Monthly Archives: May 2013

DitzAbled Princess: A Comical Diary Inspired by Real Life

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: DitzAbled Princess: A Comical Diary Inspired by Real Life Author: Jewel Kats Illustrator: Katarina Andriopoulos Publisher: Marvelous Spirit Press, 2013 ISBN-13: 978-1-61599-135-3 (Hardcover) ISBN-13: 978-1-61599-183-9 (Paperback) ISBN-13: 978-1-61599-184-6 (eBook) Related websites: http://www.jewelkats.com (author), http://www.katarinasportfolio.com (illustrator), … Continue reading

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The Hayes Book of Bugs and Critters

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Hayes Book of Bugs and Critters Author: Brian Holley Illustrators: Diane Gruettner, Diane Black, and Denis Gagne Publisher: Durkin Hayes Publishing Ltd., 1986 ISBN-13: 978-0876170205 (Hardcover) ISBN-10: 0876170203 (Hardcover) ISBN-13: 978-9992752159 (Paperback) ISBN-10: 9992752157 … Continue reading

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The Enormous Egg

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Enormous Egg Author: Oliver Butterworth Illustrator: Louis Darling Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, republished in 1993) ISBN-13: 978-0812422269 (Hardback) ISBN-10: 0812422260 (Hardback) ISBN-13: 978-0316119207 (Paperback) ISBN-10: 0316119202 (Paperback) Language level: 2 (1=nothing … Continue reading

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Circle and Square

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Circle and Square Author and Illustrator: Sally O. Lee Publisher: Sally Lee Books, 2013 ISBN-13: 978-1482676853 ISBN-10: 1482676850 Related website: http://www.sallyleebooks.com (author/publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing … Continue reading

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The Girl Who Was Blue

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Girl Who Was Blue Author and Illustrator: Sally O. Lee Publisher: Sally Lee Books, 2012 ISBN-13: 978-1481139106 ISBN-10: 148113910X Related website: http://www.sallyleebooks.com (author/publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; … Continue reading

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The Year of the Baby

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Year of the Baby Author: Andrea Cheng Illustrator: Patrice Barton Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2013 ISBN-13: 978-0547910673 ISBN-10: 0547910673 Related websites: http://www.andreacheng.com (author), http://www.patricegbarton (illustrator), http://www.hmhbooks.com (publisher) Language level: 2 (1=nothing objectionable; … Continue reading

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Find the Hidden Insect

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Find the Hidden Insect Author: Joanna Cole Photographer: Jerome Wexler Publisher: William Morrow and Co., 1979 ISBN-13: 978-0688322038 (Hardcover) ISBN-10: 0688322034 (Hardcover) ISBN-13: 978-0688222031 (Paperback) ISBN-10: 068822203X (Paperback) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms … Continue reading

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The Adventures of Lai-Lai and Chub-Chub: Lai-Lai Meets Chub-Chub

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Adventures of Lai-Lai and Chub-Chub: Lai-Lai Meets Chub-Chub Author: Aaron Chokan Illustrator: Amy Rottinger Publisher: Halo Publishing Intl., 2013 ISBN-13: 9781612441504 ISBN-10: 1612441505 Related website: http://www.halopublishing.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms … Continue reading

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The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook Author: Joanne Rocklin Cover Illustrator: Vivienne To Publisher: Amulet Books, republished in 2013 ISBN-13: 978-1419701924 (Hardcover) ISBN-10: 1419701924 (Hardcover) ISBN-13: 978-1419705250 (Paperback) ISBN-10: 1419705253 (Paperback) Related website: http://www.joannerocklin.comContinue reading

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Crushed Yet Conquering: A Story of Constance and Bohemia

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Crushed Yet Conquering: A Story of Constance and Bohemia Author: Deborah Alcock Publisher: Inheritance Publications, republished in 2002 ISBN-13: 978-1894666015 ISBN-10: 1894666011 Related website: http://www.inhpubl.net/ (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish … Continue reading

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