Monthly Archives: November 2015

Fog Magic

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Fog Magic Author: Julia L. Sauer Illustrator: Lynd Ward Publisher: Viking Juvenile, republished in 2005 ISBN-13: 978-0670060160 Hardcover ISBN-10: 067006016X Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0140321630 Paperback ISBN-10: 0140321632 Paperback Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or … Continue reading

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Anthem

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Anthem Author: Ayn Rand Publisher: Dover Publications, republished in  2014 ISBN-13: 978-0486492773 ISBN-10: 048649277X Related website: http://www.doverpublications.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing or profanity; 4=a lot … Continue reading

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Jake Ransom and the Skull King’s Shadow

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Jake Ransom and the Skull King’s Shadow Author: James Rollins Illustrator: Joel Tippie Publisher: HarperCollins, reprinted in 2010 ISBN-13: 978-0061473791 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0061473790 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0061473814 Paperback ISBN-10: 0061473812 Paperback Related website: http://www.jamesrollins.com (author), http://www.harpercollinschildren.comContinue reading

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Ninety-Nine Rats on a String: Legends, Facts and Folklore of Walnut Creek, Ohio

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Ninety-Nine Rats on a String: Legends, Facts and Folklore of Walnut Creek, Ohio Author: Larry Westfall Publisher: German Culture Museum, 2013 ISBN-13: 9780615847825 ISBN-10: 061584782X Related website: http://www.germanculturemuseum.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common … Continue reading

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The Cost of Passage

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Cost of Passage Author: Heather Tekavec Cover Illustrator: Barbara Kiwak Publisher: Herald Press, 2004 ISBN-13: 978-0836192377 ISBN-10: 0836192370 Related website: http://www.heraldpress.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some … Continue reading

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Daphne Deane

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Daphne Deane Author: Grace Livingston Hill Cover Illustrator: Morgan Weistling Publisher: Tyndale House Pub., 1991 ISBN-13: 978-0842305297 ISBN-10: 0842305297 Language level: 2 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing or profanity; 4=a … Continue reading

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Flight of the White Wolf

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Flight of the White Wolf Author: Melvin Richard (Mel) Ellis Cover Illustrator: Dick Amundsen Publisher: Apple Paperbacks, republished in 1988 ISBN-13: 978-0030897283 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0030897289 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0590420532 Paperback ISBN-10: 0590420534 Paperback Language level: 2 … Continue reading

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Seaside

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Seaside Author: Wylde Scott Illustrator: Hannah K. Shuping Publisher: Wylde Press, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-0996031523 ISBN-10: 0996031529 Related website: http://www.wyldescott.com (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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The Look Cookers!

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Look Cookers! Author: Jim Malloy Illustrator: Hannah Stephey Publisher: 3 Dreams Creative Enterprises, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-0990604501 ISBN-10: 0990604500 Related websites: http://www.LookCookers.com (series), http://hannahstephey.squarespace.com (illustrator), http://wwwe.3DreamsCreative.com  (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or … Continue reading

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Danny Orlis Goes to School

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Danny Orlis Goes to School Author: Bernard Palmer Illustrator: David Miles Publisher: Sword of the Lord Publishers, republished in 2009 ISBN-13: 978-0873982252 ISBN-10: 0873982258 Related website: http://www,swordofthelord.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms … Continue reading

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