Monthly Archives: July 2018

Sex, A Book for Teens: An Uncensored Guide to Your Body, Sex, and Safety

Posted on July 29, 2018 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Sex, A Book for Teens: An Uncensored Guide to Your Body, Sex, and Safety Author: Nikol Hasler Publisher: Zest Books, republished 2012 Illustrator: Michael Capozzola ISBN-13: 978-0981973326 ISBN-10: 0981973329 Related website(s): http://www.zestbooks.com (publisher) Language level: … Continue reading →

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Audubon

Posted on July 27, 2018 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Audubon Author: Constance Rourke Illustrator: James MacDonald Publisher: Harcourt Brace, 1936 ISBN-13: 978-1199324894 ISBN-10: 1199324892 Language level: 3 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing and/or profanity; 4=a lot of cursing and/or … Continue reading →

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Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves

Posted on July 26, 2018 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves Author: Farley Mowat Publisher: Back Bay Books, reprinted 2001 ISBN-13: 978-0316881791 Paperback ISBN-10: 0316881791 Paperback ISBN-13: 978-0756982119 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0756982111 Hardcover Language level: … Continue reading →

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Then Again, Maybe I Won’t

Posted on July 22, 2018 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Then Again, Maybe I Won’t Author: Judy Blume Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, reprinted 2014 ISBN-13: 978-1481413657 ISBN-10: 1481413651 Language level: 3 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing and/or profanity; … Continue reading →

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Mop Top 

Posted on July 17, 2018 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Mop Top Author and Illustrator: Don Freeman Publisher: Puffin Books, republished 1978 ISBN-13: 978-0140503265 ISBN-10: 0140503269 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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The Highest Hit

Posted on July 16, 2018 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Highest Hit Author: Nancy Willard Illustrator: Emily Arnold McCully Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers, republished 1993 ISBN-13: 978-0613716161 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0613716167 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0152342791 Paperback ISBN-10: 0152342796 Paperback Language level: 3 (1=nothing objectionable; … Continue reading →

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Olivia Travels: A Guide to Modes of Transportation, Olivia Lauren Book 3

Posted on July 15, 2018 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Olivia Travels: A Guide to Modes of Transportation, Olivia Lauren Book 3 Authors: Melissa-Sue John and Olivia Lauren Illustrator: Niquey Publisher: Lauren Simone Publishing House, 2017 ISBN-13: 978-0997952001 ISBN-10: 0997952008 Related website(s): http://www.laurensimonpubs.weebly.com (publisher), http://www.iamniquey.com … Continue reading →

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Honk the Moose

Posted on July 14, 2018 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Honk the Moose Author: Phil Stong Illustrator: Kurt Wiese Publisher: Trellis Publishing Inc., republished 2001 ISBN-13: 978-1930650367 ISBN-10: 1930650361 Language level: 2 (the euphemism “gee” occurs a few times) (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish … Continue reading →

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The Moffats

Posted on July 12, 2018 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Moffats Author: Eleanor Estes Illustrator: Louis Slobodkin Publisher: Harcourt, republished 2001 ISBN-13: 978-0152025410 ISBN-10: 0152025413 Related website(s): http://www.HarcourtBooks.com (publisher) Language level: 2 (the euphemism “gee” appears several times) (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish … Continue reading →

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Disco Balls of the Universe

Posted on July 10, 2018 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Disco Balls of the Universe Authors: by Imani Ariana Grant and Shaneika Burchell-Kerr Illustrators: Zachary-Michael Clark and Simonne-Anais Clark Publisher: Lauren Simone Publishing House, 2018 ISBN-13: 978-1948071161 ISBN-10: 1948071169 Related website(s): http://www.laurensimonepubs.com (publisher) Language level: … Continue reading →

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