Monthly Archives: November 2013

Animals of the Rainforest: Piranhas

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Karate Class Mystery: Invisible Inc., No. 5

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Karate Class Mystery: Invisible Inc., No. 5 Author: Elizabeth Levy Illustrator: Denise Brunkus Publisher: Cartwheel, 1996 ISBN-13: 978-0606094740 (Hardcover) ISBN-10: 0606094741 (Hardcover) ISBN-13: 978-0590603232 (Paperback) ISBN-10: 059060323X (Paperback) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common … Continue reading

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Storm in the Night

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Storm in the Night Author: Mary Stolz Illustrator: Pat Cummings Publisher: HarperCollins, reprinted in 1990 ISBN-13: 978-0812495942 (Hardcover) ISBN-10: 0812495942 (Hardcover) ISBN-13: 978-0064432566 ISBN-10: 0064432564 Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang … Continue reading

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Mark Twain and the River

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Mark Twain and the River Author: Sterling North Illustrator: Victor Mays Publisher: Puffin, republished in 2009 ISBN-13: 978-0395072509 (Hardcover) ISBN-10: 0395072506 (Hardcover) ISBN-13: 978-0142412350 (Paperback) ISBN-10: 014241235X (Paperback) Related website: http://www.penguin.com/youngreaders (publisher) Language level: 1 … Continue reading

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