Monthly Archives: April 2017

The Jumping-Off Place

Posted on April 28, 2017 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Jumping-Off Place Author: Marian Hurd McNeely Illustrator: William Siegel Publisher: Dover Publications, reprinted 2017 ISBN-13: 978-0486815688 ISBN-10: 0486815684 Related website: http://www.sdshspress.com (publisher) Language level: 2 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some … Continue reading →

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Rin Tin Tin’s Rinty: An Original Story Featuring Rinty, Son of the Famous Movie Dog, Rin Tin Tin

Posted on April 18, 2017 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Rin Tin Tin’s Rinty: An Original Story Featuring Rinty, Son of the Famous Movie Dog, Rin Tin Tin Author: Julie Campbell Illustrator: Rene Martin Publisher: Kessinger Publishing LLC, republished 2010 ISBN-13: 978-1163813850 ISBN-10: 1163813850 Language … Continue reading →

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Rachel and Obadiah

Posted on April 17, 2017 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Rachel and Obadiah Author and Illustrator: Brinton Turkle Publisher: Beautiful Feet Books, republished 2004 ISBN-13: 978-1893103184 ISBN-10: 1893103188 Related website: http://www.bfbooks.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing … Continue reading →

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Poor Richard

Posted on April 16, 2017 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Poor Richard Author and Illustrator: James Daugherty Publisher: Beautiful Feet Books, republished 2000 ISBN-13: 978-1893103030 ISBN-10: 189310303X Related website: http://www.bfbooks.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing and/or … Continue reading →

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The Voyagers: Being Legends and Romances of Atlantic Discovery

Posted on April 15, 2017 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Voyagers: Being Legends and Romances of Atlantic Discovery Author: Padraic Colum Illustrator: Wilfred Jones Publisher: The Macmillan Company, 1925 ISBN-13: 978-9997488749 ISBN-10: 9997488741 Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; … Continue reading →

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Look on the Bright Side: Or There Must Be a Moral Here … Somewhere

Posted on April 8, 2017 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Look on the Bright Side: Or There Must Be a Moral Here … Somewhere Author: Frank A. Hedges Publisher: Sunrise Enterprise, 2000 ISBN-13: 978-0970546203 ISBN-10: 0970546203 Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish … Continue reading →

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Along Came Galileo

Posted on April 7, 2017 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Along Came Galileo Author and Illustrator: Jeanne Bendick Publisher: Beautiful Feet Books, 1999 ISBN-13: 978-1893103016 ISBN-10: 1893103013 Related website: http://www.bfbooks.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing and/or … Continue reading →

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