Monthly Archives: November 2013

Animals of the Rainforest: Piranhas

Posted on November 30, 2013 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Animals of the Rainforest: Piranhas Author: Sam Dollar Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, republished in 2001 ISBN-13: 978-0739831014 (Hardcover) ISBN-10: 0739831011 (Hardcover) ISBN-13: 9780739833612 (Paperback) ISBN-10: 0739833618 (Paperback) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or … Continue reading →

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Selected Essays, Lectures and Poems

Posted on November 29, 2013 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Selected Essays, Lectures and Poems Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson Publisher: Bantam Classics, published in 1990 ISBN-13: 978-0553213881 ISBN-10: 0553213881 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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Filling Up the Afflictions of Christ: The Cost of Bringing the Gospel to the Nations in the Lives of William Tyndale, Adoniram Judson, and John Paton

Posted on November 27, 2013 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Filling Up the Afflictions of Christ: The Cost of Bringing the Gospel to the Nations in the Lives of William Tyndale, Adoniram Judson, and John Paton Author: John Piper Cover designer: Amy Bristow Publisher: Crossway, … Continue reading →

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Explorer 2: The Lost Islands

Posted on November 25, 2013 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Explorer 2: The Lost Islands Editor and Cover Illustrator: Kazu Kibuishi Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, 2013 ISBN-13: 978-1419708817 (Hardcover) ISBN-10: 1419708813 (Hardcover) ISBN-13: 978-1419708831 (Paperback) ISBN-10: 141970883X (Paperback) Related website: http://boltcity.com (editor), http://www.abramsbooks.com (publisher) Language … Continue reading →

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The Time Garden

Posted on November 24, 2013 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Time Garden Author: Edward Eager Illustrator: N. M. Bodecker Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers, republished in 1999 ISBN-13: 978-0152020750 (Hardcover) ISBN-10: 0152020756 (Hardcover) ISBN-13: 978-0152020705 (Paperback) ISBN-10: 0152020705 (Paperback) Language level: 2 (1=nothing … Continue reading →

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The Vision of Sir Launfal and Other Poems

Posted on November 23, 2013 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Vision of Sir Launfal And Other Poems Author: James Russell Lowell Publisher: Dodo Press, republished in 2007 ISBN-13: 978-1406566826 ISBN-10: 1406566829 Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing … Continue reading →

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Snowflakes Fall

Posted on November 22, 2013 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Snowflakes Fall Author: Patricia MacLachlan Illustrator: Steven Kellogg Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers, 2013 ISBN-13: 978-0385376938 ISBN-10: 0385376936 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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