Monthly Archives: January 2019

Cousins

Posted on January 30, 2019 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Cousins Author: Virginia Hamilton Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks, republished 1992 ISBN-13: 978-0399221644 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0399221646 Hardcover ISBN-13: 9780590454360 Paperback ISBN-10: 0590454366 Paperback Language level: 2 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing and/or … Continue reading →

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New Found World

Posted on January 25, 2019 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: New Found World Author: Katherine Binney Shippen Illustrator: C. B. Falls Publisher: Viking Children’s Books, fourth printing edition in 1964 ISBN-13: 9780670507016 ISBN-10: 0670507016 Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; … Continue reading →

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No Dark Clouds

Posted on January 24, 2019 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: No Dark Clouds Author: R.W. Nelson Cover Designer: Kyle Saylors Publisher: Pax Veritas Media, 2018 ISBN-13: 978-0692082409 ISBN-10: 0692082409 Related website(s): http://www.nodarkclouds.com (book), http://www.rwnelson-author.com (author) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang … Continue reading →

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Friends Forever

Posted on January 22, 2019 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Friends Forever Author: Priscilla W. Dundon Illustrator: Jean Meyer Publisher: Weekly Reader Books, 1985 ASIN: B00414CEG4 ASIN: B000JVVNEC ASIN: B000720V1Y ASIN: B00416NVG4 Language level: 2 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing … Continue reading →

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Donald Drains the Swamp

Posted on January 18, 2019 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Donald Drains the Swamp Author: Eric Metaxas Illustrator: Tim Raglin Publisher: Regnery Publishing, 2018 ISBN-13: 978-1621579380 ISBN-10: 1621579387 Related website(s): http://www.regnery.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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Once in the Year: A Christmas Story

Posted on January 13, 2019 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Once in the Year: A Christmas Story Author: Elizabeth Yates Illustrator: Nora Spicer Unwin Publisher: Upper Room, 1991 ISBN-13: 978-0835806268 ISBN-10: 083580626X Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing … Continue reading →

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Lone Journey: The Life of Roger Williams

Posted on January 12, 2019 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Lone Journey: The Life of Roger Williams Author: Jeanette Eaton Illustrator: Woodi Ishmael Publisher: Harcourt Brace and Company, republished in 1968 ISBN-13: 978-0152484729 ISBN-10: 0152484728 Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang … Continue reading →

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