Monthly Archives: September 2015

When Lightning Strikes: Crossings of Promise #1

Posted on September 28, 2015 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: When Lightning Strikes: Crossings of Promise #1 Author: Hugh Alan Smith Cover Illustrator: Delores Caldwell Publisher: Herald Press, 2001 ISBN-13: 978-0836191646 ISBN-10: 0836191641 Related website: http://www.mph.org (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or … Continue reading →

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Smiles and Tears, or Larimore and His Boys

Posted on September 27, 2015 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Smiles and Tears, or Larimore and His Boys Author: F. D. Srygley Publisher: Guardian of Truth Foundation, reprinted in 2006 ISBN-13: 978-1584271642 ISBN-10: 1584271647 Related website: http://www.ceibooks.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms … Continue reading →

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Our Amish Values: Who We Are and What We Believe

Posted on September 20, 2015 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Our Amish Values: Who We Are and What We Believe Author: Lester Beachy Publisher: Harvest House Publishers, republished in 2015 ISBN-13: 978-0736963770 ISBN-10: 0736963774 Related website: https://www.harvesthousepublishers.com/  (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms … Continue reading →

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Thirty-Five Years of Preaching and Personal Work

Posted on September 19, 2015 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Thirty-Five Years of Preaching and Personal Work Author: Melvin Stanton Publisher: Published privately, n.d. ISBN-13: None 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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How the Pilgrims Came to Plymouth

Posted on September 18, 2015 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: How the Pilgrims Came to Plymouth Author: Olga W. Hall-Quest Illustrator: James MacDonald Publisher: E.P. Dutton, republished in 2000 ISBN-13: 978-0525323884 ISBN-10: 0525323880 Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some … Continue reading →

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Point Horizon: Firmament Series Book 1

Posted on September 13, 2015 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Point Horizon: Firmament Series Book 1 Author: David D. Zelenka Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-1501007767 ISBN-10: 1501007769 Related websites: http://www.interactive-earth.com/pointhorizon (series), http://www.createspace.com (publisher) Language level: 2 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish … Continue reading →

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The Christmas Box Collection: Timepiece, and The Letter

Posted on September 10, 2015 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Christmas Box Collection: Timepiece, and The Letter Author: Richard Paul Evans Publisher: Pocket Books, 1998 ISBN-13: 978-0671027643 ISBN-10: 0671027646 Related websites: http://www.thechristmasbox.com (author), http://www.simonsays.com (publisher) Language level: 3 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish … Continue reading →

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Do You Want To Play With My Balls?

Posted on September 9, 2015 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Do You Want To Play With My Balls? Authors: The Cifaldi Brothers (Christopher Cifaldi, Matthew Cifaldi) Illustrator: Santiago Ellzalde Publisher: Bum Bum Books LLC, 2012 ISBN-13: 978-0985948719 ISBN-10: 098594871X Language level: 5 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common … Continue reading →

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The Aztec: Indians of Mexico

Posted on September 8, 2015 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Aztec: Indians of Mexico Author: Sonia Bleeker Illustrator: Kisa Sasaki Publisher: Morrow, republished in 1967 ISBN-13: 978-0688310578 ISBN-10: 0688310575 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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The Uninvited Donkey

Posted on September 7, 2015 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Uninvited Donkey Author: Anne H. White Illustrator: Don Freeman Publisher: Viking Juvenile, 1957 ISBN-13: 978-0670740963 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0670740969 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0670740956 Paperback ISBN-10: 0670740950 Paperback Language level: 2 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish … Continue reading →

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