Monthly Archives: August 2015

My First Book of Biographies: Great Men and Women Every Child Should Know

Posted on August 29, 2015 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: My First Book of Biographies: Great Men and Women Every Child Should Know Author: Jean Marzollo Illustrator: Irene Trivas Publisher: Scholastic Inc., 1994 ISBN-13: 978-0590450140 Hardcover ISBN-10: 059045014X Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0590450157 Paperback ISBN-10: 0590450158 Paperback … Continue reading →

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Follow the Leader

Posted on August 28, 2015 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Follow the Leader Author: Vicki Winslow Illustrator: Colin Bootman Publisher: Yearling, republished in 1998 ISBN-13: 978-0385322850 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0385322852 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0440412960 Paperback ISBN-10: 044041296X Paperback Language level: 5 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish … Continue reading →

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What It Is, Is Preaching

Posted on August 23, 2015 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: What It Is, Is Preaching Author: Robert F. Turner Publisher: Harwell/Lewis Publishing Co., 1998 ASIN: B0006R4RQ0 Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing or profanity; 4=a lot of cursing … Continue reading →

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I Am an American: A True Story of Japanese Internment

Posted on August 22, 2015 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: I Am an American: A True Story of Japanese Internment Author: Jerry Stanley Publisher: Scholastic, republished in 1998 ISBN-13: 978-0517597866 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0517597861 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0590684446 Paperback ISBN-10: 0590684442 Paperback Language level: 3 (1=nothing objectionable; … Continue reading →

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Aunt Dimity Down Under: Aunt Dimity Mystery #15

Posted on August 19, 2015 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Aunt Dimity Down Under: Aunt Dimity Mystery #15 Author: Nancy Atherton Publisher: Penguin Books, reprinted in 2011 ISBN-13: 978-067002144X Hardcover ISBN-10: 067002144X Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0143118657 Paperback ISBN-10: 014311865X Paperback Language level: 3 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common … Continue reading →

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Exploring the Titanic: How the Greatest Ship Ever Lost—Was Found

Posted on August 18, 2015 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Exploring the Titanic: How the Greatest Ship Ever Lost—Was Found Author: Robert D. Ballard Illustrator: Ken Marschall Publisher: Scholastic, reprinted in 1998 ISBN-13: 978-0600567035 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0600567036 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0590419528 ISBN-13: 978-0590419529 Language level: 2 … Continue reading →

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In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse

Posted on August 17, 2015 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse Author: Joseph Marshall III Illustrator: Jim Yellowhawk Publisher: Amulet Books, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-1419707858 ISBN-10: 141970785X Related website: http://www.josephmarshall.com (author), http://jimyellohawk.com (illustrator), http://www.amuletbooks.com (publisher) Language level: 2 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common … Continue reading →

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The Gristmill: Historic Communities

Posted on August 15, 2015 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Gristmill: Historic Communities Author: Bobbie Kalman Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company, 1990 ISBN-13: 978-0865054868 Hardcover ISBN-10: 086505486X Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0865055063 Paperback ISBN-10: 0865055068 Paperback Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; … Continue reading →

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Over the Top of the World

Posted on August 14, 2015 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Over the Top of the World Authors: Will Steger and Jon Bowermaster Phorographer: Gordon Wiltsie Publisher: Scholastic,  republished in 1999 ISBN-13: 978-0590848602 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0590848607 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0590848619 Paperback ISBN-10: 0590848615 Paperback Language level: 1 … Continue reading →

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Best Friends: Southern Indiana, Summer of 1860

Posted on August 13, 2015 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Best Friends: Southern Indiana, Summer of 1860 Author: Sandy Andrews Cover Illustrator: Sara Schapker Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2010 ISBN-13: 978-1452011967 ISBN-10: 1452011966 Related website: http://www.authorhouse.com (publisher) Language level: 2 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang … Continue reading →

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