Monthly Archives: April 2016

The Book of Sorrows

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Book of Sorrows Author: Walter Wangerin Jr. Cover Illustrator: Jacqueline Scardova Publisher: Zondervan, republished in 1996 ISBN-13: 978-0310210818 ISBN-10: 031021081X Related website: http://www.zondervan.com (publisher) Language level: 3 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang … Continue reading

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Atlas Shrugged

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Atlas Shrugged Author: Ayn Rand Publisher: Signet , republished in 1996 ISBN-13: 978-0451191144 ISBN-10: 0451191145 Related website: http://www.aynrand.org (author), http://www.penguin.com (publisher) Language level: 4 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing or … Continue reading

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Counting and Number Bonds: Math Games for Early Learners, Grades PK-2

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Counting and Number Bonds: Math Games for Early Learners, Grades PK-2 Author: Denise Gaskins Publisher: Tabletop Academy Press, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-1892083180 ISBN-10: 1892083183 Related websites: https://denisegaskins.com/ (author), https://tabletopacademy.net/ (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common … Continue reading

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Our Garden of Song

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Our Garden of Song: A Book of Biography of Song Writers of the Church of Christ and Articles and Other Items of Interest of Our Worship in Song Author: Gene C. Finley, editor Publisher: Howard … Continue reading

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Danny Orlis and the Rocks That Talk

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Danny Orlis and the Rocks That Talk Author: Bernard Palmer Illustrator: David Miles Publisher: Sword of the Lord Publishers, 2010 ISBN-13: 978-0873982269 ISBN-10: 0873982266 Related website: http://www.swordofthelord.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms … Continue reading

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Where Heaven and Mountains Meet: Zanskar and the Himalayas

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Where Heaven and Mountains Meet: Zanskar and the Himalayas Author: Olivier Follmi Illustrator: Rapkar Wangchuk Publisher: Thames and Hudson, 1999 ISBN-13: 978-0500019542 ISBN-10: 0500019541 Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; … Continue reading

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Three Men in a Boat and Three Men on the Bummel

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Three Men in a Boat and Three Men on the Bummel Author: Jerome K. Jerome Cover Illustrator: Lucien Davis Publisher: Oxford University Press, republished in 2009 ISBN-13: 978-0199537976 ISBN-10: 0199537976 Related website: http://www.oup.com/worldsclassics (publisher) Language … Continue reading

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The Search for the Ancient Order, Vol. 1: A History of the Restoration Movement, 1800-1865

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Search for the Ancient Order, Vol. 1: A History of the Restoration Movement, 1800-1865 Author: Earl Irvin West Cover Illustrator: Jim Null Publisher: Religious Book Service, 1990 ISBN-13: 978-0892251544 ISBN-10: 0892251549 Language level: 1 … Continue reading

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The Soldier’s Cross

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Soldier’s Cross Author: Abigail J. Hartman Cover Designer: David Siglin Publisher: Ambassador Intl., 2010 ISBN-13: 978-1935507383 ISBN-10: 1935507389 Related websites: http://www.scribblesandinkstains.blogspot.com (author), http://www.ambassador-international.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang … Continue reading

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