Monthly Archives: April 2018

At the Back of the North Wind

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: At the Back of the North Wind Author: George MacDonald Illustrator: Arthur Hughes Publisher: Everyman’s Library Children’s Classics Series, republished 2001 ISBN-13: 978-0375413353 ISBN-10: 0375413359 Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang … Continue reading

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There’s a Frog in My Sleeping Bag: The Camp Trickster Strikes Again

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: There’s a Frog in My Sleeping Bag: The Camp Trickster Strikes Again Author: Susan Clymer Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks, republished 1998 ISBN-13: 978-0590880268 ISBN-10: 0590880268 Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; … Continue reading

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The Water Horse

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Water Horse Author: Dick King-Smith Illustrator: David Parkins Publisher: Yearling, republished 2007 ISBN-13: 978-0375842313 ISBN-10: 0375842314 Related website: http://www.randomhousekids.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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Marlon Bundo’s A Day in the Life of the Vice President

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Marlon Bundo’s A Day in the Life of the Vice President Author: Charlotte Pence Illustrator: Karen Pence Publisher: Regnery Kids, 2018 ISBN-13: 978-1621577768 ISBN-10: 1621577767 Related website: http://www.RegneryKids.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common … Continue reading

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The Winged Girl of Knossos

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Winged Girl of Knossos Author and Illustrator: Erick Berry Publisher: Paul Dry Books, republished 2017 ISBN-13: 978-1589881204 ISBN-10: 1589881206 Related website: http://www.pauldrybooks.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; … Continue reading

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Anonymous Tip

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Anonymous Tip Author: Michael Farris Publisher: B and H Pub. Group, 1996 ISBN-13: 978-0805462937 ISBN-10: 0805462937 Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing and/or profanity; 4=a lot of cursing … Continue reading

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Hooples on the Highway

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Hooples on the Highway Author: Stephen Manes Publisher: Avon Books, reprinted 1985 ISBN-13: 978-0380699896 ISBN-10: 0380699893 Language level: 2 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing and/or profanity; 4=a lot of cursing … Continue reading

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The Return

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Return Authors: Bob Hostetler and J. M. Hochstetler Cover Designer: Maria Jackson Publisher: Sheaf House Publishers, 2017 ISBN-13: 978-1936438440 ISBN-10: 1936438445 Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing … Continue reading

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The Call

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Call Author: Paul Boyce Cover Designer: Dante Rey Redido Publisher: Tate Publishing and Enterprises LLC, 2016 ISBN-13: 978-1683337492 ISBN-10: 1683337492 Related website: https://buypaulboycebooks.com/ (author) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang … Continue reading

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Letters to Our Grandchildren: Biblical Lessons from Grandfathers to their Grandchildren

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Letters to Our Grandchildren: Biblical Lessons from Grandfathers to their Grandchildren Author: Doy Moyer, editor Cover Photographer: Audrey Moyer Publisher: Moyer Press, 2017 ISBN-13: 978-1981748716 ISBN-10: 1981748717 Related website: http://www.moyerpress.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing … Continue reading

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