Monthly Archives: January 2014

Favorite North American Indian Legends

Posted on January 30, 2014 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Favorite North American Indian Legends Author: Philip Smith, Editor Illustrator: Thea Kliros Publisher: Dover Publications, 1994 ISBN-13: 978-0613981392 (Hardcover) ISBN-10: 0613981391 (Hardcover) ISBN-13: 978-0486278223 (Paperback) ISBN-10: 0486278220 (Paperback) Related website: http://www.doverpublications.com (publisher) Language level: 2 … Continue reading →

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Andy Smithson: Venom of the Serpent’s Cunning, Book 2

Posted on January 29, 2014 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Andy Smithson: Venom of the Serpent’s Cunning, Book 2 Author: L. R. W. Lee Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-1494730161 ISBN-10: 1494730162 Related website: http://www.lrwlee.com (author) Language level: 2 (frequent references to cow … Continue reading →

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What’s Your Worldview?: An Interactive Approach to Life’s Big Questions

Posted on January 28, 2014 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: What’s Your Worldview?: An Interactive Approach to Life’s Big Questions Author: James N. Anderson Publisher: Crossway, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-1433538926 ISBN-10: 143353892X Related website: http://www.crossway.org (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang … Continue reading →

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The Double Cousins and the Mystery of the Rushmore Treasure

Posted on January 25, 2014 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Double Cousins and the Mystery of the Rushmore Treasure Author: Miriam Jones Bradley Publisher: Ambassador International, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-1620202098 ISBN-10: 1620202093 Related websites: http://www.doublecousins.net (series), http://miriamjonesbradley.wordpress.com (author), http://www.ambassador-international.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; … Continue reading →

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Henry Reed, Inc.

Posted on January 24, 2014 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Henry Reed, Inc. Author: Keith Robertson Illustrator: Robert McCloskey Publisher: Puffin Books, republished in 1989 ISBN-13: 978-0670367962 (Hardcover) ISBN-10: 0670367966 (Hardcover) ISBN-13: 978-0140341447 (Paperback) ISBN-10: 0140341447 (Paperback) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or … Continue reading →

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The Picture of Dorian Gray

Posted on January 23, 2014 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Picture of Dorian Gray Author: Oscar Wilde Publisher: Collector’s Library, republished in 2009 ISBN-13: 978-1904633150 (Hardcover) ISBN-10: 1904633153 (Hardcover) ISBN-13: 978-1403739087 (Paperback) ISBN-10: 1403739080 (Paperback) Language level: 3 (occasional profanity and cursing) (1=nothing objectionable; … Continue reading →

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Teddy Bear Princess: A Story About Sharing and Caring

Posted on January 22, 2014 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Teddy Bear Princess: A Story About Sharing and Caring Author: Jewel Kats Illustrator: Richa Kinra Publisher: Marvelous Spirit Press, 2012 ISBN-13: 978-1615991631 ISBN-10: 1615991638 Related websites: http://www.JewelKats.com (author), http://www.MarvelousSpirit.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; … Continue reading →

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The Lamplighter

Posted on January 21, 2014 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Lamplighter Author: Maria S. Cummins Publisher: Lamplighter Publishing, republished in 1998 ISBN-13: 9781584740100 ISBN: 1584740108 Related website: http://www.lamplighter.net (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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My Friend Suhana: A Story of Friendship and Cerebral Palsy

Posted on January 20, 2014 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: My Friend Suhana: A Story of Friendship and Cerebral Palsy Authors: Shaila Abdullah and Aanyah Abdullah Publisher: Loving Healing Press, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-1615992126 (Hardcover) ISBN-10: 161599212X (Hardcover) ISBN-13: 978-1615992119 (Paperback) ISBN-10: 1615992111 (Paperback) Related websites: … Continue reading →

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(Pirate Paul and Ana Mae Mouse Show Me) The Twelve Months of Michigan

Posted on January 19, 2014 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: (Pirate Paul and Ana Mae Mouse Show Me) The Twelve Months Of Michigan Author and Illustrator: AnnieMarie E. Chiaverilla Publisher: The Pear Tree Press Inc., 2013 ISBN-13: 978-0578129884 ISBN-10: 0578129884 Related website: http://www.thepeartreepress.com (publisher) Language … Continue reading →

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