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Snakes Authors: Erik D. Stoops and Annette T. Wright Publisher: Sterling, 1994 ISBN-13: 978-0806984834 ISBN-10: 080698483X 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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