Monthly Archives: December 2012

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Ol’ Pigtoes Author: Kenny Chumbley Illustrator: Kelli Roos Publisher: Prairie Papers, 2012 ISBN-13: 978-0-615-70522-4 Related website: http://www.prairie-papers.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing or profanity; 4=a lot … Continue reading →

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Animal Helpers: Wildlife Rehabilitators Author: Jennifer Keats Curtis Publisher: Sylvan Dell Publishing, 2012 ISBN-13: 978-1-60718-671-7 (hardcover) ISBN-13: 978-1-60718-672-4 (paperback) ISBN-13: 978-1-60718-673-1 (eBook) Related websites: http://www.jenniferkeatscurtis.com (author), http://www.SylvanDellPublishing.com (publisher Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms … Continue reading →

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: A Warm Winter Tail Author: Carrie A. Pearson Illustrator: Christina Wald Publisher: Sylvan Dell Publishing, 2012 ISBN-13: 978-1-60718-529-1 (Hardcover) ISBN-13: 978-1-60718-538-3 (Paperback) ISBN-13: 978-1-60718-547-5 (eBook) Related websites: http://www.carriepeaarsonbooks.com (author), http://www.christinawald.com (illustrator), http://www.SylvanDellPublishing.com (publisher) Language level: … Continue reading →

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Desert Baths Author: Darcy Pattison Illustrator: Kathleen Rietz Publisher: Sylvan Dell Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-60718-525-3 (Hardcover) ISBN-13: 978-1-60718-534-5 (Paperback) ISBN-13: 978-1-60718-543-7 (eBook) Related websites: http://www.darcypattison.com (author), http://www.kathleenrietz.com (illustrator), http://www.SylvanDellPublishing.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common … Continue reading →

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Tree That Bear Climbed Author: Marianne Berkes Illustrator: Kathleen Rietz Publisher: Sylvan Dell Publishing, 2012 ISBN-13: 978-1-60718-528-4 (Hardcover) ISBN-13: 978-1-60714-537-6 (Paperback) ISBN-13: 978-1-60718-546-9 (eBook) Related websites: http://www.MarianneBerkes.com (author), http://www.kathleenrietz.com (illustrator), http://www.SylvanDellPublishing.com (publisher) Language level: … Continue reading →

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Most Dangerous Author: Terri Fields Illustrator: Laura Jacques Publisher: Sylvan Dell Publishing, 2012 ISBN-13: 978-1-60718-526-0 (Hardcover) ISBN-13: 978-1-60718-535-2 (Paperback) ISBN-13: 978-1-60718-544-4 (eBook) Related websites: http://www.terrifields.com (author), http://www.laurajacques.com (illustrator), http://www.SylvanDellPublishing.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing … Continue reading →

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Solar System Forecast Author: Kelly Kizer Whitt Illustrator: Laurie Allen Klein Publisher: Sylvan Dell Publishing, 2012 ISBN-13: 978-1-60718-523-9 (Hardcover) ISBN-13: 978-1-60718-532-1 (Paperback) ISBN-13: 978-1-60718-541-3 (eBook) Related website: http://sites.google.com/site/kellykizerwhitt (author), http://www.lauriekleinarts.com (illustrator), http://www.SylvanDellPublishing.com (publisher) Language level: … Continue reading →

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Toad on the Road Authors: Susan Schade Illustrator: Jon Buller Publisher: Random House Books for Young Reader, 2003 ISBN-13: 978-0679926894 (Hardcover) ISBN-10: 0679926895 (Hardcover) ISBN-13: 978-0679826897 (Paperback) ISBN-10: 0679826890 (Paperback) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; … Continue reading →

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: I Am Not a Dinosaur Author: Mary Packard  Illustrator: Nate Evans Publisher: Scholastic, republished in 1999 ISBN-13: 978-0606114929 (Hardcover) ISBN-10: 0606114920 (Hardcover) ISBN-13: 978-0590689977 (Paperback) ISBN-10: 0590689975 (Paperback) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms … Continue reading →